The exhibition area “Punk in the Church. East Berlin 1979-89”
© Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Phil Dera

Free Space

Berlin is considered free, diverse and tolerant. For centuries, people have been drawn to the city in the hope of leading a life according to their own ideas. In the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition, a themed room is dedicated to various scenes and subcultures.

This is what awaits you:

  • Punk in the church. East Berlin 1979-89
  • Living in Berlin
  • Being young in Berlin
  • Faith in Berlin
  • Diverse living in Berlin
  • Surveillance in Berlin
  • Parties in Berlin

In my View: Henri | BERLIN GLOBAL

01:21 minutes

All about Free Space

Magnus Hirschfeld

Doctor and sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 – 1935) is today regarded as a pioneer of the sexual minority emancipation movement.

Article, 8 min Lesezeit

The door of the techno-club “Tresor”

Between the rooms “Free Space” and “Boundaries” at BERLIN GLOBAL stands a very special door: the steel door of the legendary club “Tresor” at Leipziger Straße 126a. In the series “Favourite Object” we present it.

Article, 4 min Lesezeit

Funeral of Affordable Rents

In the room “Free Space” at BERLIN GLOBAL stands the “Funeral of Affordable Rents” by the artist collective Rocco and his brothers. In 2016, the artists installed the work on a street corner in Kreuzberg to draw attention to the exploding rents. In the series “Favourite Object” we present the object restored for the exhibition.

Article, 3 min Lesezeit

Meeting in a coffee cup: Menorah. Crescent. Cross.

In the room “Free Space” at BERLIN GLOBAL there is an area dedicated to the theme of faith. There is a cross-religious sculpture – originally intended as an alternative to the cross on the dome of the Humboldt Forum. In the series “Favourite Object” we present the sculpture.

Article, 3 min Lesezeit

An inspiring workshop

Colourful hustle and bustle in the Schlüter Courtyard: This was the screen printing workshop of the Kunstwerkstatt Kreuzberg.

Short-Story, 2 min Lesezeit
Für eine Überraschung gut: die begehbare Diskokugel im Raum Vergnügen.

BERLIN GLOBAL

BERLIN GLOBAL shows on 4,000 square meters in the Humboldt Forum how the city and its people are connected to the world.

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Info & Service

Opening Hours

Mon + Wed – Sun | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm
Tue | closed

Last admission is at 5.30 pm

Closing Times

Due to maintenance work, the exhibition will be closed from 4 to 6 May 2026. On 7 and 8 May 2026, parts of the exhibition may be closed due to maintenance work. The exhibition will reopen as normal on 9 May 2026.

On 20 May 2026, the exhibition will close at 2.30 pm due to an internal event.

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Directions

Schlossplatz
10178 Berlin

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For ticketing and service requests, please contact the Humboldt Forum Visitor Services:
+49 30 9921 189 89
Mo – Fri, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m.

Tickets

Day Ticket

9 euros / 0 euros (reduced)

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Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket

14 euros / 7 euros (reduced)
Two-day ticket: 18 euros / 9 euros (reduced)
Day group ticket: 50 euros

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