--- title: "Free Space" date: 2024-07-30 last_modified: 2024-09-25T16:46:27+02:00 generated_at: 2026-05-13T11:09:41Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/free-space" description: "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." image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Punk-in-der-Kirche_c-Phil-Dera_PHD_1740_web-1920x1280.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Free Space ![Eine Frau sitzt vor großen Leinwänden, auf denen Menschen mit DDR-Symbolik zu sehen sind](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Punk-in-der-Kirche_c-Phil-Dera_PHD_1740_web-300x200.jpg) The exhibition area "Punk in the Church. East Berlin 1979-89" © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Phil Dera 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. ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BG_Webbanner-Stadtmuseum_2560x1200px_FreeSpace.png) ## 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 [![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Henri3-300x169.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdkWMNmCNHs) ## All about Free Space [ ![Portrait-Foto von Magnus Hirschfeld, um 1900](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/magnus-hirschfeld-protrait-300x300.jpg) ### Magnus Hirschfeld Doctor and sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld (1868 – 1935) is today regarded as a pioneer of the sexual minority emancipation movement. Article, 9 min Lesezeit ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/magnus-hirschfeld) [ ![Die Vorstellung der Tresortür des ehemaligen Techno-Clubs auf der Ausstellungsfläche von BERLIN GLOBAL im Humboldt Forum.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22A5726-scaled-1-300x196.jpg) ### 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 ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/the-door-of-the-techno-club-tresor) [ ![Das Begräbnis bezahlbarer Mieten in der Ausstellung BERLIN GLOBAL](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BG_20210301_klein_049_Freiraum_Mietengrab_Foto_Oana_Popa-Costea-300x200.jpg) ### 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 ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/funeral-of-affordable-rents) [ ![Zu sehen ist eine Skulptur aus Menora, Halbmond und Kreuz im Raum Freiraum, im Hintergrund sind zwei große Leinwände zu sehen, auf denen ein Film läuft.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-02-18_HumboldtForum_klein_034-300x200.jpg) ### 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 ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/meeting-in-a-coffee-cup-menorah-crescent-cross) [ ![Auf den Kopf gestellt: Ein beliebtes Druckmotiv beim Siedruck-Workshop mit der Kunstwerkstatt Kreuzberg im Schlüterhof des Humboldt Forums war die Aufschrift „Egal“.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSC48319_1920px-300x200.jpg) ### 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 ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/story/an-inspiring-workshop) ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BerlinGlobal-392-300x200.jpg) 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. [ Get your ticket now!](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlin-global) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours Mon + Wed – Sun | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Tue | closed Last admission is at 5.30 pm ##### Special Opening Hours Fri, 1 May 2026 (Labour Day) | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Thu, 14 May 2026 (Ascension Day) | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Wed, 20 May 2026 (private event) | 10.30 – 14.30 pm Mon, 25 May 2026 (Whit Monday) | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Fri, 25 June 2026 (private event) | 11.30 – 18.30 pm Sat, 3 October 2026 (German Unity Day) | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm 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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Until the end of the exhibition project ‘Beziehungsweise Familie’ (Family Matters) at the Humboldt Forum, holders of a valid ticket for the Humboldt Forum will receive free admission to the Museum Knoblauchhaus. ### Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket The Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket is valid for BERLIN GLOBAL, the collections of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art, as well as other temporary exhibitions at the Humboldt Forum. The ticket is also valid for the special exhibition ‘Beziehungsweise Familie’ (Relationship or Family) with interventions at the Humboldt Forum and the Museum Knoblauchhaus in the Nikolaiviertel. **Day ticket** Validity: 1 day according to the selected date **Two-day ticket** Validity: 2 days according to the selected date + the following day **Day group ticket** Validity: 1 day according to the selected date, up to 5 adults, with or without children ### Special price 5 euros for Ehrenamts-Card holders, members of the Theater Gemeinde Berlin and with the WelcomeCard 2023