Dahlem
Zehlendorf
Welcome!
Do you know the cycling route Dahlem Route? Do you know what is hidden inside the Museum of European Cultures?
Learn more about these landmarks as well as other interesting places near Dahlem-Dorf. The information terminal categories also provide additional tips, from "most visited" to "outdoors". You can also follow the blue signposts to get to know Berlin.
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unexpected
personal
outdoors
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Text sources and picture credits
Text sources and picture credits
All texts researched, written, and edited (unless otherwise indicated) by:
Berliner Forum für Geschichte und Gegenwart (bfgg), Monica Geyler, Reinhard von Bernus
introduction
Centre of science and research
Picture credits:
1. Institutes on the former site of the Domäne Dahlem, circa 1918, N.N., Archiv der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
2. Aerial view of the university campus, after 2005, N.N., FU Pressestelle Campus Dahlem Copyright Bavaria Luftbild
Centre of science and research
Picture credits:
1. Institutes on the former site of the Domäne Dahlem, circa 1918, N.N., Archiv der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
2. Aerial view of the university campus, after 2005, N.N., FU Pressestelle Campus Dahlem Copyright Bavaria Luftbild
most visited
Everyday life and popular art
Text source: Timo Weißberg, Referent Presse und Kommunikation am Standort Dahlem, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin- Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Picture credits:
1. Museum of European Cultures, main entrance, 2018, Christian Krug, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
2. Sculpture: “Conchita Wurst on Crescent Moon“ by Gerhard Goder, 2014, Ute Franz-Scarciglia, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
3. “Cultural Contacts – Living in Europe“, 2012, Ute Franz-Scarciglia, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
Founding of the Freie Universität (FU)
ext source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. The Philosophical Institute and enrolment office, in the 1950s, Henry Ries, akg-images
2. Inaugural ceremony in the Titania-Palast, 1948, Henry Ries, akg-images
Does pasta grow on trees?
Picture credits:
1. Manor house of the Domäne, 2013, K. Wendlandt, visitBerlin
2. Horses on the Domäne, 2013, N.N., visitBerli
3. Field work on the Domäne, 2013, Camay Sungu, visitBerlin
Freie Universität - campus on the orchard site
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Designer with model in Paris, 1963, N.N., Privatarchiv Schiedhelm
2. Sculpture: “Tricksters Plan“ by Robert Patz, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. FU campus, after 2005, N.N., FU Pressestelle Campus Dahlem Copyright Bavaria Luftbild
Enjoy the world of plants, whatever the weather
Text source: Gesche Hohlstein, Pressesprecherin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin
Picture credits:
1. The largest self-supporting greenhouse of the world, 2017, I. Haas, Botanischer Garten Berlin
2. Cactus house, 2017, I. Haas, Botanischer Garten Berlin
3. Ponds with water lillies, 2017, W. Scholvien, visitBerlin
Everyday life and popular art
Text source: Timo Weißberg, Referent Presse und Kommunikation am Standort Dahlem, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin- Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Picture credits:
1. Museum of European Cultures, main entrance, 2018, Christian Krug, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
2. Sculpture: “Conchita Wurst on Crescent Moon“ by Gerhard Goder, 2014, Ute Franz-Scarciglia, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
3. “Cultural Contacts – Living in Europe“, 2012, Ute Franz-Scarciglia, Museum Europäischer Kulturen der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz - SMB
Founding of the Freie Universität (FU)
ext source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. The Philosophical Institute and enrolment office, in the 1950s, Henry Ries, akg-images
2. Inaugural ceremony in the Titania-Palast, 1948, Henry Ries, akg-images
Does pasta grow on trees?
