For those wanting a little more and have time to explore before or after the conference, here are some suggestions of what to see and do while you are here.
Berlin have a lot interesting things to see and to go around the city is super easy and with public transport connect 24 hours.
We will recommend you to get the ticket for a week what you can buy directly in any machine in every station in several languages. Travel without ticket or valid your ticket will cost you a fine of 60 euros so don’t take the risk.
Other option is to buy tickets a single ticket for a trip in one direction max. 2 hours. Or get 4 tickets what you can use anytime you are going around the city
Berlin have a lot of interesting museum for all.
Here are some recommendations:
Humboldt Forum
Schloßpl. 1, 10178 Berlin
A huge collection of body jewellery and tribal artefacts from Africa, Mexico , South America and Pacific island with nice videos of tribal scarification and the exhibition of Naga Land with beautiful body jewellery and tattoo artefacts from the Konyak headhunters , Naga Land, Voices from Northeast India
Free admission
3rd floor
Open Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun: 10:30 am – 6:30 pm
Tue: closed
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin
Berlins central cathedral with a stairway climb to the top of the dome where you can have views of the whole city
Tickets - 10€
Open Mon. - Sat. 10am - 5:00pm, Sunday 12pm - 5:00pm
(please be aware that this is a church and times may vary due to services)
Berlin Museum of Medical History of the Charité
Charitépl. 1, 10117 Berlin
The exhibition spans 300 years of medical history. It shows central images and models of the human body, which medicine has developed during this time.
Amazing collection of beautiful body parts including some skin with tattoos.
Tracing life | Exhibitions | BMM – Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité
Open Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun 10am - 5 pm, Wed, Sat 10am - 7 pm, Monday closed
Admission: Regular 10 €
Ramones Museum
Weserstr. 159, 12045 Berlin
This has a selection of Ramones and punk nostalgia, is also a bar with great vegan food!
Opening times: 4pm (Mon.-Fri.), 12pm (Sat.&Sun.), No entry fee.
Museum of Natural History
Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin
One of the best collection of dinosaur and taxidermy with some good section of beautiful animals and humans in jars.
Open Tue. to Fri: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm, Sat., Sun and public holidays: 10am - 6pm, closed on Mon.
Admission Adults: 11.00 €
Neues Museum
Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin
Here you will find a huge Egypt collection including Nefertiti and also beautiful collection of body jewellery from many countries
Open Tue. - Sun. 10am - 6pm, Mon. closed
Neues Museum + Elephantine
16,00 EUR, Concessions 8,00
BODY WORLDS -Körperwelten
1 Panoramastraße 1A, 10178 Berlin
The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies, Dr. Gunther von Hagens and Dr. Angelina Whalley have made the first anatomical exhibitions of real human preparations available to a broad public.
Admission: 19 EUR
Open Mon. - Sun. & public holidays: 10am - 7pm (last admission: 6pm)
There are also many historical sites within Berlin, with many that are within walking distance of each other and free to visit. Some suggestions are as follows:
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Enjoy your time in Berlin!