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Schloss Biesdorf, a fabulous Italianate-style villa with beautiful parkland, is my latest Berlin discovery. Rather like Sleeping Beauty’s fairytale castle, it has been restored to …
When the temperature rises, it’s good to escape the crowds and get out of the city centre. In Berlin, there’s a host of cool culture …
In a Berlin heatwave, it’s easy to stay cool – in every sense of the word. If you look down on the German capital from …
Albert Einstein’s Berlin years (1914-1932) were set against a backdrop of tumultuous times. The 20th Century had opened with great hopes, but soon developed into …
The Gründerzeitmuseum, tucked away in Mahlsdorf on the eastern edge of Berlin, is home to a unique collection of furniture, antiques and curios. Its name …
Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie is back after almost six years of reconstruction. I can’t imagine a more fitting exhibition space for 20th Century visual arts. With …
“Only Connect” “Only connect and both shall be exalted” is the essence of the Humboldt Forum. When E.M.Forster famously used these words he was linking …
The Berlin Palace (Stadtschloss) is back in Berlin, a least in part. The opening ceremony took place on 20th July 2021 and the golden cross …
The very word opera conjures up high drama – and no city does it better than Berlin. Over the past century it has experienced lawlessness …
And now for something completely different – a museum that looks forward to the future rather than back to the past. Called the ‘Futurium’ or …
Monthly news, articles, tips and advice on what to see and where to go to experience the culture, entertainment, food and history of Berlin.
