Berlin

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by Henk Bekker

in Berlin, Germany

Visit Museums in the Humboldt Forum in the Berliner Schloss

Humboldt Forum Cutout

The museums and exhibitions in the Humboldt Forum in the reconstructed Berlin Schloss opened in December 2020 with all museums open by the end of 2022. The Humboldt Forum in the rebuilt Berlin Palace finally opened to visitors on 17 December 2020. However, museums and exhibitions will open in phases with the Ethnological and Asian … Read more

Top Temporary Exhibitions in Berlin’s State Museums in 2020

Detail from the Queen of Sheba and Solomon

In 2020, the state museums in Berlin will arrange several special exhibitions to enhance its vast permanent art, historical and cultural collections. The top temporary cultural exhibitions in Berlin in 2020 will include a fresh look at the Germanic tribes in the Rhine region and an examination of the influence of the Late Gothic on … Read more

Top Temporary Exhibitions on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020

Detail of the Germanic Shield of Wachow

A critical look at Germanic tribes is the most-interesting temporary exhibition on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020, although the opening of the Humboldt Forum will be the cultural highlight of the year.  The opening of the Humboldt Forum with museums from the Asian Art and Ethnological collection is the main cultural event on Berlin’s Museum … Read more

Top Art Exhibitions in Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof in 2020

Katharina Grosse, I Think This Is a Pine Tree, 2013

Special exhibitions in Berlin’s Contemporary Art Museum include artists Katharina Grosse, Michael Schmidt and Pauline Curnier Jardin in addition to the museum’s own extensive collection. In 2020, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin will host a variety of temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. The main exhibition — Magical Soup — draw mostly on … Read more

Special Temporary Art Exhibition in Smaller Berlin Museums in 2020

Museum Berggruen in Berlin

Welcome to the BRD is an exhibition in Berlin in 2020 on how guest workers from Greece and Italy and finally citizens from the former East Germany were received and perceived in West Germany. Some of the lesser-known national museums in Berlin have excellent collections that are enhanced by special temporary exhibitions making these galleries … Read more

Best Major Temporary Art Exhibitions in Berlin in 2019

Detail from the Resurrection of Christ

Top temporary art exhibitions in Berlin 2019 feature Mantegna and Bellini, Gustave Caillebotte, Adolph Menzel and early 20th-century female artists. The exhibition Mantegna and Bellini. Masters of the Renaissance travels from London’s National Gallery to the Gemäldegalerie as the top temporary art exhibition in Berlin in 2019. The Alte Nationalgalerie will feature impressionist Gustave Caillebotte … Read more

Visit the German Spy Museum in Berlin (Deutsches Spionagemuseum)

German Spy Museum Berlin

The Deutsches Spionagemuseum in Berlin is an interesting museum on the history of spying, agent gadgets and surveillance. The German Spy Museum (Deutsches Spionagemuseum) in Berlin is the only museum in Germany focusing exclusively on international spying. It covers the history of spying with interesting information, videos and around 350 spy-related equipment and agent gadgets. … Read more

Shopping at the LP12 Mall of Berlin

LP12 Mall of Berlin Interior

The Mall of Berlin on Leipziger Straße 12 near Potsdamer Platz is the largest shopping center in Berlin. The 270 shops here have long opening hours. The variety of stores including fashion, electronics, housewares, souvenirs, toys, as well as a range of coffee shops, restaurants, and fast-food outlets making it a convenient one-stop location for … Read more

Save at the Berlin Designer Outlet Mall Factory Shops

Berlin Designer Outlet Shopping Malll

The Berlin Designer Outlet mall is a factory stores shopping center by McArthur Glen on the B5 just outside Berlin. The Designer Outlet Berlin shopping mall is a typical factory stores village operated by MacArthur Glen just to the north of Berlin. Around 90 designer fashion brands offer bargains and savings deal in their own … Read more