Märkisches Museum

The building of the Märkisches Museum, completed in 1908, is somewhat reminiscent of the St. Catherine's Church in Brandenburg an der Havel and part of the facade is actually based on the model. But the Märkisches Museum was never a church, but the first building in the world that was specifically designed as a city museum. In the overall complex you can see very different parts of the building that refer to specific models from different historical eras. In addition, the museum was state-of-the-art when it opened and after it was extensively renovated in recent years, you can now admire the completely revised permanent exhibition on the history of Berlin (stadtmuseum.de/maerkisches-museum).

It is the main museum of the Berlin City Museum Foundation with a focus on culture and history. In front of it are the figure of Roland, an impressive church bell, an original segment of the Berlin Wall and a monument to Heinrich Zille and one for the "Cornerstay Nante", an original from earlier times.

The name is a bit confusing for many newcomers, because hardly anyone expects the official “Berlin Museum” here.

Anyone who knows the museum from the past should be told that the Märkisches Museum has a completely revised Berlin exhibition, which has been open since June 10, 2018.

Note: Every 1st Wednesday of the month it means "free entry"!

The museum is worth seeing both inside and out.

In the Märkisches Museum, the Stadtmuseum Berlin presents exhibitions and objects on history,

The special exhibition Aufbruch und Chaos Berlin 1920/2020 is currently on. Great historical exhibits and panels on the 1920s on the topics of transport, housing, urban development, recreation, etc. And visions for 2120 ...

In the Märkisches Museum, the Stadtmuseum Berlin presents exhibitions on the history, culture and everyday life of the city.
The building in Köllnischer Park, which can be seen from afar, was opened in 1908 as a highly modern museum at the time. Its historicizing architecture uniquely illustrates regional architectural styles from different eras. At the same time, it was the first building in the world to be specially designed as a city museum and one of the first Berlin museums to be reopened after the Second World War.
In front of it is a copy of the Roland from Brandenburg.