OUGD502: Things to do in Berlin

Before going to Berlin in February it is important to research things I want to do and that will benefit my personal practice. My aim is to take a lot of scenic photos and hopefully find somewhere quaint where landscape, atmosphere, people and environment can inspire future work.


Generic points of interest:

Reichstag building
Historic, glass-domed home of parliament

Brandenburg Gate
Grand classifcal archway & city divide





Museum Island
Museum, architecture

Berlin Wall
Conserved part of city wall & exhibition

Pergamon Museum
Antiquities & ancient art collections

Checkpoint Charlie
Cold war & east-west border landmark

Memorial to the Murdered Jews
2,711 columns commemorating Holocaust

East Side Gallery
Section of Berlin Wall for street art

Spree
River, bicycle touring, canal, forest, cathedral

Topography of Terror
Center documenting Nazi atrocities








Alexanderplatz
Pedestrianised square with iconic tower

Charlottenburg Palace
Riverside 17th century castle & gardens

Berlin Cathedral
Elaborate 19th-century cathedral

Neues Museum
Museum of ancient art & archaeology







Potsdamer Platz
Square at the heart of city's history

Tiergarten
Public park on an old hunting reserve






Berlin Zoological Garden
Huge, leafy zoo with modern aviary









Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Modern rebuild of 19th-century church

Alte Nationalgalerie
Neoclassical national art collection

Altes Museum
Displays of Greek & Roman artifacts

Checkpoint Charlie Museum
Displays on history of the Berlin Wall








Jewish Museum, Berlin
German-Jewish history & culture






Treptower Park
Large riverside park with observatory