--- title: "Entertainment" date: 2024-07-30 last_modified: 2024-09-25T16:56:47+02:00 generated_at: 2026-06-08T22:10:15Z url: "https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/entertainment" description: "It glitters and sparkles here, it's all about rap and punk, pop and classical music. Experience the wonderful power of dance, music and theatre in Berlin at BERLIN GLOBAL." image: "https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BerlinGlobal-261-1280x1920.jpg" language: "en-US" --- # Entertainment ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BerlinGlobal-261-200x300.jpg) It glitters and sparkles here, it's all about rap and punk, pop and classical music. Experience the wonderful power of dance, music and theatre in Berlin at BERLIN GLOBAL. ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/BG_Webbanner-Stadtmuseum_2560x1200px_Entertainment.png) ## This is what awaits you: - Imperial panorama (Kaiser-Panorama) - Walk-in disco ball - Hip hop in East and West Berlin - Theatre maker Max Reinhardt in Berlin - Critical insights into racism in the entertainment industry Theme Room ##### What Entertainment sounds like 00:00 / 00:59 ## In my View: Camilla | BERLIN GLOBAL 01:23 minutes [![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Camilla6-300x169.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9LWzSjpZI) ## Perspectives - [ ![Screenshot aus dem Film mit dem Titel Gentrify this. Wem gehört die Stadt? ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/You-Tube-Thumbnail-300x169.png) ### Gentrify this! Berlin was long considered poor but sexy. But those times are over. Berlin has become increasingly attractive for large real estate companies and investors. Rents are exploding and affordable housing is becoming increasingly scarce. Gentrification is one of the biggest areas of conflict in current urban development policy. Video ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/gentrify-this) - [ ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SORRY-FOR-SOMETHING-–-Thumbnail-3-scaled-1-300x169.jpg)](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/sorry-for-something-berlins-colonial-heritage) - [ ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-Film-300x169.jpg)](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/representation-matters-racism-in-the-entertainment-industry) ## HipHop Theme Station - [ ![Blick auf Ausstellungsstation mit schwarzen Flightcases, in denen sich Objekte befinden und Videos abgespielt werden](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HipHop_BerlinGlobal_PopaCostea-300x200.jpg) ### Hip hop – From New York via Berlin to Istanbul Tan Bahar aka DJ Cut'Em T. and cultural scientist Verda Kaya look back at youth culture in Berlin-Kreuzberg in the 1980s and 1990s. In particular, they look at the first bands with Turkish-language songs at the Hip hop station in BERLIN GLOBAL. Video ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/hip-hop-from-new-york-via-berlin-to-istanbul) - [ ![Blick auf Ausstellungsstation mit schwarzen Flightcases, in denen sich Objekte befinden und Videos abgespielt werden](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HipHop_BerlinGlobal_PopaCostea-300x200.jpg) ### New York – Berlin – Istanbul: Hip hop in the changing cities How Hip hop found its way from the USA to Turkey and the role Berlin played in this process is shown in the room "Entertainment" at BERLIN GLOBAL with exhibits, colourful graffiti and a hip hop media station. Artikel, 4 min Lesezeit ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/new-york-berlin-istanbul-hip-hop-in-the-changing-cities) - [ ![Der Ghettoblaster von der Breakdance-Gruppe The City Rockers](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-05-21_HumboldtForum_014-scaled-1-300x200.jpg) ### The boombox from The City Rockers In the room "Entertainment" at BERLIN GLOBAL is a boombox by former TCR member José Alvarez. The City Rockers (TCR) were known as a break-dance group in Berlin in the 1980s. In the series "Favourite Object" we present the ghetto blaster. Artikel, 4 min Lesezeit ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/the-boombox-from-the-city-rockers) - [ ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Leon4-300x169.jpg)](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/video/in-my-view-leon-berlin-global) ## All about Entertainment [ ![Zeichnung eines Kaiserpanoramas. Rings herum sitzen Menschen auf Stühlen und blicken durch die Okulare