In My View In the film series In My View, we show personal perspectives on exhibitions and on individual exhibits in our museums. 19 Articles on the topic In My View In My View: Rasha | Museum Ephraim-Palais Rasha studied International cooperation and urban development in Darmstadt and Grenoble and has been living since 2016 in Berlin. She is currently working in community and neighbourhood outreach (aufsuchende Stadtteilarbeit) and occasionally provides guided tours on the topic of migration in Berlin. Rashas interest is to look at what shapes cities and how they grow.Video In My View: Kaey | Museum Ephraim-Palais As a trans* activist, performer and drag queen, Kaey regularly performs on Berlin's stages. Kaey has also delighted audiences at the Museum Ephraim-Palais: on the admission-free museum sunday, she read children's books with a lot of fun and good humour as part of the "Drag Story Hour" in the "BerlinZEIT" exhibition.Video In My View: Helena | Museum Ephraim-Palais Helena comes from Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg and has just passed her A-levels. The capital has a lot to offer young people in particular, but they are also confronted with various difficulties. What the 18-year-old likes about the "BerlinZEIT" exhibition at Museum Ephraim-Palais is that it also deals with social differences and that there is something new to discover on every floor.Video In My View: Adrian | Museum Ephraim-Palais When Adrian is not passionately pursuing his profession as a physiotherapist, he loves exploring Berlin or offering museum tours himself. Adrian doesn't let his visual impairment since childhood stop him. His thirst for knowledge and his joy are far too great. Adrian regularly offers tactile tours for blind and visually impaired people in the "BerlinZEIT" exhibition in the Museum Ephraim-Palais.Video 01.09 minutes In My View: Dirk | Museum Ephraim-Palais Dirk loves to "cruise" through the city on one of his East Berlin Simson mopeds. The trained motor vehicle and armoured car mechanic maintains the six family heirlooms with great passion. Preserving old things for posterity has also brought Dirk to the Berlin City Museum. He has been working here as an in-house technician since 2019 and is also responsible for the smooth operation of the Ephraim-Palais museum in Berlin's Nikolai neighbourhood. Of course, it's clear which exhibit in the "BerlinZEIT" is Dirk's favourite!Video 00:55 minutes In My View: Andreas | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./ engl.) Andreas was born in Friedrichshain and works as a train driver. In his free time, he enjoys medieval music. In the Museumsdorf Düppel in the Nikolassee district of Berlin, Andreas is involved in the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V. Here, he and his family look after a house and its garden. Video 01:06 Minute In My View: Liam | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./engl.) Liam loves to be outdoors and on the move. That's why the voluntary ecological year at the Museumsdorf Düppel was the perfect opportunity before he began his studies in biology or nature conservation. In the video, he gives an insight into his favourite field: animal care. Video 01:20 minutes In My View: Miriam | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./engl.) For Miriam from Berlin, the Museumsdorf Düppel is a second home - and has been since she was two years old. The primary school pupil from Berlin-Zehlendorf has spent countless weekends at the open-air museum with her family. Above all, she enjoys the freedom this place offers. In the video, she talks about what she loves about Museumsdorf Düppel.Video 1:00 minute In My View: Brigitte | Museumsdorf Düppel (UT dt./ engl.) The reconstructed houses in the open-air museum are looked after and brought to life by the members of the Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V.. In the video, Brigitte Jusuf presents the interior of a house and the associated garden, both of which she maintains and looks after as a member of the association. Video 01:15 minutes In My View: Dorota | BERLIN GLOBAL The “Boundaries” room of the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition makes boundaries literally visible. An illuminated map on the floor shows Berlin’s roads and waterways. Tall glass cases containing remarkable historical objects stand on the map, indicating the boundaries that surrounded, divided and were determined in Berlin in the past. The map is also surrounded by media stations in the form of surveying equipment. For Polish Berliner Dorota Kott, the room has a special significance.Video 01:22 Minuten In My View: Leon | BERLIN GLOBAL Originating in the Bronx in New York City, the musical genre hip hop would also play an important role in Berlin in the 1980s and 1990s – both in the West and in the East. While German-Turkish youths developed the genre in West Berlin youth centres, hip hop in East Berlin became a means for musicians to seek free spaces against the backdrop of the GDR regime.Video 01:03 Minuten In My View: Camilla | BERLIN GLOBAL In the film "Entertain Berlin", Black filmmaker Jermain Raffington speaks with other Black Germans about the past, present and future of identity and racism in Germany. The film can be found in the “Entertainment” room of BERLIN GLOBAL.Video 01:23 Minuten In My View: Henri | BERLIN GLOBAL Henri Vogel is a transgender religious and cultural scholar and activist who lives with his husband and cat in Berlin. In this video, Henri presents an extraordinary object in the “Free Space” room. Video 01:21 Minuten In My View: Jos | BERLIN GLOBAL Located between the “Entertainment” and “War” rooms of the BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition, the “Exile Wall” features the signatures of numerous artists and cultural figures of the 20th century. They include Marlene Dietrich (1901 - 1992), Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950), Tilla Durieux (1880 - 1971) and Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), among others, all of whom were forced to flee Nazi Germany. Video 01:28 Minuten Vanessa Hoffmann & the club culture In this clip, Vanessa Hoffmann shows us her perspective on the Berlin club culture. She was born in Berlin, she is 22 years old and lives and studies in her hometown.Video Mohamad Khalil & the Quadriga In this clip, Mohamad Khalil shows us the last remaining original piece from the Brandenburg Gate’s Quadriga, which was designed by Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1789. Mohamad has been a tour guide in the Neukölln district since February 2017. On his tours, he explains how multifaceted Berlin is and how it can be a welcoming home for anyone. Video Lutz Pepping & the Wilsnacker bell In this clip, Lutz Pepping shows us the Wilsnacker bell in the Märkischen Museum’s Great Hall. He is a freelance art and culture guide and works for the Stadtmuseum Berlin, among other places.Video Ali Panahi in the [Probe]Räume In this clip, Ali Panahi takes us on a tour of the [Probe]Räume ([Test]Spaces). He also worked there himself during his federal volunteer service. The writing utensils on display there remind him of his childhood in Afghanistan. They are also closely linked to his work as a calligrapher. Ali fears that the art of handwriting will become increasingly less important due to electronic communication.Video Alungoo Xatan & the hidden stories In this clip, 23-year-old Alungoo shows us the “Gegensätze” [opposites] room, which is part of the permanent exhibition. She’s an art student and focuses on the topics of origin, transnational identity and the critique of racism. You can find her work on her website and you can follow her work progress on her Instagram account.Video