--- title: "Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin" date: 2026-04-20 last_modified: 2026-05-13T15:00:15+02:00 generated_at: 2026-06-04T20:38:29Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/time-machine-infinitum" description: "The Open Space “Time Machine Infinitum” by Noam Gorbat, Omar Nicolas and Sama Ahmadi in the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL embarks on a journey through time, exploring queer migrant Berlin." image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BG_FF_TimeMachine_SSB-Website_EN_1200x900px.png" language: "en-US" --- # Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin ### Open Space by Noam Gorbat, Omar Nicolas and Sama Ahmadi in the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL ![]() ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BG_FF_TimeMachine_SSB-Website_EN_1200x900px.png) ![Eine männlich wirkende Person, die eine Zeitschrift liest, auf der "Die Freundin" und "Der Transvestit" steht](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The_Continuation_Still_01.jpg) ![Eine Person sitzend an einem Tisch in einem Café](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The_Continuation_Still_02.jpg) ![Zwei weibliche gelesene Personen an einer Bar sitzend](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/OYA-BAR-COLLECTIVE_Still_01.jpg) ![Zwei Personen, eine hinter, eine vor der Theke in einer Bar, stoßen miteinander an](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/JEWISH-QUEER-NIGHTLIFE-Still.jpg) ![Fünf Personen sitzen auf Couc und Sessel und schauen sich wohl etwas an](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ADEFRA_Still_01.jpg) ![Siehe Bildbeschreibung](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFREKETE.jpg) - The Open Space “Time Machine Infinitum – Queer migrant Berlin” by Noam Gorbat, Omar Nicolas and Sama Ahmadi in the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL embarks on a journey through time, exploring queer migrant Berlin. **Location** Berlin Exhibition at the 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** Day Ticket: 9 euros / 0 euros (reduced) Further ticket information under ‘Tickets’ [Get your tickets now!](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=timeSlot) > The multimedia installation moves through the past, present and future to highlight and honor the presence and cultural heritage of queer migrants and BIPoC in the city. In a series of videos, the artists, together with numerous protagonists, focus on spaces of exchange, self‑organisation and visibility for queer BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) in Berlin. They connect queer-migrant history of the 1920s and queer Jewish life before the Second World War with political activism by the association “ADEFRA – Black Women in Germany” in the 1980s or the “OYA Collective” today, extending to visions of the youth ballroom scene for a queer Berlin of the future. The various places, people and temporal layers enter into dialogue with one another, forming a dynamic network of individual and collective narratives. The installation understands itself as part of a self‑determined, open‑ended history shaped by continuities, overlaps and memories. In the museum context, the work presents this legacy as a multivocal journey through time. ## Find out more here - [ ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BG_FF_TimeMachine_SSB-Website_EN_1200x900px-300x225.png)](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/artists-statement) ## Programme - [ ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BG_FF_TimeMachine_SSB-Website_EN_1200x900px-300x225.png)](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/events/open-space-vernissage-time-machine-infinitum) - [ ![Eine stilisierte Disco-Kugel in rotblau](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/5JahreBerlinGlobal-300x225.png) Day of action, Music, Open Spaces ### 5 Years of BERLIN GLOBAL: The Anniversary Festival Featuring live performances by BABYJOY, Güner Künier, Anthony Hüseyin and many more highlights 2026-07-04 11:00:00 Berlin Exhibition ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/events/5-years-of-berlin-global) ## Open Space partner ### Noam Gorbat Noam Gorbat is a video artist and filmmaker based in Berlin, working at the intersection of performance art and documentary film. Their practice brings together intersectional perspectives and feminist narrative forms. The short film “Underscore*” received an award at BIFF in 2024. Noam has worked, among others, with Florentina Holzinger, Gob Squad, Ian Kaler, B A G collective, Jasmin İhraç and Roni Katz. ### Omar Nicolas Omar Nicolas is an artist, curator, designer and music producer based in Berlin. Their multimedia practice combines artistic research with pop culture and socially critical questions. Omar co‑founded Fehras Publishing Practices. Their work has been shown at, among other venues, documenta 15, HKW Berlin, the Sharjah Biennial and EMST Athens. Since 2019, Omar has been developing the music project “OMAR KTD”. ### Sama Ahmadi Sama Ahmadi is a cultural worker and spatial strategist based in Berlin. Born in Tehran, their artistic practice is shaped by experiences of displacement and political violence. After studying fine art at Université Paris 8 with a focus on memory and trauma, Sama works scenographically with light, colour and space. Their practice is rooted in self‑organised contexts and is committed to transnational solidarity and collaborative structures. *An Open Space by Noam Gorbat, Omar Nicolas and Sama Ahmadi in collaboration with the Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin.* ## Media partner [ ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/siegessaeule-300x105.png)](https://www.siegessaeule.de/) ![](https://cdn.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Freiflaechen_07_853p-300x200.jpg) ### 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 Thu, 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