Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
noon-6pm Wed-Sun; Kottbusser Tor)
The ups and downs of one of Berlin's most colourful districts are chronicled in this conver-
ted red-brick factory. The permanent exhibit zeros in on such themes as Kreuzberg's radical
legacy and how immigrants have shaped the area. The 1928 printing press on the mezzanine
level is still cranked into action on occasion.
BUILDING
AUFBAU HAUS
Injecting life into once drab and neglected Moritzplatz since 2011, the Aufbau Haus har-
bours a bright bouquet of creative and cultural ventures, led by the venerable namesake pub-
lishing house Aufbau Verlag, which also operates a nonmainstream theatre. The eclectic of-
ferings include a bookshop, a gallery representing Roma and Sinti art, the Parker Bowles
deli and the nightclub Prince Charles.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM DER DINGE
strasse 25; adult/concession €5/3; noon-7pm Thu-Mon; Kottbusser Tor)
With its extensive assemblage of everyday items, this museum ostensibly traces German
design history from the early 20th century to today but actually feels more like a cross
between a cabinet of curiosities and a flea market. Alongside detergent boxes and cigarette
cases are plenty of bizarre items, like a spherical washing machine, inflation money from
1923 and a swastika-adorned mug.
The collection is based on the archive of the Deutscher Werkbund (German Work Federa-
tion), an association of artists, architects, designers and industrialists formed in 1907 to in-
tegrate traditional crafts and industrial mass-production techniques. It was an important pre-
cursor of the 1920s Bauhaus movement.
HISTORIC SITE
GRENZWACHTURM SCHLESISCHER BUSCH
030-5321 9658;
www.flutgraben.org
; Am Flutgraben 3;
1-5pm Sat & Sun
May-Oct; Schlesisches Tor, Treptower Park)
East German guards, machine guns at the ready, used to keep an eye on the inner-city border
and the infamous 'death strip' from the top of this grey concrete watchtower. The nonprofit
organisation Kunstfabrik uses the protected building as a project space.
