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.

for Ehrenamts-Card holders, members of the Theater Gemeinde Berlin and with the WelcomeCard 2023

With the Humboldt Forum app you can take tours throughout the entire building. There is also a BERLIN GLOBAL tour, which provides brief information on the individual rooms and on selected objects in the exhibition. The Humboldt Forum App and all tours are available online free of charge at any time. The available languages are Chinese, German, German Sign Language (DGS), English, French, Italian and Spanish.

The exhibition offers experiences for all people: Much of the content is conveyed in twelve languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, German Sign Language (DGS), English, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish), sporadically in the exhibition media, and more extensively in the media guide.

Public transport

S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S9 “Hackescher Markt” (distance to the museum approx. 800 m)

Underground: U5 “Museumsinsel” (distance to the museum approx. 400 m)

Bus: 100 and 300 “Lustgarten” (distance to the museum approx. 400 m), 147 “Berliner Schloss” (distance to the museum approx. 100 m)

Tram: M4, M5 and M6 “Spandauer Straße / Marienkirche” (distance to the museum approx. 600 m)

The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association) offers free VBB Bus & Bahn escort service to help you get to the museum by public transport.

Parking

There is public parking for people with disabilities on Schloßplatz to the south of the Humboldt Forum (distance to the museum approx. 150 m).

The exhibition is located on the 1st floor of the Humboldt Forum.

Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas.

The building, all exhibition and event rooms are accessible without steps.

A tactile floor guidance system leads to the ticket office, cloakroom, toilets, lifts and stairs.

Lockers are available on the ground floor and 1st floor at different heights.

There is a publicly accessible ‘toilet for all’ on the ground floor. It is located next to cloakroom A. The barrier-free sanitary facility offers a height-adjustable care couch, a ceiling lift and sufficient space for a wheelchair and an assistant. Further general information (in German only) is available at: www.toiletten-fuer-alle.de.

The lift stops on all floors, the lift cabin is 160 cm x 145 cm wide.
The door to the entrance area of the exhibition can be opened independently with a lever handle.

Doors and passageways are at least 90 cm wide.

Barrier-free toilets are available in the vestibule of the exhibition and in the exhibition itself, equipped with fold-up grab rails and a washbasin that can be moved underneath (movement area in front of the WC and washbasin at least 160 x 160 cm, on the left and right in front of the WC at least 93 x 70 cm).

The cash desk is 81 cm high at its lowest point.

A continuous tactile floor guidance system leads through the exhibition.

The rooms and exhibits are well lit and glare-free.

Information about the exhibition and the objects is predominantly visible from a seated position, and the signage is high-contrast.

Information on the exhibition objects is conveyed in writing and acoustically.

Seating is available in the exhibition.

Various catering options are available in the Humboldt Forum.

A tactile overview map of the exhibition is located in the first exhibition room.

Interactive multi-experience stations (with elements for touching, smelling, hearing and tasting) offer information in Braille and profile writing as well as in easy-to-read language.

An app, media stations, videos, tactile objects and many other features provide interactive access to the exhibition.

A chip wristband (token) provides access to interactive elements in the exhibition.

All videos are subtitled in German and English.

Hearing and touch tours, tours in German sign language and tours in simple language take place regularly.

Berlin Global has been assessed by “Reisen für Alle” (Travel for All) in 2022 and awarded the “Accessibility Tested” certificate. The certification is valid until 2025.

For detailed information, see: www.reisen-fuer-alle.de