Last updated on 10/11/2026
Yulia Veksler
For this selection, I looked for museums where touching isn't forbidden but encouraged. It was important to me that children can experiment, dress up or make music themselves, instead of just standing behind glass cases. That way even grey days turn into an adventure, and the little ones learn along the way, simply because they enjoy it.
The Spectrum belongs to the German Museum of Technology and is located in the Schwechtenkopfbau on Ladestraße, a preserved remnant of the railway depot at Anhalter Bahnhof. Across four floors, there are over 150 experimental stations on light, electricity, heat, and sound. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is the place for all who prefer to try out physics rather than read about it.
The Alice - Museum for Children is located in the FEZ in Wuhlheide and is currently showing Green Planet Berlin across 450 square meters with six interactive stations, from the kitchen of the future to the sound cave. Around 250 children co-developed the concept in ten workshops. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is the institution that has been lending its exhibitions to other museums since 2002.
The MACHmit! Museum for Children has set up shop in the de-consecrated Elias Church in Prenzlauer Berg, with the church tower clock, altar area, and organ remaining. Across 1,200 square meters on two floors, a seven-meter-high climbing shelf is the centerpiece. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is the one for two- to twelve-year-olds with their own workshops to get started.
The Labyrinth Children's Museum is located in a heritage-protected assembly hall from 1890 in Wedding, where matchstick machines were once assembled. Spread across approximately 1,000 square meters, Talentopia features seven areas, from a construction crane and a control center to a material bar. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is one of the oldest; since 1997, it has welcomed over 1.7 million guests.
The Futurium stands on the Spree between the Main Station and the Reichstag, asking how we want to live in the future across approximately 3,200 square meters. In the Futurium Lab in the basement, 3D printers, laser cutters, and robots are available for experimentation across 600 square meters. Among Berlin's children's museums, it is the house that costs nothing and has a skywalk above the rooftops.
On a site the size of ten football fields, the Düppel Museum Village showcases a village as it would have looked between 1170 and 1220 in the Mark Brandenburg region. Between the forge, bronze casting, and herb gardens, you'll find Skudde sheep, oxen, and the re-bred Düppel pasture pig. Children aged five and up can try archery and bake flatbread over an open fire.
The Klingende Museum Berlin on Behmstraße is not a house with display cases, but a workshop for trying out instruments, where children can pick up string, wind, and percussion instruments themselves. It was founded in 2002 based on an idea by conductor Gerd Albrecht. The concept includes the Klingende Mobil, a bus with over 50 instruments on board.
The Forest Museum with Forest School is located on Königsweg in Grunewald on the site of a former tree nursery. Inside, specimens, display boards, and interactive exhibits about the forest await, while outside there's a forest garden with play and discovery stations. At 1.00 Euro for children and 1.50 Euro for adults, it is the most affordable among Berlin's children's museums.
The Youth Museum on Schöneberger Hauptstraße is a municipal institution of the district office and has been working with real objects and true life stories since 1995. Currently, Protest is running, an exhibition about historical and contemporary forms of opposition. Admission is free, and in the Open Studio, children aged six and over can create their own works.
The Puppet Theatre Museum Berlin on Karl-Marx-Straße displays figures from three centuries, with the foundation stemming from the collection of its founder Nikolaus Hein. The museum includes its own small stage, a library dedicated to puppet theatre, and workshops where puppets are built. Playful guided tours are available for children's groups of eight or more.
