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has finally returned to his home
city. This new museum presents
his complete works and centres
on two shows called “Sex and
Landscapes” and “Us and Them,
which show his early fashion and
nude photography as well as pho-
tos of the famous, rich and beauti-
ful since 1947.
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Jebensstr. 2
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Map
C4
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10am-6pm Tue-Wed; 10am-6pm
Fri-Sun; 10am-10pm Thu
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(030) 20 90 55
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Admission charge
A Day in Spandau
Morning
Start with a journey on the
U-Bahn. From the centre
of town, take a U2 train in
the direction of Ruhleben,
and at Bismarckstraße sta-
tion change to the U7 train
in the direction of Rathaus
Spandau. Ten minutes later
you will have reached the
centre of
Spandau Old
Town
(see p79),
where
you can visit Breite Straße
and Nikolaikirche.
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum
The museum is dedicated
to the work of the Berlin artist
Käthe Kollwitz (1897-1945), who
documented the misery of
workers' lives in 1920s Berlin in
numerous prints, graphics and
sketches. After losing a son and a
grandson in World War I, she con-
centrated on the themes of war
and motherhood. The museum
holds some 200 of her works,
including several self-portraits.
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Fasanenstr. 24
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Map P4
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11am-6pm Wed-Mon
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(030) 882 52 10
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Admission charge
Before returning to
Charlottenburg, make sure
you visit the
Zitadelle
Spandau
. There, in the
museum café, you can
also enjoy a late breakfast.
Return by U-Bahn. This
time, get off the train at
the Wilmersdorfer Straße
station, one of the few
pedestrianized areas in
Berlin. This is a particularly
good area for shopaholics
and bargain hunters.
Afternoon
From Wilmersdorfer
Straße a 20-minute walk
along Kaiserdamm in a
westerly direction will
take you to the
Funkturm
and the
Messegelände
with the “Ehrenhalle.
You could have lunch at
the
Funkturm-Restaurant
,
and enjoy the magnificent
views. Nearby, the Haus
des Rundfunks (broadcast-
ing house) and the
Georg-
Kolbe-Museum
(see p84)
are worth visiting.
After your museum visit, if
you still have some time
and energy, you could take
bus No. 218 from here to
the
Olympiastadion
(see p68)
. In the evening,
return to Charlottenburg
and Savignyplatz by bus
No. 149. Here you can
enjoy the justly famed,
delicious Franconian cook-
ing at
Florian's
(see p87)
.
Mother and Child
by Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum:
www.kaethe-kollwitz.de
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