Kirsty Bell on the murky Undercurrents of Berlin history
Art critic and author Kirsty Bell on Berlin’s waterways and understanding the city from below.
History
When Napoléon conquered Berlin
On the 27th October 1806, Napoléon and his army marched triumphantly through the Brandenburg Gate.
Politics
Berlin’s post-war Jewish camps
After being freed from concentration camps, holocaust survivors spent years in Displaced Persons camps, including several in […]
Art
From typewriters to Twitter: Archiving the history and future of AIDS
A new exhibition at Schwules Museum looks at how politicians, the healthcare system and wider society have […]
Politics
Treptower Park’s human zoo
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, white Berliners spent a summer staring at Black people for entertainment. […]
Art
Colonialism, genocide and resistance: My visit to Humboldt Forum
Our writer visited Berlin’s most controversial new building and expected to be both bored and enraged. Here’s […]
