1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
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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 />
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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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