Märkisches Museum — Attraction in Berlin

I am a student of the Germn language school Kapitel Zwei. After my German course we made a very nice trip to this museum.

The museum in general is not so big, but they have a lot of interesting things that are going to involve you, this museum is separated in two parts, downstairs and upstairs. Don’t forget to ask for the little speaker to hear all the histories and descriptions of the museum!

I suggest starting downstairs, because there is an exhibition that according to the museum they change constantly, this time they had the opportunity to see the history of the music in Berlin and the life style of Turkish people in the ages of 80’s. I was not that interested in these topics but maybe is good to start there.

After that, when you go upstairs, is a permanent exhibition of the history of berlin, in 2 words: It’s awesome!!!! You might need at least 3 or 4 hours to tour all the museum. When I say history of Berlin I mean all since 1200 A.C. till now, don’t forget to watch out about the little squares, where you have to put the speakers in to hear the description of what you are watching. I don’t want to disappoint no-one, but there are some descriptions just in German that I consider important to hear in English.

Berlin has a lot of history to know, a lot of places to go and I can say that this is a good museum to visit, if you don’t know anything of the history of Berlin, because it resumes everything, and the best part is that they have videos and audios which make it an interactive place. It is not the typical museum where you lose the interest eventually.

This is a good place to spend your money and your time, you will...

Before I visited Markisches Museum I had been to some other museums, attractions and tours in Berlin that dealt with various eras in the history of Berlin. What I like about Markisches Museum is that it presents succinctly the history of Berlin from the Middle Ages to modern times in chronological order that ties in all the various parts of the history of Berlin that I learnt from the other museums. The audio guide is very well done as well. Among my favourite exhibits there is a video of German school children being asked for their feelings about the reunification of Germany the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall; really makes history come alive ! I would highly recommend a visit to Markisches Museum to complement your visits to other museums (but not on its own as it does not go into much detail into any one period of...

I enjoyed this museum. The collection can be best summed up as eclectic. The collection cuts a wide swath throughout Berlin's history and I did learn things, perhaps trivial but to those better informed than me, maybe they are important. It is clearly a labour of love on the part of all the employees, most of whom may be volunteers. While not up to the standards of the museums on Museum Island, there was a lot to see and in a very interesting setting.

I would recommend this museum, particularly the free audio guide. At five Euros, this is a bit of bargain compared to other museums. It is also a short walk from here to Alexanderplatz and along the way, you can spend a bit of time at the bombed out church, the ruins of the Franziskaner-KlosterKirch, and proceed to the nearby telecommunications tower...