--- title: "Here and Now. Women⁺ Experiencing Homelessness in Berlin" date: 2023-08-30 last_modified: 2025-03-11T15:31:10+01:00 generated_at: 2026-05-18T18:19:29Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/here-and-now" description: "Poverty is an omnipresent reality in Berlin. Homeless women+ often go unseen or are deliberately overlooked. Some use camouflage for self-protection. The association querstadtein e.V. has dedicated an Open Space at BERLIN GLOBAL to the perspectives and experiences of (formerly) homeless women+." image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BG_Freiflaeche-Wohnungslosigkeit_1080x1080px_ohneSchrift.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Here and Now. Women⁺ Experiencing Homelessness in Berlin ### Open Space | Berlin Exhibition at the Humboldt Forum ![]() ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BG_Freiflaeche-Wohnungslosigkeit_bis-30-06-2025_1080x1350px.png) ![Nahaufnahme auf die Ausstellungsinstallation mit dem Titel der Ausstellung, davor Besucher:innen, die sich die Videostationen anschauen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mitten-unter-uns_c_Phil-Dera_PHD_1190_web.jpg) Five women⁺ give insight into experiences with their own homelessness ![Foto von der Ausstellungsinstallation, die groß ist und weiß verkleidet. Vier Türen öffnen je einen kleinen Raum, in dem ein Portrait hängt, darunter ein Bildschirm und zwei Kopfhörer. Besucher:innen schauen sich die Videos an oder sprechen miteinander.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mitten-unter-uns_c_Phil-Dera_PHD_1138_web.jpg) The Open Space will be on display at BERLIN GLOBAL until June 2025. ![Ein Mann steht mit Kopfhörern an einer Videostation in der Ausstellung Berlin Global](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mitten-unter-uns_c_Phil-Dera_PHD_1110_web.jpg) The Berlin association querstadtein developed the exhibition together with the Stadtmuseum Berlin. ![Ein Raum mit vielen Menschen, die im Halbkreis zusammensitzen, die in der Mitte diskutieren, die außen rum sind Publikum](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mitten-unter-uns_c_Phil-Dera_PHD_4455_web.jpg) Opening with Fishbowl Discussion in the Room Interconnecting at BERLIN GLOBAL - Poverty is an omnipresent reality in Berlin. Women⁺ experiencing homelessness often go unseen or are deliberately overlooked. Some use camouflage for self-protection. The association querstadtein e.V. has dedicated an Open Space at BERLIN GLOBAL to the perspectives and experiences of (formerly) homeless women⁺. **Location** Berlin Ausstellung im Humboldt Forum Schloßplatz 10178 Berlin **Opening hours** Mo + Mi – So | 10:30 – 18:30 Uhr Di | closed Last entrance is at 5:30 p.m. **Special Opening/Closing Times** see Info & Service **Entrance** 7 euros / 0 euros (reduced) [Get your tickets now!](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=timeSlot) > Rendering visible those who are all too often disregarded is a central aim of querstadtein's work. In doing so, they always let individuals (formerly) affected by homelessness speak for themselves. Here and now - an Open Space at BERLIN GLOBAL © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Design: Groupe Dejour ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BG_Freiflaeche-Wohnungslosigkeit_1080x1080px_ohneSchrift-300x300.jpg) The personal stories featured in the "Berlin Images" room focus on six topics related to homelessness. Visitors can listen to the protagonists’ accounts of their experiences at audio stations. These recordings document the courage and perseverance of women+ who stand up time and time again for a self-determined life. *Parts of these stories can be retraumatising for people with similar experiences.* ##### Open Space partner ****A project by querstadtein e.V.**** With: **Anna, Janet, Janita-Marja, Richi, Susanne** - Interview partners **Selina Byfield** - Audio station concept **Selina Byfield, Ilona Marti, Daniel Schauf** - Audio station creation **Ilona Marti** - Editing and sound design **Muhammed Lamin Jadama** - Photography **Daniel Schauf** - Interviews for audio stations **Studio It's About** - Media design and production ## querstadtein e.V. Since 2013, the association querstadtein has been developing city tours as a format for political education. By focusing on issues such as exclusion and discrimination, and rendering visible those lives that are far too often overlooked, these tours offer people an opportunity to change their perspectives. Formerly homeless tour guides take people on a tour of sites that are central to their biographies and share their personal and collective experiences. [ ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Logo_qse-285x300.jpg) ](https://querstadtein.org/en/) ## Find out more - [ ![Collage aus fünf Porträts](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FF_Wohnungslosigkeit_Frauen-300x251.png) ### Life and Survival In the Open Space project "Here and Now. Women⁺ Experiencing Homelessness in Berlin," Anna, Janet, Janita-Marja, Richi, and Susanne talk about housing and homelessness. They represent many homeless women⁺ and discuss social boundaries, dignity, self-determination, and the reasons for their homelessness. Article, 4 min Lesezeit ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/life-and-survival) ## Programme ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Freiflaechen_07_853p-300x200.jpg) After the Open Space exhibit opens, it is on display for about 18 months as part of BERLIN GLOBAL. ### The Open Spaces The Open Spaces are three areas of the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL developed by initiatives, organizations and independent groups. The aim is to increase visibility of perspectives on Berlin’s past and present that have not received sufficient representation in museums and exhibitions – including BERLIN GLOBAL. The projects are selected by an independent jury and developed and implemented over a period of 12 months in cooperation with the Stadtmuseum Berlin. Afterwards, the exhibition is on display at BERLIN GLOBAL for about 18 months. [ More info](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/open-spaces) ## 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. Thank you for your understanding. ##### Directions Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin [ Google Maps](https://g.page/humboldtforum?share) [ Bus & Train](https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search) ##### Contact For ticketing and service requests, please contact the Humboldt Forum [Visitor Services](https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/contact-us/): +49 30 9921 189 89 Mo – Fri, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. ## Tickets ##### Day Ticket 9 euros / 0 euros (reduced) [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=day) ##### Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket 14 euros / 7 euros (reduced) Two-day ticket: 18 euros / 9 euros (reduced) Day group ticket: 50 euros [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=day) ### Free admission: Solidarity-based model Free admission for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age, for students, international students, persons with an electronic residence permit (eAT), FSJ volunteers, recipients of transfer payments (ALG I / Bürgergeld) or persons with severe disabilities (at least 50%), Personal Assistants of persons with severe disabilities (at least 50%), holders of the MuseumsPass Berlin, press, partner institutions, sponsors and members of the support associations, ICOM members. 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