5 Locations
The MACHmit! Museum for Children is located in the deconsecrated Elias Church in Prenzlauer Berg, including the church tower clock and organ. A seven-meter-high climbing shelf stretches through the old church nave, alongside a historic printing press and a soap shop. When it gets dark early outside, something new is constantly being created by children's hands at the house's workbenches.
The Labyrinth Children's Museum Berlin is housed in a listed factory hall from 1890 on Osloer Straße and presents the interactive exhibition Talentopia across approximately 1,000 square meters. On December 19, 2026, the lights go out: during the Christmas special, children aged eight to eleven explore the exhibition with headlamps, entirely without parents.
The Düppel Museum Village in Nikolassee reconstructs a settlement as it stood here between 1170 and 1220, on a site the size of ten football fields. On December 6, 2026, it transforms into 'Winterleben' (Winter Life): In the houses, food is cooked over open fires and carved, children strike fire and pour beeswax candles. Admission is free for those under 18.
The Knoblauchhaus in the Nikolaiviertel is one of the last Berlin residential buildings from the Biedermeier period and has been a museum since 1989. From November 28, 2026, to January 10, 2027, it will transform into a Christmas house on three floors: it smells of cinnamon and cookies, and historical toys and old Christmas decorations are displayed in the showcases. Admission is free for those under 18.
The German Museum of Technology at Gleisdreieck covers 28,500 square meters, showcasing everything from steam locomotives to the Zuse Z1 computer, identifiable from the street by the 'Rosinenbomber' (raisin bomber) above its terrace. In December, children aged six and up can paint self-cast pewter figures with winter motifs in the creative workshop. Admission is free for those under 18.