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 – Thu | 12 a.m. – 18 p.m.
Fri – Sun | 10 a.m. – 18 p.m.
Mon | closed
Special Opening Hours
Fri | 7 April | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Good Friday
Mon | 10 April | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Easter Monday
Mon | 1 May | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Labor Day
Mon | 29 May | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Whit Monday
Entry
free (Donations requested)
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.
Tickets
Entry
free (donations welcome)