History Museums in Berlin

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Be immersed in several ancient civilizations, including Greece and Babylon

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The Neues Museum reopened in 2009, after extensive renovations. Since then, it has attracted more than a million visitors per year. It houses two major collections.

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Learn the tricks of the trade at a museum dedicated to espionage in Berlin

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Discover 2000 years of German history in an immersive exhibition at DDR Museum

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2,000 years of German history in a one-hour tour await you at the Deutschlandmuseum. Experience twelve different immersive rooms with all your senses and convince yourself of the novel museum concept!

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The Wall Museum recounts the history of the Berlin Wall using various forms of media across 13 rooms. It can be found at the East Side Gallery, Berlin, on the riverside of the Spree. The nearest station is Berlin Warschauer Straße.

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The James Simon Gallery is the main entrance building to Berlin's Museum Island. Opened in 2019, the building and exhibit space is devoted to the Berlin State Museum's early 20th century donor who contributed more than 10,000 objects to the museums. As a Jewish man, James Simon's contributions and his importance to the museums were downplayed under the policies of the Nazi regime, but he once again has the due credit owed to him with this space.

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AS MODERN AS YOUR VALUES Discover more than a thousand years of Samurai history in dialogue with interactive installations. The museum presents exclusively in Berlin one of the world's most extensive private collections on samurai culture. In the exhibition, over a thousand original objects, from armor, the Noh Theater, the tea ceremony, to woodblock prints, demonstrate the impressive skills of Japanese craftsmanship. It offers unexpected insights into the lifestyles, arts, and traditions that have left a lasting mark on society in Japan, and whose influence extends into contemporary pop culture. Multimedia installations, accompanied by the fox Kitsune, guide visitors through this legendary era in a playful, entertaining and enlightening way. An experience for the whole family.

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The Trabi Museum opened in 2013 to celebrate the iconic Trabant car. The Trabant, or Trabi, was the car of East Germany, with a production line that began in 1958 and only stopped after German reunification in 1991. The museum, located in central Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie, houses rare and famous Trabi models and even a cinema.

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Learn about European cultures and view historical artifacts