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To walk along the Berlin Wall is to sight a piece of
history, and now that it has spent more time as rubble
than a barricade, there’s never been a more apt time
to delve deeper. Berliner UnTerWelTen e.V. (berliner-
unterwelten.de) takes visitors into an underground
labyrinth on its Under the Berlin Wall tour. Wander
through the dark service halls of the U-Bahn in search
of the escape tunnels where many sought freedom.
Learn about Cold War history and stories of success and
betrayal, and see the seven escape tunnels near Bernauer
Strasse, before returning to the surface beside the Berlin
Wall Memorial (right). – Samantha Kodila

EVERYBODY

DANCE NOW

Berlin is famous for its clubs,

but if techno isn’t really your cup

of glühwein, try ClärChens

BallhaUs (ballhaus.de). This

grand ballroom has two main

floors, dance classes and a

soundtrack that features jazz,

swing and soul. And if you

recognise the interior, that’s

because it was a set for Quentin

Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

TRIP NOTES

LATEST FROM BERLIN

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In a city with more than
440 museums and
galleries, we uncover
Berlin’s hottest openings.

PERGAMON

MUSEUM

It’s closed for refurbishment

until 2025, but the

Pergamon Museum will

be reimagined when The

Panorama (below) opens in

September. Experience the

ancient Greek metropolis

in 360 degrees at the

temporary exhibit. There’s

also a 3D tour of the altar.

smb.museum

ALTE

NATIONALGALERIE

You may find yourself

itching to pull on your

hiking boots when

Wanderlust opens on 10

May. See around a hundred

works showcasing the

motif of the wanderer

experiencing nature from

all angles, a popular theme

for nineteenth-century

artists. smb.museum

JUDISCHES

MUSEUM

Step into the light at

James Turrell’s installation

Ganzfeld “Aural”. The

work immerses visitors

in an ethereal space,

submerging them in

an undefined light field

that represents the link

in Judaism between

creation’s beginning and

end. jmberlin.de

KW INSTITUTE FOR

CONTEMPORARY

ART

Contemporary artists

exhibiting at the tenth

Berlin Biennale, titled We

don’t need another hero

and open from June 9, will

examine self-preservation

as an act of dismantling

dominant structures and

Berlin’s place in the world.

kw-berlin.de