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For a retreat from the urban frenzy, skip on over to this idyllic courtyard complex linking
Oranienburger Strasse with Auguststrasse. Kick back with cake and cappuccino in one of
the cafes or browse around some unique shops like the
Bonbonmacherei
,
an old-fashioned
candy kitchen.
HISTORIC BUILDING
JÜDISCHE MÄDCHENSCHULE
hours vary;
Oranienburger
Tor, M1, Oranienburger Strasse)
A 1920s former Jewish Girls' School reopened in 2012 as a cultural and culinary centre in a
sensitively restored New Objectivity structure by Alexander Beer. Three renowned Berlin
galleries -
Eigen+Art Lab
,
CWC
and
Michael Fuchs
- and the
Museum The Kennedys
have set up shop in the former classrooms, while the ground floor has the Jewish deli
Mogg
& Melzer
and the Michelin-starred
Pauly Saal
.
Plenty of original design features have survived, including the tiles in the entrance and the
classroom lights.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM THE KENNEDYS
€5/2.50; 11am-7pm; Oranienburger Tor, M1, Oranienburger Strasse)
US president John F Kennedy has held a special place in German hearts since his defiant
'Ich bin ein Berliner!'
solidarity speech in 1963. This private exhibit addresses the presid-
ent's continued mystique as well as such topics as the Berlin visit and his assassination in
Dallas through photographs, documents and relics.
Among the stand-out relics are JFK's reading glasses and a crocodile-leather briefcase,
Jackie's Persian-lamb pillbox hat and a hilarious Superman comic book edition starring the
president.
GALLERY
KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
noon-7pm Tue, Wed & Fri-Sun, to 9pm Thu; Oranienburger Strasse, M1, Oranienburger Tor)
In an old margarine factory, nonprofit KW helped chart the fate of the Scheunenviertel as
Berlin's original post-Wall art district. It still stages ground-breaking shows reflecting the
latest - and often radical - trends in contemporary art. Free tours (with reduced admission)
run Thursday at 7pm.
courtyard
Café Bravo
makes for a stylish coffee break.
