From the owner: Das museum FLUXUS+, ein Museum für moderne Kunst, ist mit seiner Ausrichtung auf die…read moreFluxus-Bewegung und der umfangreichen Privatsammlung von Werken Wolf Vostells und Arbeiten zeitgenössischer Künstler einzigartig in Berlin, Potsdam und Umgebung. Die Fluxus-Dokumentation "permanentFLUXUS" im atrium, regelmäßige Musikveranstaltungen und Kunstvermittlungsangebote leisten einen positiven Beitrag zur kulturellen Entwicklung der Region und bieten dem Besucher viel Vergnügen und spannende Einblicke in die so viel diskutierte Kunstform Fluxus. In der Dauerausstellung werden Werke aus Privatsammlungen gezeigt. Sie umfassen Korrespondenzen, Fotos, Bücher, Kataloge, Zeitschriften, Filme, Videos, Aktionsrelikte, Multiple, Objekte, Installationen und Kunstwerke. Schwerpunkt der Sammlung sind Arbeiten des Künstlers Wolf Vostell. Als zweiter ständiger Ausstellungskomplex werden Werke von Künstlern der Fluxus-Bewegung und aus dem nahen Umfeld gezeigt, welche einen Überblick über die Entwicklungen in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhundert bieten. Eine Präsentation von vier zeitgenössischen Künstlern rundet die Sammlung ab und ermöglicht einen Blick auf eine heutige Interpretation der Maxime "Kunst ist Leben, Leben ist Kunst".

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.

During the 18th Century, a wave of Francophilia swept across Europe. Suddenly, every monarch had to…read morehave their own version of Versatile. The former Prussian Prince, now King Friedrich II (Der Große Kurfürst, oder Alte Fritz) was no exception. He also btw, decreed the learning of French which was all the rage. According to historians, it also created a bit of controversy as well. In this environment, Sanssouci was built. Der Große had his architect, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff design & build for him a small, but modest summer palace and vineyard in Potsdam. The front of the Schloss, with its elaborate tiers for the vines, is very impressive. You can also see it's distinctive golden rotundra from below. The Schloss itself is magnificent and yes, it is like a miniature Versatile. Tres Bon, und Beeindruckend!

Perfekte Potsdam Schloss- und Gartenanlage. Um das Schloss von innen zu sehen muss mann einen…read moreEintritt bezahlen. Review: 5+

AMAZING!!! Took 2 hours to get through the museum. Very hands on so good for families or something…read moreto do on a rainy day. If in Berlin don't leave without stopping here. Avoid Sundays if you can, it gets fairly busy and crowded.

What a beautiful museum with all kinds of displays. Most description cards are in German and…read moreEnglish. Allow at least 3-4 hours. They have a nice cafe too.

Fantastic museum in Potsdam, I'd highly recommend visiting!…read more My friend gives tours here so she gave us an abridged tour, where we spent about 30 minutes total and she went through the highlights of the museum. Throughout its use, thousands of victims have passed through this place was used from 1933 until 1989 for both the repressive Nazi and DDR regimes. From the outside, a casual passerby would assume this building to be just another building, nothing about it stands out to indicate it was once a prison. The prison itself focuses on 3 different periods of time: the Soviet secret police period ('45-'52), the Stasi period ('52-'89) and the Democracy movement ('89/'90). In this former prison, you are able to see how the people were brought in and interrogated (for hours, even days at a time) at the desk of a Stasi officer with a view of the street outside (freedom so close but unable to go out into a normal life). You hear personal stories of individuals brought in for reasons as simple as applying for visas to leave the DDR and their entire experience from the time they were brought in until after they left and recovered from their time in the prison. You are able to see the actual cells (some still set up as they were years ago) that prisoners lived in. What I find most interesting is that once the wall came down in 1989, those involved in the democracy movement went into the ironically called "Lindenhotel" to preserve the prison as it was in order to keep as many records of what occurred as possible. Although all information is only in German, tours can be arranged in different languages, depending on availability of tour guides.

