Märkisches Museum - Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin
Am Köllnischen Park 5
10178 Berlin-Mitte

The museum houses, apart from exhibitions of pre and early history, extensive collections about the town's history.

The 'Gothic Chapel' with the precious collection of medieval sculptures and the reconstructed 'Big Hall' can be experienced again today as well as the 'Guild Hall' and the 'Weapon Hall'.

Mechanical music instruments
The permanent presentation of mechanical music instruments gives an overview of the sound creation from 1800 into the beginning of the 20th century.
Always on Sundays from 3pm onwards - Presentation of the mechanical music instruments.

New is the presentation of seven original wall segments.

Image Copyright: Gisela Pape

Wall segments in an ensemble with listening and information place that plays tone documents from the building to the downfall of the wall.

Image Copyright: Gisela Pape

Two segments with a 'Königskopf' (King's Head) painted by Kiddy Citny

Transport Links:

U2 Märkisches Museum or U8 Jannowitzbrücke
S3, S5, S7, S75, S9 Jannowitzbrücke
147, 265

+49 (30) 30866215

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Museum's foundation history

The Märkische Museum at the Köllnischen Park was opened more than 90 years ago.

When the Märkische Provinzial-Museum was opened in 1908 it had already a very changeable history behind it. The nomination of Berlin as Reichs-capital in 1871 abetted the set-up of a cultural-historical museum. Many proposals of such a museum were rejected. It was considered to unite the gold and silver objects kept at the Städtischen Asservatorium, the items from the archive and the pictures that were hanging at the office of the city councillor and open them to the public. The objects came together in the so-called archive. The sections Archive and Bibliotheca were extended by a third section, Collections. The alderman Ernst Friedel was appointed "Kommissarius for Archive, Bibliotheca and Collections". The Märkische Provinzial-Museum emerged then from this section. By decree of the municipal authorities this museum was founded as a Local Museum on the 9th of October 1874. The population was at this time very interested even the royal family was in favour for such a museum.