hinein.](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/August_Fuhrmann-Kaiserpanorama_1880-gemeinfrei-bearbeitet-1-300x193.jpg) ### The Kaiserpanorama A century before 3D televisions and virtual reality appeared on the scene, a Berlin invention offered people an immersive experience of distant places and current events at affordable prices. Artikel, 5 min Lesezeit ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/the-kaiserpanorama) [ ![Max Reinhardt im Regiestuhl sitzend, das Kinn in die Hand gestützt](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SM-2017-024102242-227x300.jpg) ### Max Reinhardt Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was one of the most prominent stage artists of the 20th century. While based in Berlin, he had a major influence on European and American theatre. Reinhardt’s creative works established the era of director’s theatre and the exploration of new possibilities. He inspired countless artists and contemporaries in the first half of the previous century. Artikel, 11 min Lesezeit ](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/article/max-reinhardt) ![](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BerlinGlobal-392-300x200.jpg) ### BERLIN GLOBAL BERLIN GLOBAL shows on 4,000 square meters in the Humboldt Forum how the city and its people are connected to the world. [ Get your ticket now!](https://staging.stadtmuseum.de/en/exhibition/berlin-global) ## Info & Service ##### Opening Hours Mon + Wed – Sun | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Tue | closed Last admission is at 5.30 pm ##### Special Opening Hours Thu, 25 June 2026 (private event) | 11.30 – 18.30 pm Sat, 3 October 2026 (German Unity Day) | 10.30 am – 6.30 pm Last admission is at 5.30 pm ##### Closing Times Due to maintenance work, the exhibition will be **closed from 4 to 6 May 2026**. On **7 and 8 May 2026**, **parts of the exhibition may be closed** due to maintenance work. The exhibition will reopen as normal on 9 May 2026. On **20 May 2026**, the exhibition will close at 2.30 pm due to an internal event. Thank you for your understanding. ##### Directions Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin [ Google Maps](https://g.page/humboldtforum?share) [ Bus & Train](https://www.bvg.de/en/connections/connection-search) ##### Contact For ticketing and service requests, please contact the Humboldt Forum [Visitor Services](https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/contact-us/): +49 30 9921 189 89 Mo – Fri, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. ## Tickets ##### Day Ticket 9 euros / 0 euros (reduced) [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=day) ##### Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket 14 euros / 7 euros (reduced) Two-day ticket: 18 euros / 9 euros (reduced) Day group ticket: 50 euros [ Ticketshop ](https://tickets.humboldtforum.org/#/tickets/time?museum_id=1&exhibition_id=1&group=day) ### Free admission: Solidarity-based model Free admission for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age, for students, international students, persons with an electronic residence permit (eAT), FSJ volunteers, recipients of transfer payments (ALG I / Bürgergeld) or persons with severe disabilities (at least 50%), Personal Assistants of persons with severe disabilities (at least 50%), holders of the MuseumsPass Berlin, press, partner institutions, sponsors and members of the support associations, ICOM members. Until the end of the exhibition project ‘Beziehungsweise Familie’ (Family Matters) at the Humboldt Forum, holders of a valid ticket for the Humboldt Forum will receive free admission to the Museum Knoblauchhaus. ### Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket The Humboldt Forum Combi Ticket is valid for BERLIN GLOBAL, the collections of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art, as well as other temporary exhibitions at the Humboldt Forum. The ticket is also valid for the special exhibition ‘Beziehungsweise Familie’ (Relationship or Family) with interventions at the Humboldt Forum and the Museum Knoblauchhaus in the Nikolaiviertel. **Day ticket** Validity: 1 day according to the selected date **Two-day ticket** Validity: 2 days according to the selected date + the following day **Day group ticket** Validity: 1 day according to the selected date, up to 5 adults, with or without children ### Special price 5 euros for Ehrenamts-Card holders, members of the Theater Gemeinde Berlin and with the WelcomeCard 2023