Rotkreuz-Museum Berlin

About the museum

The collection goes back to the volunteer German Red Cross (DRK) member Hans-Joachim Trümper, who from 1978 onward rescued medical supplies from the Neukölln district association that were being discarded, and stored them in basement rooms. The collection grew so large that for the district association's 100th anniversary in 1988 it was first shown as an exhibition in the Neukölln Heimatmuseum (local history museum). It then toured as a traveling exhibition to several locations, most recently the Schöneberg Town Hall.

On June 6, 1990, the Rotkreuz-Museum Berlin opened in two rooms on Britzer Damm in Neukölln. In 1995, it moved to the Berlin state association of the Red Cross at Bundesallee 73, where more space was available. In 2000, the museum was among the founders of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Rotkreuz-Museen (Working Group of German Red Cross Museums); in 2003, the volunteers founded the independent association Rotkreuz-Museum Berlin e. V.

Since the redesign of 2004/05, the museum has been located at Bachestraße 11 in Friedenau; in 2012, the exhibition was presented anew after renovation and expansion by the volunteers. The permanent exhibition "Im Mittelpunkt der Mensch" (The Human Being at the Center) tells the story of the Red Cross from its founding in 1863 to the present. On display are, among other things, postcards, posters, medals, stamps, toys, and service uniforms and equipment from various eras.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition "Im Mittelpunkt der Mensch" on Red Cross history since 1863
• Historic service uniforms and equipment through the years
• Posters, postcards and fundraising campaigns from more than 100 years
• Medals, decorations and stamps
• Small admission fee; guided tours for groups by arrangement

Permanent exhibition

• Im Mittelpunkt der Mensch – Permanent exhibition on the history of the Red Cross from its founding in 1863 to today, with themes including postcards, posters, medals, blood donation and service uniforms.

Founded

1990

Operated by

Rotkreuz-Museum Berlin e. V.

Director

Hartmut Engel

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Getting there & parking

From the Bundesplatz S- and U-Bahn station, it is about a 7-minute walk. Visitors enter the building until 17:30 via Bundesallee 73; after that, via Görresstraße 12–14.

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