History
Treptower Park’s human zoo
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, white Berliners spent a summer staring at Black people for entertainment. But the human exhibits did more than just stare back. A new audio walk tells their stories of ambition, hardship and resistance. Read more
Jul 29, 2021
How to be Happy in Berlin, Isherwood style
We speak to the curator of an exhibition exploring how British writers like Christopher Isherwood and Virginia Woolf spent their their time in the city during the decadent 1920s. Read more
Jul 8, 2021
Cruising through Berlin’s queer history
Historian Samuel Clowes Huneke talks lesbian balls in Nazi Germany, looking for sex in wartime ruins and how East and West treated their gay scenes on both sides of the Wall – beyond Cold War clichés. Read more
Jun 7, 2021
Berlin's famous wastelands: Then and now
From Potsdamer Platz to RAW Gelände, many of Berlin's landmarks were nothing but empty fields after the Wall fell. We look at how the city has changed. Read more
May 10, 2021
The historic villages hidden in Berlin
From the cobbled streets of Rixdorf to the leaning tower of Stralau, Berlin is full of old villages that predate that city. Here are the ones to visit. Read more
Apr 29, 2021
La Belle: When a Berlin disco was bombed
This time 35 years ago, a bomb exploded in a West Berlin club known for its diverse crowds and wild dancing. We look back at what La Belle meant to its open-minded revellers. Read more
Apr 4, 2021
Ghost city: The empty buildings of Berlin
Berlin's abandoned buildings are the stuff of legend. We explore 10 of the city's architectural icons that remain empty to this day. Read more
Mar 29, 2021
