Education

An overview tour through the museum.

Format: Guided tour

Group size: Up to 10 persons or a school class.

Duration: 60 minutes

Fee: €70/€55 for school classes (plus €3 admission per person / free admission for pupils)

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Costumes and props, photographs, film scripts, sketches and designs of sets and models, cameras and film footage – film history is brought to life by a wide range of objects in the permanent exhibition. In twelve rooms, the museum recounts the beginnings of German cinema, of early film stars and classics (e.g., ‘Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari’ and ‘Metropolis’), of the golden era of German cinema during the Weimar Republic, and its misuse under National Socialism. The exhibition portrays the situation of German filmmakers and artists living in exile, and on their return after World War II. Two rooms are devoted to German film from the postwar period to the present. A central theme of the exhibition is dedicated to Marlene Dietrich’s estate.

Guided tours in the permanent exhibition on additional topics.

Format: Guided tour

Group size: Up to 10 persons or a school class.

Duration: 60 minutes

Fee: €70/€55 for school classes (plus €3 admission per person / free admission for pupils)

You may also book tours at any time on the following subjects, among others:

• Early history of German film – pioneers and classics
• The Weimar Republic and National Socialism – film in historical context
• Film as an instrument of propaganda
• The icon Marlene Dietrich
• Berlin as a “film city”

A guided tour through our permanent exhibition specifically developed for children aged 8 years and older.

Format: Guided tour

Group size: Up to 10 persons

Duration: 60 minutes

Fee: €70, plus admission: €3/adult, kids free admission / €55 for school classes

Details

What makes images on television and in the cinema move? When did images start talking and what animation techniques were first used? During a guided tour through the permanent exhibition, young visitors are given the answers to these and countless other questions related to cartoons and animation techniques.
The tour begins with the pioneers of German film. It then moves through the early years of German cinema, and explains the beginnings of sound film. How images are manually and individually animated is demonstrated by silent film classics like ‘Metropolis’.

Walks through various urban districts in Berlin

Format: Guided tour

Group size: max. 10 people

Duration: 2-3 hours

Price: 160 €

You can choose between the following thematic walking tours:

Angels and the Red Army in Berlin’s “new center”

Whether lively traffic hubs in the pre-war city, deserted wastelands along the Berlin Wall or impressive architectural backdrops – the urban spaces between Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenbur Gate play a diverse role in films. This city walking tour invites participants to trace and revisit selected films in the city space, including ‘Himmel über Berlin’ (‘Wings of Desire’), ‘The Bourne Identity’ and ‘One, Two Three’.

Cinematic strolls between the boulevards and drug excesses

Together, we will visit film locations in Berlin’s “Old West” along the main thoroughfare Kurfürstendamm and beyond. Discover film sites for movies like ‘Menschen am Sonntag’ (1930) and ‘The Bourne Identity’ (2004), and for current series such as ‘Ku’damm 56 & 59’ (2016‒18) and ‘Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo’ (2021). This “cinematic view” will open you to entirely new perspectives on Berlin.

“Alex” the film star, with Moscow right next door

A mix of quirky life in the heart of the city, a fast-paced clash of diverse lifestyles, and the architectural features of the entire area have made Alexanderplatz into one of the most popular film locations in Berlin. The Alex is a burgeoning city square renowned for having inspired literature and the film world (‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’). Together with the stately buidlings on Karl-Marx-Allee, it has also offered impressive historicl backdrops for cinematic interpretations of the Weimar era (‘Babylon Berlin’), the Peaceful Revolution (‘Good Bye, Lenin!’) and even Moscow (‘The Queen’s Gambit’).

Film pioneers, DEFA bohemia and Berlin cinema culture

With the help of selected films and series, we invite you to discover East Berlin film locations and places of cinema culture. The Skladanowsky Brothers shot their first films between the Berlin districts of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg, the boulevard Schönhauser Allee was itself a regular, recurring film star of the DEFA, and arthouse cinemas were integral components of neighborhood cultural life. Come with us to explore the film city Berlin and its history!

Film fans ‒ including the blind, sighted, deaf, and those without hearing impairments ‒ discover German film history together.

Format: Guided tour

Group size: max. 10 people

Duration: 90 minutes

Price: On request

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Hands-on German film history (touch tour)

Blind film fans discover the world of moving images on this inclusive touch tour through the permanent exhibition, which allows German film history to be experienced via audio and touch impressions.

Touch tour for the sighted (simulation tour)

By wearing simulation glasses, severe visual impairments are simulated for participants. Our visually impaired guide leads the group on a cinematic tour of past decades using touch objects to make German film history palpable and comprehensible. Tour participants get to know the permanent exhibition from the perspective of the visually impaired. At the same time, the tour sensitizes their perception of the day-to-day challenges that typically confront the blind and visually impaired. This offer is conceived for visitors without visual impairments.

With sign language through German film history

With the help of exhibition objects, background information and film clips, the tour through the permanent exhibition offers in-depth impressions of German film history. A team of trained guides and sign language interpreters (DGS, German sign language) knowledgeably lead participants through the museum, making the cultural asset of film and its cinema history accessible to both the deaf and visitors who can hear.

For groups of more than 10 persons please book time slot tickets.

The museum is intended for children eight years and older in the accompaniment of their parents. We recommend taking part in one of our educational programs to help children understand the context – such as for example a tour through the animation and technology exhibits.

Tours can be booked directly via our service providers with the Museumsdienst at:

Museum Service Berlin
+49 30 247 49-888
museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

Public tours are held every Sunday at 3 pm. On museum Sundays (every first Sunday of the month) public tours are held at noon, 2pm and 4pm. You can also review our events calendar for other dates.

Non-staff members may not offer their own tours of the museum. Our tours are conducted by professional guides that can be booked via Museumsdienst Berlin at:

Museum Service Berlin
+49 30 247 49-888
museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

Tours are routinely offered in German and English; some guides are also able to offer French or Spanish. For tours in foreign languages we change an extra €10 fee.

Our audio guide is available in German, English and French.

The lockers on the 2nd basement floor of the museum also include lockable bins that allow for backpacks/jackets from school classes in particular to be stored. There are four large bins in all.

We offer tours and educational events specially tailored for teachers on a regular basis. These are announced in both our newsletter and our events calendar. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly to find out which programs would work for you.

Contact:

Education
Jurek Sehrt
+49 30 300903-622
bildung@deutsche-kinemathek.de

Photography is prohibited within the exhibits. You’re welcome to take private photographs in our museum’s foyer, however.

There is a designated area for food in the entry area on the ground floor near the cash registers. Food is not permitted elsewhere in the museum.