Hallo liebe Leser!!!!…read more See at this place famous paintings from Pablo Picasso, which are worldwide known as Milestones of modern art!!! :) (See at my pictures here). :) Nun also die letzte Chance nochmals die Ausstellung mit Thomas Scheibitz zu besuchen, denn sie endet am 02.02.2020!!! Mein erster Besuch vor vier Jahren verlief nicht so gut: Ich habe mich schon sehr geärgert, denn ich wollte eigentlich das ja von außen Recht schön aussehnde Museum gerne besuchen, aber ich kam nicht rein, weil man mich nicht ließ. Die Türsteherpolitik war da sehr hart. Ich wollte ja meine Tasche und meinen Schirm an der Garderobe abgeben, aber trotzdem hätte ich unbedingt auch meine Jacke abgeben müssen mit allen Wertsachen drinnen, und das wollte ich nicht machen. Ich hatte da nicht ausreichend Vertrauen dafür. Man hat das damit begründet, dass das ja eine Staatliche Ausstellung sei. Jedenfalls war ich in Deutschland und in ganz Europa schon in zahlreichen staatlichen Museen und habe derlei noch niemals erlebt. 2020 ist es aber nun leider öfter schon so!!! Ich habe mir das dann vor vier Jahren noch nicht angeschaut, bzw. anschauen können und wollte daher nur einen Stern vergeben. Ich machte aus der Not eine Tugend und schaute mir dann halt an jenem Tag das Schloss Charlottenburg, Neuer Flügel an !!! Mein neuer Besuch dann im Dezember 2019 klappte aber: Nun also zweiter Anlauf, und diesmal kam ich rein, darum also möchte ich Euch ein paar der schönen und durchaus ansehnlichen modernen Bilder von Thomas Scheibitz, Paul Klee und Pablo Picasso präsentieren, die ich hier zur Weinachtszeit 2019 fotografiert habe!!! Nun sind alle Fotos hier oben, und ich habe das Museum besichtigt, sowohl den vorderen Bau, siehe erstes Foto von mir, als auch den hinteren Bau, den man durch einen gläsernen Gang erreicht. In der Zeit wurde es dunkel. Zuvor und danach war ich gegenüber beim Weihnachtsmarkt dort. Zum Museumseintritt gehört noch das zweite Museum gegenüber, dazu gleich noch was von mir, denn da war ich auch, und mit berlinpass war alles umsonst, aber doch nicht umsonst, da sehenswert!!! :) Im Museum gegenüber ist auch das Café drinnen!!! :) Gruß vom ww.:) Nun also doch 4 Sterne hier von mir!!! ;)

Just OK museum. Art was displayed in haphazard, boring manner in boxy rooms, with little…read moreexplanation.

My favorite museum on the island. It has the famous gates that are a must see. It sold out for…read morethe day and there was a line at opening so get your tickets ahead online and put them in your smartphone wallet. They have a nice cafe with some good cakes and pastries. I recommend packing a picnic since the food options are limited in the area.

This is the most popular museum on the island, but I was not bowled over considering the wait. BIG…read moreHINT reserve your ticket time slot ahead of time. Even if you buy a multi-pass you still have to reserve a time of visit. The big appeal is the Roman entryway/Courtyard and castle facade. Sometimes you have to see for yourself what all the hype is about. One of the wings is closed and some of the Greek sculptures are on display at a separate building.

Here are some tips as this museum is surprisingly massive/overwhelming…read more 1. They offer student discounts even without ID. 2. For additional 5€ they have audio guides. You can do the museum without an audio guide I guess if you want to stand around and read endlessly or if you're already very familiar with this particular history. But the guides offer quick 1-3min explanations of select physical pieces. 3. If you really have time to kill, they have an additional exhibit on more current events on the floor leading to the bathrooms. 4. Chairs are all around for you to rest and you'll need it lol. 5. You need to exist threw the gift shop, of course. But you'll need to return the audio guides at the entrance so leaving and going back where you came from outside. Seems like an oversight that should be corrected.

I drove my rental car through Checkpoint Charlie several times in the early 1980's passing to the…read moreother side to hang out with friends I'd made on my first visit to East Berlin. The lines were sometimes long, and always slow...the East German guards searched the car on the way in for contraband they didn't want entering and then later that day when leaving passing mirrors underneath the car to make sure you weren't smuggling out a friend. The guards were always somber, stern and strict so it was always fun to try to get them to smile, typically without success. It's interesting now to see the area all opened up as it used to be a zig-zag maze of road blocks to keep the cars from moving too fast and busting through. The Galerie does a great job of showing what it was like back in the day!

This is, in my experience, one of the finest museums I've visited. Allocating a full day, with a…read morebreak for lunch/Mittagessen, is reasonable and advisable. Exhibit design is as good as the Metropolitan in NYC or the V&A in London. These designs convey information in a way that uses a museum experience in a way that distinguishes this form of knowledge transfer from simple reading, while avoiding being pedantic. The building is an architectural experience unto itself. BONUS free admission TIP We ate lunch at Umami Mitte, Friedrichstraße 30, 10969, https://umami-restaurants.de/, a few minutes away from the museum. It is very good to excellent, with pleasant outdoor tables, in appropriate weather.

