Berlin Museum of Communications (Museum für Kommunikation Berlin) is one of the oldest communication museums in the world. It is located in the very center of Berlin on Leipziger Straße, in a building that is an architectural landmark of the city. The museum is dedicated to the history and development of communication, from ancient methods of transmitting information to modern technologies. The exhibitions include a variety of artifacts, such as old mail coaches, telegraphs, telephones, radios and modern digital devices. Particular attention is paid to revolutionary discoveries and inventions in the field of communications. In this museum, tourists are offered permanent and temporary exhibitions. Here you can learn the history of German and other postal services. See how telegraphy and telephony developed from the 19th century to the present day. Of course, there are halls dedicated to modern communication technologies, including the Internet and mobile communications.
The Museum of Communications was founded back in 1872 as the “Reichspostmuseum” and opened to the public a little later – in 1898. The current museum building was built in 1893-1897 according to the design of the architect Ernst von Inné and is an example of the neoclassical style. The building was quite badly damaged during World War II, but was restored and reopened in 1984.
In addition to static exhibits, you can see and even interact with interactive ones. This museum offers quite unusual objects and stands that will especially appeal to children and teenagers. There are all sorts of robots, and tasks for ingenuity, and much more.
The museum building regularly hosts temporary exhibitions on a variety of topics related to the history and development of communications, but not necessarily. When I came to Berlin, an additional topic was ecology and the interaction of activists with people.
In the 1990s, the museum was modernized and renamed the “Museum für Kommunikation.” Today, it is part of the Deutsche Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation museum network. It’s hardly the “most popular” of Berlin’s museums, but if you have kids, you can definitely add it to your list of interesting places.
Opening hours: The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 (on Thursday until 20:00), please note that it is closed on Monday. Tickets start from 6 euros, there are discounts for children and students. You can also book a guided tour. There is a shop on the museum grounds where you can buy themed souvenirs and books. The museum is located near the metro station “Mohrenstraße” (line U2) and “Stadtmitte” (lines U2 and U6), below is a point with a mark of this Berlin landmark:
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