Jewish Museum Berlin
Libeskind building in Kreuzberg
Daniel Libeskind’s zigzag building is itself the first exhibit: sloping floors, empty voids, the Garden of Exile. The permanent exhibition tells the history of Jews in Germany from the beginnings to today.
The entrance is in the baroque old building, from where you go underground into the new building with its three axes. The permanent exhibition is free, special exhibitions charge admission. For children there is the ANOHA children’s world opposite, with a walk-in ark.
Including time inside, this is half a day. From us 15 minutes on foot south-east through Kreuzberg, or bus M29 to Lindenstraße/Oranienstraße.
Our tip
Bus M29 stops at our corner and goes straight there.
Opening hours and prices change; current details are on the official website.
Frequently asked
Is the permanent exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin free?
Yes, the permanent exhibition is free. Special exhibitions charge admission. Details on jmberlin.de.
Also nearby
- right next door
Weltballon (World Balloon)
Tethered balloon, 150 metres above Berlin
The Weltballon is the big white tethered balloon you can see from half of Berlin. It takes off at the corner of Zimmerstraße and Wilhelmstraße, right next to our café.
Read more - approx. 5 min walk
Checkpoint Charlie
The most famous crossing point of the Wall
From 1961 to 1990 Checkpoint Charlie was the crossing point for foreigners, diplomats and Allied soldiers between East and West Berlin. Today a replica of the guard house stands on Friedrichstraße, with the famous sign “You are leaving the American sector”.
Read more - approx. 5 min walk
Topography of Terror
Documentation centre on the former Gestapo and SS site
Between Niederkirchnerstraße and Wilhelmstraße stood, until 1945, the headquarters of the Gestapo, the SS and the Reich Security Main Office. Today a documentation centre with open-air grounds tells the story of the perpetrators of National Socialism. Admission is free.
Read more - approx. 5 min walk
Trabi Museum
The car of East Germany, up close
The Trabi Museum on Zimmerstraße shows the Trabant in all its versions: saloon, estate, open “Kübel”, racing version and conversions. Plus original adverts, brochures and stories about waiting years for your own car.
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Coffee before, cake after
Typisch Berlin, Wilhelmstraße 42, right at the Weltballon. Daily from 09:00, two floors, Wi-Fi, toilets, terrace. Berliner from €2.20.
