The exhibition area “Punk in the Church. East Berlin 1979-89”
© Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Phil Dera

Free Space

Berlin is considered free, diverse and tolerant. For centuries, people have been drawn to the city in the hope of leading a life according to their own ideas. In the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition, a themed room is dedicated to various scenes and subcultures.

This is what awaits you:

  • Punk in the church. East Berlin 1979-89
  • Living in Berlin
  • Being young in Berlin
  • Faith in Berlin
  • Diverse living in Berlin
  • Surveillance in Berlin
  • Parties in Berlin

In my View: Henri | BERLIN GLOBAL

01:21 minutes

All about Free Space

Magnus Hirschfeld

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

Article, 8 min Lesezeit

  • The door of the techno-club “Tresor”

    Between the rooms “Free Space” and “Boundaries” at BERLIN GLOBAL stands a very special door: the steel door of the legendary club “Tresor” at Leipziger Straße 126a. In the series “Favourite Object” we present it.

    Article, 4 min Lesezeit

  • Funeral of Affordable Rents

    In the room “Free Space” at BERLIN GLOBAL stands the “Funeral of Affordable Rents” by the artist collective Rocco and his brothers. In 2016, the artists installed the work on a street corner in Kreuzberg to draw attention to the exploding rents. In the series “Favourite Object” we present the object restored for the exhibition.

    Article, min Lesezeit

  • Meeting in a coffee cup: Menorah. Crescent. Cross.

    In the room “Free Space” at BERLIN GLOBAL there is an area dedicated to the theme of faith. There is a cross-religious sculpture – originally intended as an alternative to the cross on the dome of the Humboldt Forum. In the series “Favourite Object” we present the sculpture.

    Article, min Lesezeit

  • An inspiring workshop

    Colourful hustle and bustle in the Schlüter Courtyard: This was the screen printing workshop of the Kunstwerkstatt Kreuzberg.

    Short-Story, 2 min Lesezeit
    • Für eine Überraschung gut: die begehbare Diskokugel im Raum Vergnügen.

    BERLIN GLOBAL

    BERLIN GLOBAL shows on 4,000 square meters in the Humboldt Forum how the city and its people are connected to the world.

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    Opening Hours

    Mo + Wed – Sun | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm
    Tue | closed

    Last admission is at 5.30 pm

    Special Opening Hours

    Tue, 24.12.24 | closed
    Wed, 25.12.24 + Thu, 26.12.24 | 12 pm – 6 pm
    Tue, 31.12.24 | closed
    Wed, 1.1.25 | 12 pm – 6 pm

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    Schlossplatz
    10178 Berlin

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