Designpanoptikum
Private museum in the Nikolaiviertel that combines puzzling 20th-century industrial objects, without labels, into a surreal room installation.
About the museum
The Designpanoptikum was created by photographer Vlad Korneev, who began collecting unusual technical objects while working as an assistant in Hamburg. After a first shop-museum in Schwerin, he opened the collection in November 2010 on Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte. In 2017 the museum moved to Poststraße in the Nikolaiviertel, not far from the Nikolaikirche. Since then the still-growing collection has been shown there as a permanent room installation.
On display are objects from medicine, film and photo technology, aviation, sports, construction and the household – such as prostheses, an iron lung or an ejection seat. Unlike in traditional design museums, the focus is not on individual pieces with explanations: the objects are arranged without labels, like in a cabinet of curiosities, creating surprising combinations and leaving visitors to work out for themselves what the often strange-looking devices were once used for. The founder often guides visitors through the rooms himself and tells the stories behind the objects. The museum thus sees itself less as a design museum in the classic sense and more as a mind game between logic and imagination, in which the form and original function of the objects diverge.
Highlights
- Puzzling industrial objects without labels – figure out their functions yourself
- Medical technology such as prostheses and an iron lung
- Surreal room installation in the style of a cabinet of curiosities
- Explanations often directly from collector Vlad Korneev
- Founded
- 2010
- Director
- Vlad Korneev
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €14 |
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| Groups (10+ people) | €12 per personGroups of 10 or more €12 per person, 15 or more €11 per person. |
No discounts are listed on the official website.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
U5 Rotes Rathaus; U2 Klosterstraße; buses 200 and 248; trams M4, M5, M6 Spandauer Straße/Marienkirche.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The objects are deliberately unlabeled; the collector is often on site and explains the pieces. |
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