Person & artist museums in Berlin

Opened in 1987, as part of the celebration of 750 years since the founding of Berlin, the German Historical Museum follows the long history of the German nation, as well as that of entire Europe. The museum is located in two main buildings, one modernist, other Baroque, which were erected some 250 y

Madame Tussauds Berlin is wax museum named after its founder, Marie Tussaud, who made the first figures herself. Madame Tussauds museums can be found all over the world. The museums display wax doppelgangers of well known historical figures, artists, scientists and philosophers as well as celebritie

The Museum in der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin shows the permanent exhibition "Everyday life in the GDR", using objects, documents, film and sound examples to illustrate the tension between the expectations of the political system and the real living conditions. The exhibition is divided into four main

The Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee is the summer house of Max Liebermann, who was a German painter and printmaker of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany. It is located directly at the shores of Lake Wannsee. Since 2006 the Liebermann Villa is accessi

The Anne Frank Zentrum is the German partner organization of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Its permanent exhibition "All about Anne" invites audiences to explore Anne Frank's life and her diary as a way to personalize the history of the Holocaust. Interactive learning installations encourage vi

The Kathe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin houses the biggest collection of the German artist Kathe Kollwitz. The building itself used to be a residential villa but got partially destroyed during WWII and reopened as the Kathe Kollwitz Museum in 1986. Kathe Kollwitz is one of the most influential artists i

With more than 450 original exhibits, Dali - The Exhibition at Potsdamer Platz offers an insight into Dalí’s oeuvre and into the virtuosity and mastership in almost every technique. The museum features an overview of his graphic works, but also shows work portfolios, illustrated books, sculptures, m

The Forum Willy Brandt Berlin is a location for historical education and political information in Berlin that has an exhibition on Willy Brandt and the political developments of the 20th century. He was a German statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 19

The Kupferstichkabinett, also known as the Museum of Prints and Drawings, is situated in Berlin, Germany. It forms part of the Berlin State Museums and is located in the Kulturforum on Potsdamer Platz. This location is easily accessible and is a significant cultural hub in the city.

Named after the famous Berlin painter Max Liebermann (a German painter and printmaker and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany), who lived here from 1892 to 1935, the building has been home to the Brandenburg Tor Foundation since 2000. It is dedicated to aesthetic education, org

The Museum Otto Weidt is dedicated to Otto Weidt and his workshop for the blind and deaf, whom he tried to protect from persecution. Visitors can explore authentic rooms of the workshop where Jewish workers used to produce brooms and brushes. This place served also as a hiding place for some of the

The Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin is a museum with a focus on classical modernism and contemporary art. It is housed in the former studio house of the German figure sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877-1947) and was opened in 1950. The museum and museum garden feature the Georg Kolbe sculpture collection. Furt

The Schwules Museum (Berlin Gay Museum) is a museum and research centre in Berlin with collections on LGBT history and culture. The museum opened in 1985, making it the first museum in the world dedicated to gay history. The Schwules Museum organizes several temporary exhibitions every year, includi