Tapetenwechsel
Migration and Furniture since 1960
This exhibition is dedicated to living in a migrant environment, what sociologists call an “arrival city.” It examines both the aesthetic and the social aspects. How do people settle in to makeshift spaces? And how do furnishings and tastes reflect the process of settling in?
Location
Museum Ephraim-Palais
Poststraße 16
10178 Berlin
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
(also on public holidays)
Mon closed
Additional Opening Hours
see Info & Service
Admission
7 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.
Habitation is a basic human need. Apartments are storehouses for memories and an expression of our own self-image. Migration makes habitation difficult. The process is marked by departures and arrivals, by resourcefulness and workarounds.
The exhibition “Tapetenwechsel – Migration and Furniture since 1960″ is part of a focus on the history of migration at the Berlin Stadtmuseum. Another part of that is the exhibition opening on September 10, 2026 called “Geteiltes Leben“, also at the Museum Ephraim Palais. It will showcase artwork in the context of migration and exile since the 1970s.
Guest Curators: Burcu Dogramaci und Manuel Gogos
Supported by:
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
7 euros
Day ticket for the Museum Ephraim-Palais
Free admission
With proof of reduction
for children and adolescents under 18 years of age, students, trainees, FSJ/FÖJ/BFD volunteers, Berlin Ticket S holders, severely disabled persons (at least 50% GdB) and their Personal Assistant, refugees (with a valid work or residence permit/eAT and a Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of transfer payments (Bürgergeld, ALG I), holders of the Berlin-Brandenburg Ehrenamtskarte, holders of the Super-Ferienpass / Berliner Familienpass, ICOM members, members of Deutscher Museumsbund, Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Stadtmuseums Berlin e. V. (except for the Museumsdorf Düppel), Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e. V., and Förderkreis Museum Knoblauchhaus e. V., media representatives with a valid press card.
Info & Service
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 am – 6 pm (also on public holidays)
Mon closed
Differing opening hours:
Wed | 20.05. | 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (Staff meeting)
Mon | 25.05. | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Whit Monday)
Sun | 21.06. | 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. (Museum Festival / Fête de la Musique)
Sat | 29.08. | 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. (Long Night of Museums)
Thu | 24.12. | Closed (Christmas Eve)
Fri & Sat | 25. + 26.12. | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (First & Second Christmas Day)
Thu | 31.12. | Closed (New Year’s Eve)
Fri | 01.01. 2027 | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. (New Year’s Day)
The visitor rules of the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin apply.
Directions
Poststraße 16
10178 Berlin
Contact
Infoline
+49 30 24 002-162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Accessibility
The Ephraim-Palais is accessible without steps. All exhibition areas are accessible via an elevator. There are barrier-free toilets in the building.
Programme
Permanent Exhibition
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