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The Berlinale in pictures

Stars, stars, stars: A photographic journey of discovery through the first decades of the Berlin Film Festival with pictures from the collection of the Stadtmuseum Berlin.

Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed Hussein

In the room “War” at BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition in the Humboldt Forum, photos, letters and films tell the story of Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed Hussein (1904 – 1944) an actor and former German Askari soldier.

Life and Survival

In the Open Space project “Here and Now. Women⁺ Experiencing Homelessness in Berlin,” Anna, Janet, Janita-Marja, Richi, and Susanne talk about housing and homelessness. They represent many homeless women⁺ and discuss social boundaries, dignity, self-determination, and the reasons for their homelessness.

Heinrich Zille

Heinrich Zille, also known in Berlin as “Pinselheinrich”, remains one of the city’s most well-known and most popular artists. And yet, he was not born into a career in art: it was only following his dismissal as a lithographer from the Photographische Gesellschaft which provided him with the impetus to devote himself entirely to his craft.

1884/85 – 1994: 110 Years of Anticolonial Resistance | The Struggle: South Africans in Exile in Berlin

The Open Space presentation “1884/85 – 1994: 110 Years of Anticolonial Resistance | The Struggle: South Africans in Exile in Berlin” at the Museum Ephraim-Palais highlights Africa’s last anticolonial liberation movement.

Punk in the Church. East Berlin 1979-89

An exhibition area in the ‘Freiraum’ room at BERLIN GLOBAL gives a voice to the punk scene in the former GDR.

Magnus Hirschfeld

Doctor and sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 – 1935) is today regarded as a pioneer of the sexual minority emancipation movement.

In My View: Rasha | Museum Ephraim-Palais

Living since 2016 in Berlin, Rasha’s interest is to look at what shapes cities and how they grow. She is currently working in community and neighbourhood outreach and provides guided tours on the topic of migration in Berlin.

Object of the Month

New at the Museum Ephraim-Palais: Monthly changing objects from our collections invite you to take a look for free.

From Curious to Worth Knowing

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