I came here about a month ago for the David Bowie exhibit. It was amazing. Of course it's too late…read moreto pass this tidbit along to help someone, but I purchased my tickets ahead of time online. I really suggest doing that, as the line when I came out was incredibly long. So in case anyone reading this who's planning to visit the exhibit in another city, plan ahead. It was sooo crowded. Of course it was to be expected; it was August in Berlin and anyone who knows anything about Bowie wanted to see it. The only downside to this is sometimes it took ages to be able to see something because of the people crowding around something. Another bummer was not being able to take any photographs, but most of this stuff is online anyway (e.g. with the costumes, you can just look at the man himself online wearing it) so it wasn't a huge deal. But it was such an amazing experience to be able to see this stuff up close. Reading his handwritten lyrics and other tidbits Bowie wrote along the way to stardom was such an experience. The tour went in chronological order, enabling you to see his childhood and even having memorabilia from this period. It had everything and was an in-depth look at his entire life up to now, and I really recommend seeing it if it goes to a city near you.

As my friend had stated this museum is a hit or miss. First off I came to see the Johannes Itten…read moreand Paul Klee exhibit called "COSMOS OF COLOR". I had purchased tickets online before I even arrived to Germany. The exhibit was amazing but the rest of the exhibits within the museum was disappointing. If you buy a ticket online for an exhibit mind you will only be able to see that exhibit and will need to purchase another ticket to enter the other exhibits. If you are a fan of the Bauhaus then trust me when I say that the name "GROPIUS" is simply part of the museums name. There was nothing on the Bauhaus here other than the Klee and Itten exhibit. For more on the Bauhaus be sure to visit the Bauhaus Archiv and a two hour train ride away is the Stiftung Bauhaus in Dessau. I went and it was amazing. http://www.bauhaus.de http://bauhaus-online.de/en/stiftung-bauhaus-dessau

Such a missed opportunity. As a musician and an engineer, this place could have done so much more…read morethan just provide a show room of every type of keyboard that every existed and dry commentary about who's collection it came from and someone playing an unknown piece on it. How about showing some of the instruments being played by a person or mechanically? How about showing a timeline of how the keyboards evolved over time? How about stories about where the keyboard was first made and then the places it was played and by who? So much more could be done to make this place come alive with history but not sure if its a lack of funding or imagination but I was disappointed by the experience.