I always have the need to visit the modern art museums when I'm traveling. I'm curious to see what…read moreis being shown around the world. I decided to visit this one even though it involved an exhibit by Yoko Ono. The building looks like a simple, square building from the exterior. You go downstairs to purchase tickets. It cost $20 Euro. I had to drink all my water. No water bottles allowed around the art exhibits. I checked out the Yoko Ono "experience" first. You know, observer as artist. The audience partakes in taping pieces of broken white ceramic pieces and placing them on a white shelf to be observed. I did not participate. There are exhibits on the first floor and basement levels. More artwork than what I expected. They have a great collection of old and modern art. Many statues outside to observe. They set aside one door to enter and exit. I finished my visit with the interactive installation on the first floor. It had instructions posted before you could enter. The instructions were to take off your shoes and walk through slowly. It was one of those feelings where you actually do become a little disorientated and claustrophobic. My favorite piece.

The is one of the truly great art museums. I mean, it is really-really good…read more Like many museums the exhibits here are in a constant state of flux. Thus, there are always new art-viewing experiences to be had. The art in this museum is housed in a very beautiful, architecturally well-designed, structure. It is quite nice to simply stand outside and view. Plus, there is a lot of outdoor space around this museum. So, you can sit back and take in the day either before you go inside or afterwords. In terms of the interior gallery space, this museum is broken up into numerous rooms. The art is nicely separated by artist or by school of art. It is really a nice experience walking from room to room, taking in the various forms of art and artist that is offered. There is also a very nice curated outdoor art space associated with this museum. There you will see nice sculptures and the like. Overall, this is one of my favorite Art Spots in Berlin. Great Museum showing Great Works of Art!

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!

Urban Nation is an amazing place for art lover…read more I"ve been here couple times and never got bored or disappointed. The gallery offer many amazing works from different artists. I love most the style they presented and great to get some new inspiration. It is free to visit and they usually change each exhibition between 1-3 months period of time. So visitors can have more time for the exhibition they interested at. They also paint the wall of the building outside time to time, very cool and camera ready.

Great museum that has an amazing art- graffiti/street art style…read moreInteresting stories behind pieces You can make some pretty cool photos there And the best part that it's free!

Free admission. Located in the old SS headquarters. Sections of the original Berlin Wall is here…read moreand you learn the history of the building and the horrific things that occurred during this time frame. This is a sad but educational museum. The hanging displays outside will take a good 2 hours to read and digest. Make sure to find the start and work your way forward, I started at the wrong end. Then after you finish outside go inside the museum to learn more. If you don't like to read, audio tours are available. I learned a lot about Siemens and VW involvement during this era. Shocking! Bathrooms: downstairs and very clean Facility: very clean We came in the winter, it was very cold so dress appropriately.

This is one of several museums in Berlin focusing on the history leading up to, during and post the…read moreHolocaust, World War II, the Nazi atrocities committed against Jews, minorities, LGBTQ and disabled peoples. The museum is located on land that used to be a former gestapo headquarters, along a long section of the Berlin Wall still standing in the city center, now outfitted with exhibits related to the museum as well. The interior of the museum consists of a chronological installation of the rise of Nazism, the both a subversive and swift movement that resulted in mass persecution, incarceration and annihilation of millions of people. They took a lot of care to include photos, images of documents, charts and diagrams of different elements of the Nazi movement, the main perpetrators of atrocities, while also highlighting the lives of those affected, suffering, and killed. The atmosphere inside was somber, though in a way hopeful--if you visit a location like this, (hopefully) you came to respect and learn, be saddened and moved by the past, and be compelled to stand for never again allowing this to happen.* It's terrific that this museum is open 10-8pm daily, and is free of charge. It shows commitment to being accessible and sharing this important story. Audio guides available in different languages. Almost all the displays were in both German and English. Bathrooms available downstairs, there is a library and education center downstairs as well. *I hope this also moves people to take a look at what's going on in the world thru different lenses and perspectives, as there are currently many injustices and oppressive practices less publicized by or more quickly cycled out of the American media. I hope this also prompts individuals to ask whether their own beliefs and actions could result in causing prejudice, hatred or mistreatment toward others not like themselves, and be more accepting of others.