Long Night of Museums in Berlin

17 May

	Berlinische Galerie The Berlinische Galerie, located in a former industrial warehouse in residential Kreuzberg, displays art made in Berlin and relating to the city from the 20th and 21st centuries. The current special exhibition features photography by Tobias Zielony portraying young people on the urban and social fringes of Western welfare states. Entertainment on the theme will be provided by a Long Night Poetry Slam and urban street dance. read more...
	Jüdisches Museum Berlin The Long Night will be the closing event of the Jewish Museum's special exhibition »The Whole Truth … Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jews« − an unusual and humourous attempt to answer every possible question about Judaism. In one particular showcase are »living exhibits« − Jewish guests, who are ready to answer visitors' questions in German or English. read more...
	Jugend Museum Israeli historian Fania Oz-Salzberger will be hosting the Long Night at the Youth Museum. Having lived in Berlin herself, she will be asking young Israelis who live here about their impressions and experiences (in English). Photos by the British artist Barbara Loftus are also on show, which pick up on her mother's memories of Nazi Berlin. read more...
	Museen Dahlem The Dahlem Museums bring the cultures of the whole world to our doorstep − from African masks and South Seas boats to Japanese lacquer works. On the Long Night there will be dance performances from all continents and workshops in which visitors can learn the steps. In the Museum of European Cultures the exhibition »I'm not afraid of anything« portrays young Europeans. read more...
	Deutsches Historisches Museum The German Historical Museum offers guided tours in English throughout the Long Night − both through the permanent exhibition on German-European history and through the special exhibitions »Diversity Destroyed. Berlin 1933−1938« and »Gulag. Traces and Testimonies« (see page 71). The Schlüterhof, the museum's Baroque inner courtyard, will be filled with the sounds of hip-hop, soul and electro-pop and the dance moves of the »Flying Steps Academy« students. read more...
	Computerspielemuseum Proof that computer games are not just for young people, the »digital laties«, members of the Seniors Computer Club, are on hand for the Long Night at the Computer Games Museum. They will present the best online games that offer challenging fun for all ages and invite all visitors to join in. You can try your hand at plenty of games in the museum and in a special exhibition (re)discover various generations of motorbike games. read more...

Berlin's 34th Long Night of Museums

The Long Night of Museums is one of Berlin's most well-known events; it gives visitors from across the world a great overview of the museum landscape in Germany's capital. On August 31st, approximately 95 museums will open their doors to the public from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., showing their collections, exhibitions and offering guided tours and special programmes. The theme of this Long Night is »Young and Old« − in some museums you'll be greeted by young-and-old couples from mythology, in others by stories of family life in Berlin's upper classes and royal court, and still others by music hits that have left their mark on the generations.

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