25. Lange Nacht - Lange Nacht der Museen

Long Night of Museums
Welcome to Berlin’s
25 th Long Night of Museums!
The Long Night of Museums has long been a
highlight in the Berlin calendar, attracting a loyal
following of locals, as well as visitors from all corners
of the globe. Museums and galleries across
the city open their doors late into the night, offering
guests an evening of exhibitions, guided
tours and special events.
All venues participating in the 25 th Long Night
will be offering their own responses to a central
theme: how Berlin’s museum landscape has
changed since Germany’s reunification. Following
World War II many collections were fragmented
and divided between East and West Germany.
20 years on, a lot has changed!
TICKETS
Your Kombiticket includes entry into all participating
venues and unlimited use of the shuttle
bus service and of public transport (BVG and
S-Bahn) in zones ABC (from 15:00 Sat 29 th Aug –
05:00 Sun 30 th ).
SHUTTLE BUSES
Although many museums are within walking
distance of the Lustgarten (central meeting
point), many more are spread out across the city;
the shuttle buses are there to help you navigate
your way between museums and see as much as
possible. On every bus, a steward will be on hand
to answer any questions.
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SPRECHEN SIE DEUTSCH?
People are often unsure whether the Long Night
of Museums is suitable for non German-speakers.
The answer is yes, it is! Due to the wide variety
of venues and programmes on offer, German is
not a pre-requisite to attending the Long Night.
Many venues offer information in English, and
many exhibitions will speak for themselves visually.
See our tips below for some ideas.
A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON OFFER ...
No matter what you’re looking for, be it art,
music, history or culture, quiet contemplation or
hyperactive, hands-on fun, the Long Night of the
Museums has something for everyone.
> HISTORY
ALTES MUSEUM
OLD MUSEUM
The world-famous »bust of Queen
Nefertiti« is on show here alongside
other works of art from antiquity.
DEUTSCHES HISTORISCHES MUSEUM
GERMAN HISTORIC MUSEUM
Images and artefacts of German history
from 1 st C. B.C., right up until the 1990s.
Guided tours in English at 18:30, 20:30
and 22:30.
HAUS DER WANNSEE-KONFERENZ
HOUSE OF THE
WANNSEE CONFERENCE
The »Wannsee Conference« in
1942 was concerned with the
implementation of the Nazi’s
»Final Solution«. Visit the house
where the historic meeting took
place.
> ART/CULTURE
AKADEMIE DER KÜNSTE
ACADEMY OF ARTS
Check out the new photography
exhibition at the Berlin Academy
of Arts, »Übergangsgesellschaft«
– which focuses on the
far-reaching changes, atmospheric
and political, brought
about with the dissolution of
East Germany.
TEMPORÄRE KUNSTHALLE
TEMPORARY ART HALL
Visit the current exhibition,
»Allora and Calzadilla«: a collection
of film, installations,
performances, and sculpture
that seeks to engage with history
and contemporary geo-political
realities. There will also be
DJ sets from Berlin artists and
critics and a BBQ kicking off at
midnight on the terrace.
SCHWULES MUSEUM
GAY MUSEUM
The exhibition at Berlin’s Gay
Museum covers nearly two centuries
of social change with
many highs and lows between
1800 and 1970, whilst the temporary
exhibition, »Women and
Boys«, chronicles the drawings
of Herbert List.
> KIDS!
JÜDISCHES MUSEUM
JEWISH MUSEUM
»My Name in Hebrew!« – T-Shirt
workshop for kids aged 6–12 at
the Jewish Museum. Register on
the night at the museum reception
desk. Bring your own T-shirt
(or buy one there for 2 euros),
18:00, 19:00 and 20:00
LABYRINTH KINDER-MUSEUM
LABYRINTH
MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN
Interactive exhibition in German
and English about what it
means to be different.
> SPECIAL EVENTS
MUSEUM FÜR KOMMUNIKATION
MUSEUM FOR COMMUNICATION
> New in town? Why not try a
spot of Speed Dating and get to
know the locals? On the hour
from 18:00–23:00
> Mauerkunst: As part of the
Big Draw art festival, the professional
graffiti artists will stand
back and hand over to the
museum visitors! (Weather
permitting), 19:00–22:00
> Round off the night with
some Karaoke! 23:00–2:00
ST. MARIENKIRCHE
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Flute recital including pieces
from Bach, Telemann, Debussy
and others, 20:00
»Old spirits – new spirits«:
improvisations and compositions
from saxophonist
Friedemann Graef, 22:00
PUPPENTHEATER MUSEUM
PUPPET-THEATRE MUSEUM
Film showings of various
Mozart operas from the Salzburg
Marionetten Theater.
Cosi fan tutte, 19:00, The Magic
Flute, 21:00, The Abduction
from the Serglio, 23:00,
Don Giovanni, 0:30