S1, S2, S25, S26, U2 Potsdamer Platz
Bus M29, M48, M85 Kulturforum
Bus 300 Philharmonie Süd
Informations about accessibility
for people with impaired mobility
vollständig rollstuhlgeeignet
Short Facts
Founded
1867 as the German Museum of Applied Arts and Design (Deutsches Gewerbemuseum)
Opened
1881 in the Martin Gropius Bau, 1985 at the Kulturforum
Exhibition space
8370 m²
What to see
design artefacts from the Middle Ages to the present: liturgical instruments, furniture, pieces from the Kunstkammer (cabinet of curiosities), glass, porcelain, silver, fashion, design
Definitely don’t miss
works of the goldsmith’s art in the Mediaeval Room, cloths by Dior, Chanel and Balenciaga in the fashion gallery