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Around the conference site
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Around the Humboldt University
The Humboldt University is placed right in the middle of the eastern
center of the town. This short walk leads you to some of the well-known
sights nearby the conference site.
How to get there: Start at conference site and walk the Unter
den Linden to the left.
Planning your time: 1,5 to 2,5 hours.
Detailed information: Click here
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Museum Island
Berlin's world-famous Museum Island lies between the River Spree and
Kupfergraben. The buildings on the island accommodate the archaeological
collections and art of the 19th century. Development of the building
complex began with the Altes Museum which was designed by Schinkel.
In this building, King Frederick William III made art treasures accessible
to the public for the first time in 1830.
When the Pergamon Museum opened in 1930, it marked the completion of
the Museum Island complex. During the Second World War up to seventy
per cent of the buildings were destroyed. A huge reconstruction and
modernization programme is currently under way to overcome the results
of the war and division. The original collections which were divided
between east and west after the war are now being reorganized and, in
the majority of cases, reunited.
How to get there: Behind the Humboldt University go right to
the river Spree and left to the little pedestrian brigde. (app. 200m
from the conference site)
Planning your time: 1 hour for a quick look from the outside,
at least half a day for the museums (if you are really fast).
Detailed information: Click here
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Medium distance
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The New Berlin
Those who are interested in political relevant sites and buildings will
have not only the chance to learn more about Reichstag (Parliament)
and Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery), but also explore many other
locations worth seeing.
How to get there: Starting Point at Brandenburg Gate, from the
conference site walk the Unter den Linden to the right (app. 1200m)
or S-Bahn station Unter den Linden; Bus numbers 100, 200, 248, 257,
348
Planning your time: 4 to 5 hours.
Detailed information: Click here
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Jewish Berlin
Berlin is a city where the delicate threads of Jewish history and culture
interweave into an intricate web. Some places stand as a stark reminder
of the obliteration of what was once vibrant Jewish life. Others are
testimonies of the Jewish past – the New Synagogue, Jewish cemeteries
in Mitte and Weißensee – or the focus of its Jewish present: the
Jewish Community Centre, seven active synagogues, and the Jewish Museum.
How to get there: Starting Point Oranienburger Str., straight
ahead from the back of the conference site (app. 800m) or U-Bahn and
S-Bahn station Oranienburger Straße; S-Bahn station Hackescher
Markt, U-Bahn station Weinmeisterstraße
Planning your time: 2 to 3 hours for the main sights without
museums and restaurants.
Detailed information: Click here
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The Berlin Wall
Traces of the Berlin Wall in Today's Townscape
How to get there, planning your time: Visit selected sights of
your choice, for each app. 0,5 hour.
Detailed information: Click here
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All over Berlin
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Shopping
Designer fashion and outstanding trends, department stores and small
boutiques, international vibes and local designers, Berlin offers a
wide variety of shopping facilities. We have collected tips for everyone
listed below.
Detailed information: Click here
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Nightwalks
Berlin offers a wide range of possibilities to go out. Restaurants,
Pubs and clubs of all kind and for every gusto invite you. Many places
and streets are perfect night walks because one restaurant is here next
to the other.
Detailed information: Click here
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Selected Museums and Collections
- Kulturforum:
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- Gemäldegalerie (Picture
Gallery)
- Art Library
- Museum of Applied Art
- Museum of Prints and Drawings
- National Gallery:
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- Old National Gallery
- National Gallery (Friedrichswerder
Church)
- New National Gallery
- Hamburger Bahnhof: Museum
for the Present
- Berggruen Collection "Picasso
and his Time"
- Pergamon Museum:
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- Collection of Classical Antiquities
- Museum of Islamic Art
- Museum of Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Bus 100
The well-known bus number 100 forms a cheap and easy alternative of
a sightseeing tour. This bus line passes a lot of the most important
places of interest taking you on its way from the western centre to
the eastern city. Some of the bus drivers with their typical Berlin
slang and rough way of talking are some kind of entertainers, that will
converte your tour in an unforgettable event. So you will get to know
Berlin in a different way!
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