Everyday Life in Biedermeier Berlin
Humboldt, Schinkel and the Knoblauch family
Welcome to Biedermeier Berlin! The Knoblauchhaus Museum is one of the few preserved town houses from this era of Berlin’s history. The reconstructed living quarters of the Knoblauch family give visitors a glimpse into the everyday life of an upper-middle-class family in 19th century Berlin.
Location
Museum Knoblauchhaus
Poststraße 23
10178 Berlin
Opening hours
Tue – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (also on public holidays)
Mon | closed (except Whit Monday)
Admission
5 euros (single ticket) | 15 euros (combi-ticket*) | free admission (under 18 years or with reduction)
*Valid on two consecutive days for the Museum Ephraim-Palais, the Museum Nikolaikirche and the Museum Knoblauchhaus.
A free audio guide leads you through the exhibition in German, English, Spanish and Turkish. On the first floor, you will get to know the members of the Knoblauch family and learn about their contributions to the city. On the second floor, day-to-day objects, images and documents provide information about social life, economy, politics and architecture in the period between 1815 and 1845.
Henriette Knoblauch’s living room contains typical Biedermeier furniture: a bureau, a sewing table, a sofa, and a round table. The library is dedicated to her husband, Carl Knoblauch. He managed the paternal silk business and was active in local, social, and cultural causes.
The “Berliner Salon” on the upper floor of the Knoblauchhaus complements the permanent exhibition with a focus on silk merchant and politician Carl Knoblauch’s network of friends and acquaintances in the first half of the 19th century. These included prominent figures such as Prussian star architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, explorer Alexander von Humboldt and his brother, educational reformer Wilhelm von Humboldt.
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays)
Mon closed
Differing opening hours:
Mon | 21.04. (Easter Monday) | 10 am – 6 pm
Mon | 09.06. (Whit Monday) | 10 am – 6 pm
Sat | 21.06. (Museum Festival / Fête de la Musique) | 10 am – 10 pm | free admission
Sat | 30.08. (Long Night of the Museums) | 6 pm – 2 am
Wed | 24.12. (Christmas Eve) | closed
Thu | 25.12. (Christmas Day) | 12 – 6 pm
Fri | 26.12. (Boxing Day) | 12 – 6 pm
Wed | 31.12. (New Year’s Eve) | closed
Thu | 01.01. (New Year’s Day) | 12 – 6 pm
The visitor rules of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Poststraße 23
10178 Berlin
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 24 002-162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Accessibility
not barrier-free
Tickets
Admission
Combi-Ticket
15 euros
Valid for our three museums in the Nikolaiviertel (Museum Nikolaikirche, Museum Ephraim-Palais, Museum Knoblauchhaus) on two consecutive days (please note opening hours)
Single Ticket
5 euros
Day ticket for the Museum Knoblauchhaus
Free admission
With proof of reduction
For children & young people under 18, students, trainees, FSJ/FÖJ/BFD volunteers, Berlin-Ticket-S holders, severely disabled persons (with mark B) & accompanying person, refugees (with valid work or residence permit /eAT and Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of residence permit /eAT and Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of transfer benefits (citizen’s allowance, ALG I), holders of the Berlin-Brandenburg volunteer card, holders of the Super Holiday Pass / Berlin Family Pass, ICOM members, members of the German Museums Association, members of the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Stadtmuseums Berlin e. V., KulturPass holders, media representatives with a valid press card