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Special Exhibition:
Alfred Messel: Visions of representative city architecture

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Perspective view of the Pergamon museum, drawn by Alfred Messel

From 4 November 2009 until 21 February 2010 there is a special exhibition about the architect Alfred Messel (1853-1909) who belongs to the most notable visionaries in respect to representative city architecture. On the occasion of the centenary of Messel´s death the Art Library honours him and his outstanding works by showing about 350 parts of the large collection: original drawings, construction plans, photographs, architectural models - amongst them the original architectural sculptures of the formerly worldwide biggest department store "Wertheim" at the Leipziger Platz and of the well known Pergamon Museum at the "Museumsinsel".
The exhibition takes place in the special exhibition rooms belonging to the State Museums of Berlin (SMB) at the Kulturforum.

  more information on the SMB-Website
  Newspaper article: Die Evolution findet im Saale statt


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lunchtime concerts
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General information
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In 2010, the museums at the Kulturforum are again presenting various special exhibitions as well as great permanent exhibitions for all tastes.

Area Ticket Kulturforum
The area ticket which is valid for one day for all venues of the National Museums of Berlin at the Kulturforum costs 8 € (reduced 4 €). It is valid for the Gemäldegalerie, the Kupferstichkabinett, the Kunstbibliothek, the Kunstgewerbemuseum, the Neue Nationalgalerie, and the Musikinstrumenten-Museum. For children and young people under 16 and for all on Thursdays from 2 pm the admission is free (at the Neue Nationalgalerie and the Musikinstrumenten-Museum, on Thursdays from 6 pm).
For the present special exhibitions, there are special admission fees.   more ticket-information

Please keep in mind that the State Museums of Berlin (SMB) are closed on Mondays. On Thursdays you can visit many of them (also at the Kulturforum) for free between 6 and 10 pm. We also recommend the numerous guided tours in the museums.

Our website kulturforum-berlin.info is a private initiative and is therefore a non official information service. Therefore, we cannot give you any binding information about the institutions at the Kulturforum, but we are fond of helping you out with general information.

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40 Years New National Gallery
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On the 15th of September 1968 the New National Gallery designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe was opened. Since then, many extraordinary exhibitions took place, amongst others the special exhibition MoMA. The 40th anniversary was honoured with a little colloquium on the subject of modern architecture and free admission to all special exhibition in the New National Gallery.
  interview with Peter Raue


Museum of Decorative Arts remains open
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The Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum) remains open. The plans for redesigning the exhibition rooms have been postponed and for this reason the fantastic collection of decorative arts can be still visited - among others, the Welfenschatz, epoch-making furnitures and fashion. Although looking forward to the realisation of the redesigning-plans in the near future we are glad that, due to the delay of the construction works, one of the most important collections of its kind will be still accessible for the time being.

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How are you changing Berlin? Tell your story!
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be Berlin is the title of the international promotion campaign for Berlin - organized by the city of Berlin. Everybody is invited to participate and to tell about the own life and stories in correlation to Berlin.
On the website   www.sei.berlin.de you can tell your own story and read the stories that already have been published.




 
THE BERLIN KULTURFORUM
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Here we inform you about the Berlin Kulturforum that belongs to the most important cultural sites of Germany. As cultural centre of former West Berlin numerous well known and unique institutions are situated here, among others the museum "New National Gallery" designed by architect Mies van der Rohe, the concert halls "Philharmonie" and "Chamber Music Hall" - home of the famous Berliner Philharmoniker -, the state library "Neue Staatsbibliothek" with its sensational reading room and last but not least the museum "Gemäldegalerie" with one of the most important collections of old master paintings worldwide.

Easy to find
You find the Kulturforum in the heart of Berlin near to Potsdamer Platz. From here many touristic attractions can be reached by foot, among others the "Brandenburg Gate", the "Holocaust-Mahnmal" and the "Regierungsviertel" with the "Reichstag" (i.e. seat of the German Parliament) and the "Kanzleramtsgebäude" (seat of the German Chancellor) as the political heart of Germany. Also the streets "Unter den Linden" and "Friedrichstraße" can be easily reached.

The cultural centre of former West-Berlin "Kulturforum" is an important part of the history of Berlin. Highly supported and positioned near to the border in the heart of the city it was also a clear political sign for West-Berlins growth and vitality in hard times. The urban development plannings for the Kulturforum-site designed by architect Hans Scharoun in the 1960s can still be tracked today. During that time, the in the 1990s rebuilt places Potsdamer Platz and the octagonal Leipziger Platz were waste lands ruthlessly divided in half by the wall. Thus, the Kulturforum-site remains a historical document of the time before reunification more than many other places in Berlin and therefore a walk over the site is always an interesting leap in the past as well.

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WHAT BELONGS TO THE KULTURFORUM ?
Learn more about the institutions at the Kulturforum and click on the buildings in the aerial picture below - or choose an institution from the list below:

      NEW NATIONAL GALLERY
  GEMÄLDEGALERIE
  MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS
  MUSEUM FOR MUSIC INSTRUMENTS            
  MUSEUM OF GRAPHIC ARTS
  ART LIBRARY
  PHILHARMONIE
  CHAMBER MUSIC HALL
  STATE LIBRARY
  IBERO-AMERICAN INSTITUTE
  WISSENSCHAFTSZENTRUM (WZB)
  CHURCH OF PARISH ST. MATTHÄUS
source: SenStadt Berlin, 2005 (foto: Dirk Laubner)

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  Site
The Kulturforum in the centre of Berlin is situated directly at Potsdamer Platz and is only a stone´s throw away from Pariser Platz and the political heart of Germany with the seat of the German parliament and chancellor.
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  History
Here you can read more about history and planning of the site since the beginning of the 20th century (only in german language).   

