Over het museum
The Werkbundarchiv was founded in 1973 as a nonprofit association with the aim of safeguarding evidence of the Deutscher Werkbund, founded in 1907. This association of artists, architects, entrepreneurs and politicians wanted to renew the design of industrially manufactured goods and focused on quality, truth to materials and simple, unornamented forms. From the archive work, a museum gradually grew that collects everyday objects alongside Werkbund documents.
For many years the museum was housed in a former workshop building on Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg. In November 2023 it closed there and, after a break of about seven months, moved into the ground floor of a commercial building on Leipziger Straße in Berlin-Mitte, where it reopened on May 22, 2024. Since November 2024 the new permanent exhibition has been on view there.
The collection ranges from Werkbund products and anonymous mass-produced goods to crafts and design classics. In the "Offenes Depot" (Open Storage), around 15,000 objects stand densely packed in display cases and cabinets – making it possible to follow how things are designed, made, traded, used, repaired and thrown away. Because the exhibition space is smaller than before, part of the holdings, such as most of the furniture collection, remains in storage. The museum is run by the association Werkbundarchiv and funded by the State of Berlin.
Hoogtepunten
- Open Storage with around 15,000 everyday objects in display cases and cabinets
- Archive and documents on the history of the Deutscher Werkbund
- Object stage for changing perspectives and interventions
- Product and packaging design from the early 20th century to today
Vaste collectie
- Das Offene Depot – Densely stocked cabinets and display cases show around 15,000 things from Werkbund history and the commodity culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. The exhibition asks what the Werkbund's ideas mean today, in times of global production and ecological crises.
- Opgericht
- 1973
- Beheerder
- Werkbundarchiv e. V.
- Directie
- Florentine Nadolni
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 6 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 4School students aged 18 and over, trainees, university students, retirees, recipients of unemployment benefit I (ALG I), people with severe disabilities (from a degree of disability of 50), members of the Werkbund, holders of the Berlin volunteer card (Ehrenamtskarte) (in each case with proof) |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 17 jaar · Children and young people under 18 have free admission. |
| Senioren | € 4Reduced admission for retirees. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 4Reduced from a degree of disability of 50. |
| Studenten | € 4Reduced for university students, trainees and school students aged 18 and over. |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | –Please register visits by groups of 15 or more people in advance by email at fuehrung@museumderdinge.de. Group tour (60 minutes, max. 15 people): €80 in German or Easy Language, €90 in English, French or Dutch, in each case plus reduced admission per person; outside opening hours a €15 surcharge. School groups visiting as part of class have free admission. |
| Gezinnen | –No separate family ticket; children and young people under 18 have free admission. Family tour (60 minutes, max. 10 people): €80. |
Free admission (with proof) also for recipients of unemployment benefit II (ALG II) or Bürgergeld and holders of the eligibility certificate (Berechtigungsnachweis), members of the Werkbundarchiv, ICOM and Museumsbund members as well as press. Online tickets are sold via visitBerlin.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: niet aanwezig
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: niet aanwezig
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Museum and exhibition are at street level on the first floor without steps; the entrance has a 2 cm threshold and no automatic door opener, the ticket desk staff will help. Passages at least 90 cm wide, benches in several areas. Exhibition texts in German, English and Easy Language; tours in Easy Language can be booked. No floor guidance system, no Braille. An accessible parking space at the museum can be reserved at +49 30 92 10 63 66. Assistance dogs welcome after registration at the ticket desk. Accessible restroom with grab bars.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 17 jaar |
|---|
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Verschoonruimte
- Kinderfeestjes
Bookable family tour for ages 8 and up (1 hour, max. 10 people) through the world of goods of the 20th and 21st centuries. Children's birthday parties with workshops on packaging or logos. During school holidays, multi-day creative workshops for children. Baby changing table in the accessible restroom.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
U Spittelmarkt
U2 to Spittelmarkt (with elevator); buses 200 and 248 to U Spittelmarkt.
Met de auto
Geen eigen parkeerplaats bij het museum.
No visitor parking; for people with reduced mobility, an accessible parking space at the museum can be reserved (tel. +49 30 92 10 63 66 or info@museumderdinge.de).
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
According to the museum, the stops are about 30 to 300 m from the entrance.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Museumwinkel
- Garderobe
- Kluisjes
- Wifi
Free coat check with lockable compartments; bags larger than A4 and umbrellas must be checked. Museum shop. Free Wi-Fi. Archive and library can be used by arrangement.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Audiotour | ja |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Fotograferen | Photos and videos for private purposes allowed without flash, spotlights and tripod; not permitted in marked display cases. |
| Goed om te weten | Audio content via the museum app. Group tours through the Open Storage in German, English, French, Dutch and Easy Language, registration via fuehrung@museumderdinge.de; free public tours according to the events calendar. For daycare centers and schools there are bookable projects on materials, logos and counterfeits. |
