A picture showing the Brandenburg Gate with the Quadriga. The words "Berlin Sights", "Brandenburg Gate", "Reichstag" and "Berlin Africa Conference" are superimposed.

Tour

Berlin's sights

Question well-known sights and look at colonial traces in Berlin's cityscape. The tour through Mitte combines repressed colonial history with current perspectives.  

About this tour

Every Sunday at 2pm in English
2-3 hours
In front of the Reichstag building
German Historical Museum
Wheelchair users

Your experience

- Brandenburg Gate: a symbol of Prussian power - but what colonial entanglements are hidden behind this landmark?

- Reichstag building - parliamentary democracy and colonial policy - we show how the German Empire politically legitimized its colonial ambitions.

- Wilhelmstrasse - once the center of colonial administration. Decisions were made here that had a global impact - even today.

- M******straße- A street name as an example of colonial continuities and the struggle for remembrance and visibility.

Colonial traces in the heart of the capital

Experience Berlin from a new perspective! Our decolonial city tour in Berlin-Mitte invites you to look behind the facades of well-known sights and make the repressed colonial history visible.

This tour opens up colonial historical perspectives in Berlin-Mitte beyond the usual narratives. We combine historical facts with current debates about racism, the culture of remembrance and decolonization in the city.

This tour is for anyone interested in history, social contexts and new perspectives on the city. Whether you are a Berliner or a guest - this tour is guaranteed to leave you with lasting impressions.

Behind the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag & M******straße lies more than just tourist postcard motifs. Our decolonial city tour shows how deeply colonialism is still rooted in Berlin's cityscape today - and why it affects us all.

- Tip for the tour guides

- Transportation from or to your own accommodation

- Drinks or snacks

- Rain or sun protection

- Group tours can be requested for Monday to Sunday at flexible times.

- Cash payments are possible for public tours in exceptional cases.

Select an available date and time.

We offer private tours, workshops and lectures

Get out of the office or classroom! Take your friends and family on an exciting weekend trip! Come and experience a tour that will give you plenty to discuss and stimulate you.

Impressions

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Information about the tour

Comfortable shoes. Depending on the weather: hot drink in a thermos flask or refreshing drink, umbrella or sun protection.
You can postpone the date. Just send us an e-mail with your order number.

General topics

Comfortable shoes. Depending on the weather: hot drink in a thermos flask or refreshing drink, umbrella or sun protection.
You can postpone the date. Just send us an e-mail with your order number.

To the other tours

2 hours
Every Saturday

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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