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4.7
Original lipsticks from Hildegard Knef and Evita Perón are together with the charming Peter Koch as host the highlights of the lipstick museum. René Koch worked for over 20 years as head make-up artist at Yves Saint Laurent.
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Peculiar Museums
11 Locations
Berlin is full of peculiar museums, quirky collections that go far beyond the famous Museumsinsel. From the Currywurst and Ramones to the Stasi and things that never worked, peculiar museums tell the city's stories in surprising, offbeat ways.
This overview gathers Berlin locations counted among the peculiar museums, from tiny themed collections to strange and specialist houses. Some focus on food, music and pop culture, others on history, oddities and the wonderfully unusual.
Browse the places below to find the best peculiar museums in Berlin, compare exhibitions and opening hours, and plan your visit.
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4.6
The first Gutenberg Bible was printed on hemp paper, van Gogh painted of course with hemp oil colours and even plastic sandals can now be made from refined hemp oil.
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4.6
In the basement of the Berlin TV Tower, one of the city's most curious museums is located: BODY WORLDS displays real human bodies as plastinated artworks. Anatomy, health, and the big questions of life across 1,200 square meters.
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4.5
The world's first and only Ramones Museum is at Berlin-Kreuzberg!
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4.4
MAGICUM Berlin Magic Museum is Berlin's first interactive magic museum. It is centrally located in Berlin-Mitte and invites you to immerse yourself in the world of magic.
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4.4
A flat in a Plattenbau, the way of large panel system construction used in East Germany, still totally equipped with GDR furniture can be visited at Hellersdorf!
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4.0
A train of thought, a flash of inspiration or the hide of a bonsai stag - the Museum of Things Unheard of makes the real world meet the universe of fantasy.
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3.4
You'll get in a romantic mood when walking amongst 90 historic gas lanterns from all over Europe in the Gas Light Open Air Museum.
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The letter "U" from a U-Bahn station, the "le" from Alexanderplatz or the famous "Zierfische" logo of the now Geschlossen aquaristics shop at Frankfurter Tor: Barbara Dechant and Anja Schulze have saved letters from the Berlin public since 2005.
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Salt and pepper shakers in the shape of a woman's bust, trainers with the portrait of Obama or a rubber duck that needs to be strangled stand here side by side with design classics like the Panton Chair, the record player "SK 61" by Braun or the Frankfurt Kitchen - the world's first built-in kitchen.
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Permanently closed since December 2018.
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