Hugenottenmuseum Berlin
Museum in the Französischer Dom on Gendarmenmarkt on the history of the Huguenots in Berlin and Brandenburg, from their flight to the present day.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Huguenot Museum was founded in 1935 at the suggestion of congregation member Alfred Sachse in the run-up to the 250th anniversary of the Edict of Potsdam. The first show in the Französischer Dom was small and could only be seen on Sundays after services. When the cathedral was partly destroyed by incendiary bombs in June 1944, the museum had to close.
After the war, a small exhibition was shown again on the ground floor from 1958, and in 1983 the museum moved to the north hall beneath the French Friedrichstadt Church. On 30 July 1987 it was ceremonially reopened in the restored Französischer Dom. The operator to this day is the French Church of Berlin.
The building itself goes back to the church of the French Reformed congregation, consecrated in 1705 and designed by the Huguenot master builders Louis Cayart and Abraham Quesnay; the two towers on Gendarmenmarkt were added in 1785. Since reopening after closing for renovation in 2017, the museum has presented a newly designed permanent exhibition that tells the story of the Huguenots as part of the European refugee movements following the Reformation. The building also houses a historical library and the archive of the French Church.
Highlights
- Newly designed permanent exhibition on Huguenot history in Berlin and Brandenburg
- Rooms on the Reformation, flight, reception in Brandenburg-Prussia and remembrance culture
- Six audio stations and a tactile object in the exhibition
- Historical library and archive of the French Church
- Location in the Französischer Dom on Gendarmenmarkt, combination ticket with the viewing platform
Permanent exhibition
- Dauerausstellung zur Hugenottengeschichte – Across several rooms, the exhibition shows the history of the Huguenots in Berlin and Brandenburg, from the Reformation through flight and reception to today's remembrance culture.
- Founded
- 1935
- Operated by
- Französische Kirche zu Berlin (Consistorium)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €5Students, trainees, volunteers, people with disabilities, among others |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 have free admission. |
| Visitors with disabilities | €5companion free · Reduced from a degree of disability of 50%. |
| Combination ticket museum and viewing platform | €13 |
Free admission also for ICOM members and press. Public guided tour €10 per person.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: not available
- Easy-to-read materials: not available
- Audio description: no information
Step-free access via a lift at the side entrance; ticket desk, museum shop and permanent exhibition are on level 1 without steps. The viewing platform is not wheelchair accessible, and there is no induction loop. An accompanying person is recommended.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stadtmitte
U2 and U6 (including Stadtmitte), U5; bus lines 100, 147 and M48.
Entrance in the Französischer Dom, Gendarmenmarkt 5.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Public guided tour of the permanent exhibition on every second Saturday of the month at 2 pm (max. 15 people). Group tours in German, English or French with registration, about 14 days in advance; school classes up to 25 people. |