This was a powerful, immersive, informative, interesting, and inspiring experience. I feel like the…read morebest way to tolerance is to learn. If you choose to ignore, you will continue to be ignorant. In these trying times in America and throughout the world it is important to learn from history and be aware so it doesn't repeat itself. While in Berlin we went to this museum to learn more about the Jewish diaspora in Germany. My knowledge of the Jewish experience is from the United States perspective and for me it was important to hear, read, and see the story from a country that played a significant part in the history of the Jewish people. The museum traces the history of the cultural, social, political, and influence of the Jewish people in Germany and throughout the world. It is not only a museum, it is an art gallery, and the architecture of the building is somewhat unassuming from the outside. Through photographs, religious objects, newspapers, letters, and artwork it is an immersive space that appeals to your humanity. From their progression throughout history to the persecution in the holocaust this museum is a powerful testament to the resilience of the Jewish people. With the the atrocities that they endured in Germany it is a strong reminder that we must be empathetic allies. My wife and I really appreciated this museum and feel like many should visit cultural museums wherever they may be.

Small but worth going to even if just to pop in for hour or so to see in person esp given how…read morepertinent the motivations of her work are again in todays world The location is also nice & -the last time I was there at least- quiet & calm

Of all the museums in Berlin - and that's a whole lot of museums - my friend had this one on her…read morelist. It's a small, private museum that I'd heard nothing about. My guidebook also didn't play it up as a must-see so I went with tempered expectations and what I discovered was a perfect bookend to the experience of touring Berlin. Set in West Berlin, on a charming Paris-esque street, the intimate (though multi-story) Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum features works by this Berlin artist so closely associated with the Berlin-during-wartime experience. After you've seen all of the war-related memorials, toured the nearby concentration camp (Sachsenhausen), and drank in the whole divided city thing come here. Kathe Kollwitz was a politically radical artist in Prenzlauer Berg who tragically lost her son to war and later her grandson, to more war. In the process, she became a Pacifist, something she described as the most difficult thing one can ever do. Through her art, Kollwitz continually questioned the senselessness of mothers offering their sons to the war machine and their unspeakable grief at the consequences. She found no comfort - only tragedy - in the corruptness of the then popular message that it is honorable to sacrifice your life for your country. Frequent themes of Kollwitz' work include mothers trying to protect their children and parents grieving over the loss of their children. One of her most powerful works is a self-portrait of she and her husband crushed with grief at the loss of their son. Her work profoundly captures the trauma, senselessness, and evils of war. Come to the Kathe Kollwitz Museum, on this peaceful, graffiti-free street, for a bit of reflection on the tragedy of war. Kollwitz' iconic works might move you towards Pacifism or tears or both. Kollwitz' work is also the sole feature of Berlin's WWII Neue Wache Memorial featuring a mother cradling her dead son in her arms. If this sculpture moves you in any way, a visit to the Kathe-Kollwitz Museum should be high on your list. Kathe Kollwitz was an incredible artist with a powerful message that I can get behind: Never Again War. While in Berlin, make time for this special, powerful, under-the-radar museum.

Went to one of my all time favorite exhibitions here. Really unique work and a beautiful…read morespace. Highly recommend!

Postfuhramt, Exhibition Centre for Photography…read more Postfuhramt building was constructed in the 18751881 by Wilhelm Tuckermann according to the plans of Carl Schwatlo. It was seriously damaged during the Second World War and partially restored in the years 1973-1989. From the year 1997 it has been used as the exhibition centre. And that's what it is now the Exhibition Centre for Photography. The gallery hosts various exhibitions that oten change. The content as well as the quality of the works exposed might be different. You might be lucky to find there great pictures of famous or unknown photograpers or you might be disappointed. The good thing is that there is enough room for several exhibitions at the same time which provides you with a good chance to see at least something that you would like. The interior of the Postfuhramt is not what you expect to see keeping in mind its pretty clean facade. The peeling walls provocatively exposing layers of the paint they where wearing for last decades, crumbling stucco, and worn-out doors create a scary and enchanting background for photograps. At the second glance the biggest exhibition room proves to be a former sport hall with one of the hoops still fixed to the wall. I guess you have to be quite a pervert to see the beauty of this collapsing block of history but I swear I loved it! Definitely worth a visit.

While we were in Germany for the Berlin Marathon we had a chance to explore and visit the Kaiser…read moreWilhelm Memorial Church. It's over 100 years old and was badly damaged during the WW2 allied bombings. Amazing that it's still standing and is a reminder of such a terrible time in history. There is a newer more modern looking addition that is actively used and we viewed a listing of events and times to attend. We didn't have a chance to do these as we were on a tour with a quick stop here. Just from the outside you can view the remnants of the church, some sculptures, art pieces, and information. Some of the original church was rebuilt and restored and it's a beautiful piece of architecture. Definitely worth a visit if you're a history buff.

This was an amazing place to visit. We did not pay for the guided tour, but we did walk around and…read moreinside the church to see the amazing architecture, including what was destroyed in war and rebuilt. It was very interesting to see the lasting cracks and damage. The inside of the church has information about the church's history that you can read at your own pace for free. We also visited the chapel, which was beautiful.