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feueRWeHRmuseum BeRlIn<br />

off-route<br />

Telephone booth after a traffic accident © Feuerwehrmuseum Berlin, source: archives. Photograph: Fotopool För<strong>der</strong>verein<br />

From the first fire regulations around 1650 to the<br />

mo<strong>der</strong>n fire service, the museum gives a comprehensive<br />

history of the Berlin Fire Brigade, including<br />

vehicles, machines and models.<br />

special exhibition<br />

Vehicle models on scales of 1:10 to 1:87 and a<br />

Playmobil Fire Service<br />

2.00 � 3.10 � 3.50 � 4.30 � 5.00<br />

5.50 � 6.10 � 6.50 � 7.30 pm<br />

Presentation<br />

The Fire Service demonstrate their areas of work<br />

and procedures<br />

2.50 pm<br />

Show (in German)<br />

Magic show with Fuego Ignetio, the fire service<br />

illusionist<br />

8.00 pm<br />

Campfire<br />

8.30 pm<br />

Show<br />

Water organ music performed by the Freiwillige<br />

Feuerwehr Buchholz (Buchholz Voluntary Fire<br />

Service)<br />

Live music, information on fire prevention,<br />

horse-drawn carriage rides, a police car driving<br />

simulator, Roboman, a barbecue and more.<br />

3<br />

foRmDDR<br />

Milk pail (detail), polyethylene, design: Martin Kelm, around 1960. Photograph: Wolfgang Bin<strong>der</strong><br />

Founded in 2010 the formDDR association collects,<br />

researches and exhibits GDR design from<br />

1949 to 1989.<br />

Permanent exhibition<br />

40 years down the drain<br />

In the listed building of the former Karl Marx<br />

Bookshop formDDR presents mainly industrially<br />

manufactured products, from furniture and<br />

household items to a whole range of toys. Both<br />

accepted design classics and little-known designs<br />

are on display. The exhibition contradicts the<br />

stereotype of GDR design as inferior, drab or dull,<br />

presenting a wealth of artistic qualities.<br />

6.00 pm–2.00 am � hourly<br />

Short guided tour (in German)<br />

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