--- title: "We’re staying! Gentrification and resistance in Berlin" date: 2023-01-17 last_modified: 2024-10-31T10:19:50+01:00 generated_at: 2026-05-19T03:26:48Z url: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/were-staying" description: "Open Space | Berlin Exhibition at the Humboldt Forum" image: "https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Gentrifizierung_c_Bernardi_Paganelli_Voignier1.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # We’re staying! Gentrification and resistance in Berlin ![]() ![Die Collage zeigt Bilder von Gebäuden in Berlin. Die meisten von ihnen sind mit bunten Graffitis beschmiert. Einige haben auch Aktivistenplakate auf den Fassaden. ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gentrifizierung_web.jpg) Collage Open Space "We're staying!" at the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL ![Drei Menschen auf und unter einer Leiter kleben gemeinsam eine Collage aus Häusern an die Wand.](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Freiflaeche-Gentrifizierung_Aufbau-28.jpg) The open space is located in the room "Interconnection". ![Verschwommen aufgenommen Besucher:innen schauen sich die Freiflächen-Ausstellung in BERLIN GLOBAL an](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MIS_2004.jpg) A look into the exhibition ![Nahaufnahme Hände von drei Menschen, die gemeinsam eine Collage an die Wand anbringen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Freiflaeche-Gentrifizierung_Aufbau-19.jpg) Together against gentrification - On an Open Space of BERLIN GLOBAL, artists Barbara Bernardi, Linda Paganelli and Vincent Voignier explore the phenomenon of gentrification. Through interviews and an immersive photo and video collage, they show the impact of gentrification on residents, the cultural landscape and urban space. By chronicling diverse strategies of resistance, they encourage visitors to get involved. **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 euro (reduced) [Get your tickets now!](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?exhibition_id=1&group=timeSlot) Rising prices, empty buildings and displaced residents – while gentrification is not unique to Berlin, it is occurring here with particular speed and devastating impact. Berliners are resisting the loss of affordable housing and urban space with demonstrations, grassroots organisation and solidarity, fighting their displacement to the literal fringes of urban society. But despite their best efforts, the onslaught of advancing commercial interests continues. **Open Space partners**: Barbara Bernardi, Linda Paganelli, Vincent Voignier **Sound installation**: Michael Berentsen ![]() ![Man sieht die Ausstellung im Raum Verflechtung, auf der rechten Seite ist ein Besucher zu sehen, der sich ein Videointerview anschaut, weiter hinten sprechen Personen miteinander](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MIS_1981.jpg) Photo and video collage ![Fünf Personen stehen Arm in Arm vor einer Collage, die verschiedenen Häuser in verschiedenen Bauzuständen zeigen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MIS_2395.jpg) The artists Vincent Voignier, Linda Paganelli and Barbara Bernardi with Sophie Perl and Brinda Sommer (Stadtmuseum Berlin) during the opening. ![Fünf Menschen sitzen in einem Kreis und sprechen über Gentrifizierung, das Publikm sitzt außen](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MIS_3007.jpg) Fishbowl discussion at the opening with (from left to right): Daniel Diekmann (Habersaathstraße Nachbarschaftsinitiative), Coni Pfeiffer (GloReiche Nachbarschaft & Netzwerk #200Häuser), Janet Amon (Habersaathstraße Housing Project),<br>Andrej Holm (social scientist) and Nural Akbayir (moderator). ## About the persons ****Barbara Bernardi**** is an artist and filmmaker, born in Italy and based in Berlin since 2008. Her multimedia installations, poetic films and photos create intimate and sensorial landscapes that tell stories of loss, mourning and migration. She collects voices, words and memories of the people who become part of her participatory works, which have been exhibited and screened across Europe and in the United States. **Linda Paganelli** is an Italian visual anthropologist, artist, and filmmaker based in Berlin since 2017. Employing a sensorial and inclusive approach and an anthropological, decolonial, queer\*feminist perspective, her work touches on themes such as migration and (be)longing, realities of (post)conflict zones, eco-grief, and the relationship between humans and other species. She collaborates with museums, galleries, universities, and NGOs and co-manages the Berlin Independent Film Community. **Vincent Voignier** is a photographer and artist, born in France and based in Berlin since 2003. His work aims to meet communities, individuals and phenomena beyond the mainstream and portray them visually without prejudice or stereotypes. His photo series have documented subcultures such as Sapeurs of Brazzaville in their homes, transgender persons in Russia and the Philippines, and clubbers in Berlin. He has exhibited his work in London, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg. ## Programme ![](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Freiflaechen_07_853p-300x200.jpg) ERÖFFNUNG: Et voilà! Gemeinsam eröffnen wir Eure Ausstellung. Von nun an ist sie für ca. 1,5 Jahr als Teil von BERLIN GLOBAL zu sehen. ### The Open Spaces The Open Spaces are three areas of the exhibition BERLIN GLOBAL, which are played by initiatives, organizations and independent groups. The aim is to make unknown, activist and underrepresented perspectives and topics visible. The projects are selected by an independent jury and developed and implemented over a period of 9 months in cooperation with the Stadtmuseum Berlin. Afterwards, the exhibition will be on display at BERLIN GLOBAL for one year. [ More info](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/open-spaces) ## Watch now - [ ![Screenshot aus dem Film mit dem Titel Gentrify this. Wem gehört die Stadt? ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/You-Tube-Thumbnail-300x169.png) ### Gentrify this! Berlin was long considered poor but sexy. But those times are over. Berlin has become increasingly attractive for large real estate companies and investors. Rents are exploding and affordable housing is becoming increasingly scarce. Gentrification is one of the biggest areas of conflict in current urban development policy. Video ](https://www.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/gentrify-this) ## 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 ## On site ### Media Guide The BERLIN GLOBAL app can only be accessed on site via the media guide. A lending device for it is available at the information counter in the main foyer of the Humboldt Forum. The rental fee is 3 euros. Payment is made at the ticket desk. There you will receive a voucher with which you can pick up the device at the information desk. The main foyer with the ticket office and information desk is on the ground floor. The media guide also contains the **[Humboldt Forum app](https://guide.humboldtforum.org/de/)**, which offers tours of the entire building and further information. The available languages are Chinese, German, German Sign Language (DGS), English, French, Italian and Spanish. There is also a[ BERLIN GLOBAL tour](https://guide.humboldtforum.org/de/explore/tours/10), which - as an alternative to the more detailed BERLIN GLOBAL app - provides brief information on the individual rooms and selected objects in the exhibition. The Humboldt Forum App and all tours are available [online ](https://guide.humboldtforum.org/de/)free of charge at any time. ### Languages The exhibition offers experiences for all people: Much of the content is conveyed in twelve languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, German Sign Language (DGS), English, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Turkish), occasionally in the exhibition media and to a greater extent in the media guide.