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  Special Events
... more reasons to visit the Kulturforum

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  Fotocontest 2007
Here we show you the pictures of the Kulturforum-fotocontest 2007.
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  Concerts in the Philharmonie
Due to the good acoustics the design was copied in many concert halls.
  NEWSLETTER (in german)
  WEBSITE OF THE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

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  Opening Hours
Opening Hours of the State Museums of Berlin (SMB), amongst others: New National Gallery, Gemäldegalerie, Museum of Decorative Arts

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  The Kulturforum as event-location
Plan Your own events at the Kulturforum.


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  360° Panoramic views
Make an individual walk over the Kulturforum or look inside the Philharmonie of Berlin

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click to the Digital Concert Hall of the Berliner Philharmoniker
The   Digital Concert Hall is the new virtual concert hall of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here you can listen and watch live to the fantastic concerts being played in the philharmonic hall of Berlin. Later on, the video-streams of these concerts are added to the online concert-archive. Let yourself be carried away from all over the world by these great concerts.
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ONLINE-SHOPS
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  Exhibition-catalogues
Die schönsten Franzosen kommen aus N.Y.
Forgot to buy the catalogue? A few copies are still available.

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  Online-Shop of the Philharmonie
CD-editions of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, DVD of the project "Rythm is it", event-posters and many more

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  Online-Shop of the State Museums
Here you find a huge selection of catalogues from current and past exhibitions in Berlin as well as additional publications, DVDs and CDs

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  ONLINE-SHOP of the Wasmuth-bookstore at the Kulturforum
  ONLINE-SHOP of the museum for music instruments

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EVENTS NEAR THE KULTURFORUM
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  Daimler Art Collection
In the "Weinhaus Huth" at Potsdamer Platz are shown the new acquisitions as well as the best pieces of the in all 1.800 artworks comprising private collection.
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  Museum für Film und Fernsehen
In the "museum for movie and television" the great moments of film are shown. In addition to the permanent exhibition special exhibitions are regularly shown with changing issues.
more information
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  Martin-Gropius-Bau
The building Martin-Gropius-Bau close to the Potsdamer Platz belongs to the superb locations for large special exhibitions in Berlin.
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  Bauhaus-Archiv
The Bauhaus-archive gives an insight into the famous school of architecture, design and art of the 20th century.

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  Berlin from the air
Enjoy a truly breathtaking view from the giant balloon (rising above Checkpoint Charlie) all across the City of Berlin.
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TRAVEL INFORMATION
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  Berlin Apartments
All-Berlin-Apartments.com has great selection of over 540 apartments and 70 hotels in Berlin. With properties in all the top areas including Mitte, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauerberg and Friedrichshain (as well as the quieter zone around the centre), finding accommodation for your stay should be easy. Check out their availability and book online.
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Book your    Berlin Accomodation.

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  Hotel Grand Hyatt Berlin
The Grand Hyatt at the Kulturforum is the perfect home base for Berlin tourism. The large sized Spa over the roofs of Berlin is highly recommended for a recreation break.
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  Maritim Hotel Berlin
As one of the best-equipped congress hotels of Berlin the Maritim Hotel Berlin is also perfectly designed for the accomodation of large tourist groups.
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  Fjord Hotel Berlin
The centrally located Fjord Hotel Berlin (only 500 metres to the New National Gallery) convinces by its good quality and affordable prizes at the same time.
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"Museum Ticket"
Order your museum Ticket at the onlineshop of "Berlin Tourismus Marketing" (BTM) for 19 Euro. The 3-Day-Ticket is valid for all national museums (not valid for special exhibitions, e.g. Neue Nationalgalerie until Jan 17, 2010.).

  BTM ONLINE-SHOP

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RESTAURANTS NEARBY
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  Restaurant Dionysos
The Greek restaurant at the Landwehrkanal is offering nice and affordable food and wines in a comfortable ambience - suited for smaller tour groups as well.


Schöneberger Ufer 47, 10785 Berlin, Tel: 030-2622333

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BERLIN INFORMATION
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For comprehensive information about Berlin we recommend the following papers:
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MUSEUMSPORTAL BERLIN
In January 2008 the new website
  www.museumsportal-berlin.de  was inaugurated. Here you find comprehensive information about all museums in Berlin.
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  MuseumsJournal  (subscr. 27,60 € / year)
Quarterly, the MuseumsJournal guides through one of the most significant cultural landscapes. Among the regular occurences the calendar surveys special exhibitions, events and guides, adresses and opening hours, as well.
Moreover, the MuseumsJournal reports about museum politics and everyday life, shows up the future developments and perspectives, focuses on key issues of art and cultural history.
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  Tagesspiegel
The newspaper Tagesspiegel (Daily Mirror) is one of the most comprehensive daily papers of Berlin.

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  zitty
In a very entertaining way the magazine zitty gives comprehensive insights into in all 14 days and nights of the metropolis.
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  Berlin Programm
Every month since 1950, the booklet  Berlin Programm  outlines the upcoming highlights of the city.
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