About Berlin / Events in Berlin
If you are staying in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg you have chosen one of Berlin´s best areas regarding nightlife, bars and restaurants.
Kulturbrauerei close to the subway station Eberswalder Straße is an old brewery that offers a wide range of cultural attractions. There is a cinema, a theatre, galleries, clubs and bars and restaurants.
Kollwitzplatz and its surrounding area give you the opportunity to relax in one of the many cafés and restaurants. “Anna Blume” is a cosy restaurant where you can enjoy a great breakfast and delicious cakes.
Kastanienallee: The popular street with shopping opportunities in small boutiques by new and up coming designers. There is also a great variety of different restaurants and bars.
Good restaurants in this area:
Duckwitz: Coffee, cake and more (Lettestraße 3)
Djabana: Bagel and delicious cake (Kopenhagener Straße 7)
Teigwaren: Home made Pasta (Oderberger Straße 41)
Jalla Jalla: Arab and mediterranean food (Kopenhagener Straße 4)
Tapitas: Small and very cosy Tapas bar (Gleimstraße 23)
Ars Vini: Wine and Fondue restaurant-very friendly staff with a great wine knowledge (Dunckerstraße 78)
MaoThai: Noble Thai -restaurant (Wörther Straße 30)
Cenacolo: Great Pizza ( Sredzkistraße 23)
If you are staying in Berlin Mitte you are right in the centre of Berlin. Only a few minutes walk to the popular Hackesche Höfe area, a few stops to the Brandenburg gate and other cultural attractions.
Here are some restaurants we would recommend to you for your stay in Mitte:
Goodtime: Very good Thai restaurant in Chausseestraße 1.
Pizzeria Papa Pane: Great Pizza in Ackerstraße 23 close to Nordbahnhof
Basil: Homemade pasta in a cosy atmosphere in Dircksenstraße 47
Atamé: Tasty Tapas in a spanish ambience - Dircksenstraße 40
Museums in Berlin
Berlin has more than 170 museums and collections. They offer everything from the ancient to the ultra-modern – art. The works found in the city's museums and collections and private galleries are as exciting as they are diverse.
Pergamon Museum
Berlin's prime museum. Shows three outstanding collections under one roof: the Antiquity Collection, the Museum of the Near East and the Museum of Islamic art.
Bodestraße 1-3 1
10178 Berlin-Mitte
10178 Berlin-Mitte
The history of the Berlin Wall is documented at the most famous border crossing point.
Friedrichstraße 43-45
D-10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
D-10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
In 1695, the Elector Friedrich III of Brandenburg, gave the orders to lay the foundation stone of the Berlin "Zeughaus", the Arsenal. The German Historical Museum invites the public to visit temporary and permanent exhibitions.
Deutsches Historisches Museum
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 - (0)30 - 20304 0
Unter den Linden 2
10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 - (0)30 - 20304 0
December 2001 the restoration of the Museum Island reached a significant milestone with the much-celebrated re-opening of the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery).
Bodestr. 1-3
10178 Berlin
10178 Berlin
Telephone : +49 - (0)30 - 2090 5801
Email: ang@smb.spk-berlin.de
Email: ang@smb.spk-berlin.de
In 1968, the New National Gallery was erected here as the first building, following designs by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Potsdamer Straße 50
10785 Berlin
10785 Berlin
Telphone: +49 - (0)30 - 266 42 4510
The Technic-Museum continues the tradition of considerable technique museums, which were located in Berlin since World War II. The location at the Gleisdreieck is of historical importance.
Trebbiner Straße 9
D-10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Phone: +49 30 90254-0
Fax: +49 30 90254-175
D-10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg
Phone: +49 30 90254-0
Fax: +49 30 90254-175
Allies Museum
The history of the western occupying powers in Berlin from 1945-1994. The permanent exhibition starts with the invasion of the Western Allies in their sectors after Germany was defeated in World War II. It ends with the celebrations at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany in 1990.
AlliiertenMuseum e.V.
Clayallee 135
14195 Berlin-Zehlendorf
Events in Berlin
International Green Week - January 15 - 24, 2010 The International Green Week is a one-of-a-kind international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries.
The Long Night of the Museums - January 30th, 2010 More than 100 museums and cultural institutions leave their doors open all night to Berliners and visitors. A special hop-on hop-off shuttle service facilitates the night-time expedition to exhibitions, collections, galleries and artifacts.
transmediale - end of January, 2010 transmediale is an international festival for contemporary art and digital culture. Located in Berlin, it presents advanced artistic perspectives reflecting on the socio-cultural impact of new technologies.
Berlinale - February 11 - 21, 2010 The Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival, is not only the city’s largest cultural event, but also one of the most important dates on the international film industry’s calendar. For two weeks, art, glamour, parties and business meet at this mega event.
ITB - March 11 - 15, 2009 Berlin's International Tourism Fair With. 11,000 exhibitors from 180 countries it is the worlds' leading market place for the travel industry. Travel trends, deals to far-flung places and a chance for world-wide exploration in just one day.
DMY - International Design Festival - June 2010 Berlin's Design Festival is the ideal forum for creative professionals and visitors to meet up, catch up or discover the latest trends in direct contact with the international design scene.
Sandsation - June 6 - August 29, 2010 Berlin welcomes the most renowned sand sculpture artists from all over the world who come together for the International Sand Sculpture Festival SANDSATION.
ILA Berlin Air Show 2010 - June 8 - 13, 2010 The ILA - Berlin's Air Show is one of the world's largest aerospace trade shows. The event hosts over 1.000 exhibitors from over 40 countries, more than 115,000 trade visitors and about 250,000 visitors in total.
Christopher Street Day - June 26th, 2010 The popular gay and lesbian event Christopher Street Day will descend on the streets of Berlin in the traditional, yearly demo-event. A chance to wave and join the street party along with the hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders in festive mode.
Pyronale - September 3 - 4, 2010 Pyronale is a spectacular two-night pyrotechnic event known for its extraordinary fireworks choreography. The unique competition combines to brillant effect traditional fireworks artistry with modern pyro-technics
IFA - September 3 - 8, 2010 The IFA is the world’s leading sales platform and the Consumer Electronics industry’s number one venue for doing business.
Berlin Marathon - September 25 - 26, 2010 The Berlin Marathon is one of the largest marathon events in the world. More than 50,000 runners and skaters come to the capital from every part of the globe to take part in the race.
15th Art Forum - October 07 - 10, 2010 The Art Forum Berlin is an international fair exhibiting contemporary art from the best artists coming from Berlin, Germany, Europe, USA, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
