Travel Reference
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GALLERY
ME COLLECTORS ROOM
€7/4; noon-6pm Tue-Sun; ; M1, Oranienburger Strasse)
Created by private collector Thomas Olbricht, this modern space showcases not only his
own art collection from the 16th century to today, but also serves as a platform for other col-
lectors to present their works in themed group shows. The only permanent feature is the
Wunderkammer,
a global 'cabinet of curiosities' that includes rare postage stamps, art-nou-
veau objects and toys.
The on-site
Me Cafe
is a pleasant spot to reflect upon it all.
GALLERY
SAMMLUNG HOFFMANN
€10; 11am-4pm Sat Sep-Jul; Weinmeisterstrasse)
Blink and you'll miss the doorway leading to the Sophie-Gips-Höfe, a trio of courtyards
linking Sophienstrasse and Gipsstrasse. The former sewing-machine factory now harbours
stores, offices and flats as well as this stellar contemporary art collection in a private home,
which is open for guided 90-minute tours every Saturday (registration required).
MUSEUM
RAMONES MUSEUM
sion €3.50; noon-8pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; ; Oranienburger Strasse)
They sang 'Born to Die in Berlin', but the legacy of punk pioneers the Ramones is kept very
much alive in the German capital, thanks to this eclectic collection of memorabilia. Look for
Marky Ramone's drumsticks and Johnny Ramone's jeans amid signed album covers,
posters, flyers, photographs and other flotsam and jetsam. The on-site cafe also hosts the oc-
casional concert.
ART INSTALLATION
MONSTERKABINETT
courtyard; tours adult/concession €8/5;
tours 6-10pm Thu, 4-10pm Fri & Sat;
M1,
Hackescher
Markt)
If you want to meet 'Püppi' the techno-loving go-go dancer or 'Orangina' the twirling six-
legged doll, you need to descend a steep spiral staircase into Hannes Heiner's surrealist un-
derground world. Inspired by his dreams, the artist has fashioned a menagerie of mechanical
robot-monsters and assembled them in a computer-controlled art and sound installation that
will entertain, astound and perhaps even frighten you just a little bit.
