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deSta - Decolonial city tour

Book a decolonial tour, workshop or lecture

Find out more about German colonial history. Find out how the historical legacy affects our lives today.

All tours

Join us on our tours in Berlin and find out how colonialism still shapes our cities and societies today. Book your individual city tour - as an individual, in a team or for your organization. Personal. Flexible. Unforgettable.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays our Black and queer feminism tour takes place. 

On Saturdays and Sundays you can visit us at the African Quarter encounter, 

On Saturdays we are at Humboldt Forum and

On Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays you can join us on the Sights from a colonial-historical perspective

We look forward to seeing you!

To the tickets:

2 hours

See Hamburg with different eyes. On this decolonial tour, you will uncover hidden colonial traces and learn how colonialism, racism and global power relations still shape the city today. Instead of dry facts, you can expect impressive stories, forgotten perspectives and exciting "aha" moments.

You will gain new perspectives on familiar places, hear about resistance and self-empowerment and have space for discussion and questions. A tour that is moving, thought-provoking - and has a long-lasting effect.

Ideal for all those who want to experience Hamburg critically, consciously and beyond classic city tours.

2 hours
Question well-known sights and look at colonial traces in Berlin's cityscape. The tour through Mitte combines repressed colonial history with current perspectives.  
1.5- 2 hours
Saturdays and Sundays
Join us on an alternative guided tour in Berlin-Wedding. Find out more about the historical connection between the street names and the former German colonies. Learn unexpected facts about German colonial rulers and exciting stories about courageous resistance fighters from the African continent.
2,5hours
Saturdays and Sundays
Get to know Black & Queer Feminism. Find out how it differs from white Feminism is different. Broaden your horizons with this exciting and enriching tour through the Schöneberg district.

2 hours
Fridays

Experience a change of perspective in one of Berlin's newest historical and cultural sites. Explore the debates surrounding the reconstruction of the palace, the exhibition of cultural artefacts from the African continent and the topic of restitution.

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We offer private tours, workshops and lectures

Get out of the office or classroom! Take your colleagues, friends or family on an exciting weekend trip! Come and experience a tour that will give you plenty of food for thought and create incentives.

Workshops & Talks

Find a workshop or Lunch & Learn topic that suits you and your team. Our workshops open up new perspectives on the city, history and the present. Together we ask: Who owns the city? Which stories were told - and which were deliberately concealed? Through interactive methods, historical research, visual materials and personal reflection, we create spaces for critical learning, encounters and empowerment.

Whether for school classes, universities, initiatives, organizations or companies - our workshops impart knowledge about colonial history, racism, resistance and the culture of remembrance, always with reference to today's cityscape. Participants are encouraged to recognize their own position in social power structures and to develop options for action for a fairer future.

All workshops can be adapted to the respective group in terms of content, language and time. We work in a diversity-conscious, power-critical, discrimination-sensitive manner and at eye level.

Together we create new perspectives on urban coexistence - decolonial, inclusive, lively.

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Learning and teaching materials

In our library you will find teaching materials to help you understand and lead discussions about colonialism and racism.

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Our mission

We are committed to equal opportunities. A strong society and inclusive institutions should be the future of Germany. Decolonization is an important process that helps to understand and overcome the effects of colonialism on today's society.