Berlin Backyards
Accompanying the special exhibition ‘Berlin Backyards’ on the 3rd floor of the Ephraim-Palais Museum, the Stadtmuseum Berlin is once again calling on people to take part in its participatory project ‘Berlin jetzt!’ (Berlin now). All photography enthusiasts are invited to send in their personal perspectives on Berlin’s backyards.
View of a courtyard in eastern Berlin, around 1995
© Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Dr. Barbara Hansen
Show us the diverse faces of Berlin’s backyards! Because backyards are not just turning areas for the fire brigade, not just car parks or rubbish dumps. They are also places of labour, of everyday life, of activity and relaxation, places of community where people meet, play together or come together to protest. Send us your photographs in which you have captured the Berlin backyards of today and thus also a piece of the essence and attitude to life in Berlin!
No matter whether you take photos as a hobby, are a professional or are just discovering your passion for photography: Your perspectives on the diversity of Berlin’s backyards are important to us. That’s why we invite you to share your impressions with us up until 1 July 2025. Submitted photos will be published on the Stadtmuseum Berlin website. Selected submissions will also be shown in the special exhibition ‘Berliner Höfe’.
No matter whether you take photos as a hobby, are a professional or are just discovering your passion for photography: Your perspectives on the diversity of Berlin’s backyards are important to us. That’s why we invite you to share your impressions with us up until 1 July 2025. Submitted photos will be published on the Stadtmuseum Berlin website. Selected submissions will also be shown in the special exhibition ‘Berliner Höfe’.
Children playing in a backyard in Liesenstraße (Gesundbrunnen), August 1968
© Stadtmuseum Berlin | Photo: Rolf Goetze
Please note:
By submitting your photos, you confirm that you own the image rights and have obtained the consent of all persons depicted for publication. Don’t worry about public buildings and sights – the freedom of panorama protects you here! Please do not mention the specific addresses of the backyards in order to protect the privacy of the people living and working there.