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Berlin history in compact form

A guided tour through "BerlinZEIT", the permanent exhibition on the history of the city.

So klein war Berlin früher … Entlang von originalen Objekten, digitalen Medienstationen und großformatigen Modellen geht‘s in einer Stunde durch 800 Jahre Geschichte. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Christian Kielmann – So klein war Berlin früher … Entlang von originalen Objekten, digitalen Medienstationen und großformatigen Modellen geht‘s in einer Stunde durch 800 Jahre Geschichte.

So klein war Berlin früher … Entlang von originalen Objekten, digitalen Medienstationen und großformatigen Modellen geht‘s in einer Stunde durch 800 Jahre Geschichte. © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: Christian Kielmann – So klein war Berlin früher … Entlang von originalen Objekten, digitalen Medienstationen und großformatigen Modellen geht‘s in einer Stunde durch 800 Jahre Geschichte.

A guided tour through "BerlinZEIT", the permanent exhibition on the history of the city.

If you want to know why a quarter of Berlin's population actually came from Cölln or where the saying "Retourkutsche" comes from, you've come to the right place. There are also answers to many other questions about Berlin's city history.
 
The tour also highlights Berlin's peculiarities and special features from its foundation to the present day. You will meet Berlin's oldest pet pig, the "Old Fritz", the scooter "Pitty" and the artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude. They all tell their story(s).

Price info: 2 Euro (for children from 3 years)

Price: €10.00

Reduced price: €6.00

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