Schwules Museum — Attraction in Berlin

The museum has a lot of promise, as it is a more or less "one-of-a-kind" museum. Unfortunately, it does not deliver. On the bright side, there is a bunch of interesting tidbits that might, in its own right, be worth the visit alone, but the bits and pieces do not work together. Everything seems to be put up more or less randomly in the four or five museum rooms. There is no chronology, nor actual themes (music, film, history etc) or any other way of grouping of the content. It's more like "we are gay and we can do whatever we want" kind of display. There are walls that seem to cover some specific area, but they still do not give the visitor a view of the story that needs or wants to be told, as there are too many exceptions for it to be coherent. There are also quite a lot of feminist items (without any reference to homosexuality. The museum would badly need a professional display setup as in its current state the interesting parts are...

We came to the museum to see the rainbow arcade exhibit and it didn't disappoint! Really detailed and unique exhibit charting the history of queer representation in video games with a good balance of mainstream and indie content. As an additional treat, we came when there was a free guided tour in English, which added even more to the exhibit and really was the highlight of our day, with a knowledgeable and charismatic tour guide!

The other exhibits were very interesting as well; both the sex work one as well as the more general queer curated space.

The museum is in no way a complete a lgbt+ in Berlin, nor does it try to be, choosing to focus on particular aspects and themes, with exhibits changing frequently. It is a relatively small space, but packed with a lot of detail - we spent over 3 hours there!!

If you are lgbt+ or have any interesting in queer culture, this museum is a must - as the only dedicated queer museum...

In Berlin, you can find many different kind of museums. This one is dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. Although the museum isn't huge, it still holds usually 3-4 exhibitions. And most of them will display for quite some time, sometime even a year. They also have free tour with English and German, if you want to join, I recommend to check more information on their official page.

The admission cost 9 euro per person now (regular ticket), as i was there, not cheap, but I think of it as a support to the local LGBTQ+ community. If you are student, bring your student ID with you, you will get a discount. The employees are also quite friendly and helpful there. In my opinion, this is a unique museum, where you can learn more about the people from LGBTQ+ community, their life, history, culture,...