4 Locations
Berlin has a rich music history, from classical giants to the birth of its famous electronic scene. Museums, venues and memorials tell that story, and music history here runs through the whole city. This overview gathers Berlin locations tied to the past of music.
The Musical Instrument Museum near the Philharmonie displays centuries of instruments, while sites connected to composers, cabaret and the Cold War divide add depth. Record shops, historic clubs and concert halls carry the more recent story of jazz, punk and techno. Guided tours trace the city's soundtrack across the decades.
Browse the venues below to explore music history across Berlin, from instrument museums to historic clubs.
A staple of Berlin's club culture since 2015, now newly rooted in Neukölln: Sound Metaphors at Weichselstraße 22 is the record store DJs from all over the world seek out for the most curated selection of second-hand vinyl for techno, house, disco, and dub.
In Spandau, near the train station, Berlin's oldest still active record store has stood since 1974. Musicland Berlin is far more than just a place to buy records: it's an institution that unites vinyl, community, and music history under one roof.
Where in Berlin can you follow David Bowie's footsteps? In which studio did U2 record an album? What is the favourite club of Peter Fox? "Fritz Musictours Berlin" gives you the answers to all these questions and some more.
Tresor opened in 1991 in the vault of the Wertheim department store and has been operating since 2007 in the disused power plant on Köpenicker Straße, complete with built-in original lockers. A thirty-meter tunnel leads into the Vault, while House music plays in the Globus. Of all techno clubs in Berlin, this one has the longest Detroit connection.