Jewish Museum Berlin

Let the largest Jewish museum in Europe impress you with its symbolic architecture and exceptional exhibitions. Discover how the zig-zag-shaped building designed by Daniel Libeskind creates its own language for Jewish history in Germany, with slanting walls, sharp angles, and gaping voids. The new core exhibition “Jewish Life in Germany: Past & Present” spans from the beginning of the early middle ages to the present day. During the chronological tour, a large space is dedicated to National Socialism and the time since the end of WWII. The exhibition alternates between historical periods and cultural insights. What is sacred in Judaism? Is there specific Jewish art? How do people practice Judaism in today’s society? Alongside the treasures of the museum’s collection including everyday objects and art, there are video and audio installations. There are also interactive stations that provide surprising insights. The museum is located centrally in the vibrant district of Berlin-Kreuzberg and is within walking distance from Checkpoint Charlie. With your JMB ticket, you are eligible to receive reduced-rate admission to the neighboring Berlinische Galerie on the day of your museum visit and the two following days. The Berlinische Galerie is only a 5 min stroll away from the JMB. Special exhibition from 9th February until 23rd June (no extra ticket required) "My verses are like dynamite" from Curt Blochs Het Onderwater Cabaret. Between August 1943 and April 1945, the hitherto unknown German Jewish author Curt Bloch produced a unique work of creative resistance while in hiding in the Netherlands: Het Onderwater Cabaret. It comprises 95 booklets of handwritten satirical poems that deal with Nazi propaganda, the course of the war and other contemporary issues. Bloch illustrated each booklet with artistic title collages. Alongside all the original and digitized issues and other works that were also written underground, the show introduces his helpers and those who were with him in hiding, accompanied by eyewitness interviews and insights into Bloch's creative process. Special exhibition: Sex. Jewish Positions 17. Mai – 6. Oktober 2024 (ticket required) As the title suggests, the exhibition seeks to present Jewish positions (pun intended!) on sex in all their diversity. From the central importance of marriage and procreation, via desire, taboos, and the questioning of social norms, to the eroticism of spirituality, the broad spectrum of Jewish attitudes is illustrated using modern and contemporary art, traditional artefacts, film and social media. In addition to guided tours of the exhibition in German, English or Hebrew, there is a varied accompanying programme with lectures, film screenings and other events. p>

Make the most of your trip to Berlin and celebrate the most important meal of the day. Head to one of the city’s most popular breakfast bars in the heart of Kreuzberg, and start your day with a luxurious breakfast. The breakfast includes dishes of your choice from the menu (excluding caviar, lobster, and oyster dishes, which are subject to an additional fee). Highlights of the menu include all the breakfast classics and some surprising new favourites. While you eat, enjoy champagne and coffee, which is hand-roasted in trendy Kreuzberg.

The new core exhibition tells of Jewish past and present in Germany – five historical chapters and eight rooms on art and culture address the tense relationship between belonging and exclusion from the Middle Ages to the present, with a focus on the Nazi era and the years after 1945. The tour offers you a first overview of the exhibition, told from a Jewish perspective by means of selected stations and objects. This journey through time picks up on polyphonic, sometimes contradictory positions. Historical objects, media stations, video installations, and works of art from the collection invite you to follow the eventful history and learn more about what it means to be Jewish today.

Explore Berlin on your own - using game cards that lead you to various places around Kreuzberg. Enjoy a diverse tour that you can shape according to your needs. Solve small puzzles and enjoy nice stories. Choose where you want to linger and enjoy an interesting tour in a playful way. Start at Passionskirche at Marheinekeplatz and continue to Bergmannstraße. Hustle and bustle, international cuisine and more exotic delights are waiting for you. Close to Bergmannstraße, just behind Mehringdamm, the popular Viktoriapark beckons. There you will also find the Kreuzberg, after which the well-known district was named. In 1821, the national monument (Nationaldenkmal), crowned by the Prussian "Iron Cross", by Schinkel was inaugurated on the former Tempelhof mountain (Tempelhofer Berg). From there, you can enjoy a wonderful view over the entire city. Afterwards, continue to the Tempodrom with its extraordinary and spectacular architecture. On your way, you'll pass by the Jewish Museum and Prinzessinnengarten - a great project in the middle of Kreuzberg. How the game works: The box contains 16 sealed and numbered envelopes. In these, you find small tasks that need to be solved. Clear and unambiguous directions guide you on your way through the city. Solve the puzzles and let yourself be guided to the next sight in Berlin. Detailed background information on the history, current use, and much more are provided for each sight. You decide, when you want to start your scavenger hunt through Berlin and also how long you linger at the sights. Enjoy an enigmatic and extraordinary tour.