

Touching is expressly desired in the colorful experimental world at the Science Center Spectrum in Berlin-Kreuzberg. On four floors, experiments are waiting for curious children and knowledgeable young explorers.
Last updated on 07/03/2026
Berlin is famous for its museum scene, and many venues have programmes where children are expressly allowed to touch and try things out. At the Science Center Spectrum in Kreuzberg, four floors of experiments await curious young explorers. The Alice Museum für Kinder at the FEZ is as bright and inquisitive as its namesake, and at the Labyrinth Kindermuseum in Wedding the motto is learning by doing. If you like, you can travel back to the Middle Ages at the Museumsdorf Düppel or make your own music on crazy instruments at the Klingendes Museum in Mitte. Whether crafting, dressing up or researching, here knowledge becomes an experience for the whole family. Which museum is next on your list?
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.


Touching is expressly desired in the colorful experimental world at the Science Center Spectrum in Berlin-Kreuzberg. On four floors, experiments are waiting for curious children and knowledgeable young explorers.



The Alice Children's Museum is a bit like the girl Alice from the story “Alice in Wonderland”, designed for bright and curious children and teenagers aged 8 and over in FEZ Berlin.






In Berlin-Pankow the MACHmit! Museum for Children presents its new exhibition »the wide horizon«!





Touch, try, jump, climb or knead - learning by doing is what Wedding's Labyrinth Children's Museum is all about.






In the museum village Düppel families can undertake a trip back into the Middle Ages!.






A mini electric guitar, a tuba and crazy instruments from everyday objects - in "Das Klingende Museum Berlin" (Museum of Sound), children of all age groups have the most diverse possibilities to make music.


The Berlin Forest Museum (Waldmuseum) with Forest School (Waldschule) is situated in the middle of the Grunewald Forest. It invites Berlin children to experience forest and nature with all their senses.





The Youth Museum Schöneberg is a adventurous history museum with many projects for young people.

In its permanent exhibition, the Puppetheater-Museum Berlin informs about the history of the puppet theater and shows today's play forms with current puppet theater for children.



Bode-Museum on the Museum Island is not only suited for adults with an interest in art but also for families and young visitors aged between 6 - 10 with its Children's Gallery.