Picture credits:
1. Manor house of the Domäne, 2013, K. Wendlandt, visitBerlin
2. Horses on the Domäne, 2013, N.N., visitBerli
3. Field work on the Domäne, 2013, Camay Sungu, visitBerlin
Freie Universität - campus on the orchard site
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Designer with model in Paris, 1963, N.N., Privatarchiv Schiedhelm
2. Sculpture: “Tricksters Plan“ by Robert Patz, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. FU campus, after 2005, N.N., FU Pressestelle Campus Dahlem Copyright Bavaria Luftbild
Enjoy the world of plants, whatever the weather
Text source: Gesche Hohlstein, Pressesprecherin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin
Picture credits:
1. The largest self-supporting greenhouse of the world, 2017, I. Haas, Botanischer Garten Berlin
2. Cactus house, 2017, I. Haas, Botanischer Garten Berlin
3. Ponds with water lillies, 2017, W. Scholvien, visitBerlin
unexpected
From the register of listed monuments
Picture credits:
1. U-Bahn Station Dahlem-Dorf, circa 1913, postcard, Sammlung U-Bahn-Archiv
2. U-Bahn Station Dahlem-Dorf, circa 1913, postcard, Sammlung U-Bahn-Archiv
Ice chamber
Picture credit:
1. Entrance to the ice chamber, 2012, Peter Kuley, Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.de
St. Anne's Church
Text source: Arno Hellwig
Picture credits:
1. Mausoleum at St. Anne's cemetery, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Tomb of Helmut Gollwitzer, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Village church, 1917, postcard, Privatsammlung Weidner
Martin Niemöller House
Text source: Arno Hellwig
Picture credits:
1. View over the cemetery to the Martin Niemöller House, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Martin Niemöller, 1947, N.N., evangelischer Pressedienst – epd 00171714
From the register of listed monuments
Picture credits:
1. U-Bahn Station Dahlem-Dorf, circa 1913, postcard, Sammlung U-Bahn-Archiv
2. U-Bahn Station Dahlem-Dorf, circa 1913, postcard, Sammlung U-Bahn-Archiv
Ice chamber
Picture credit:
1. Entrance to the ice chamber, 2012, Peter Kuley, Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.de
St. Anne's Church
Text source: Arno Hellwig
Picture credits:
1. Mausoleum at St. Anne's cemetery, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Tomb of Helmut Gollwitzer, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Village church, 1917, postcard, Privatsammlung Weidner
Martin Niemöller House
Text source: Arno Hellwig
Picture credits:
1. View over the cemetery to the Martin Niemöller House, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
2. Martin Niemöller, 1947, N.N., evangelischer Pressedienst – epd 00171714
personal
Philological Library
Text source: Ulrich Brinkmann
Picture credits:
1. Portrait: Ulrich Brinkmann, 2018, Udo Meinel, Ulrich Brinkmann privat
2. View of the Philological Library, 2012, Michael Fahrig, FU Berlin
3. Campus plan, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
The “maverick“ Helmut Gollwitzer
Text source: Siegfried Heimann
Picture credits:
1. Helmut Gollwitzer, n.y., Norbert Neetz, epd-bild/Norbert Neetz 00089010
2. Gollwitzer during his speech at the checkpoint Dreilinden, 1967, Ludwig Binder, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, EB-Nummer 2001/03/0275.0227
3. Portrait: Siegfried Heimann, 2019, U. Horb, Siegfried Heimann privat
In remembrance of Clara Immerwahr
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Clara Immerwahr, circa 1890, N.N., Archiv der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
2. Memorial stone in front of the “Haber Villa”, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. “Haber Villa”, 2019, Stefanie Endlich, Berlin
“This is the reason you're here”
Picture credits:
1. Arrival of the US President, 26 June 1963, N.N., Universitätsarchiv der FU Berlin RF0133-09
2. John F. Kennedy delivers his speech, 26 June 1963, N.N., Universitätsarchiv der FU Berlin RFDia 022-06
Philological Library
Text source: Ulrich Brinkmann
Picture credits:
1. Portrait: Ulrich Brinkmann, 2018, Udo Meinel, Ulrich Brinkmann privat
2. View of the Philological Library, 2012, Michael Fahrig, FU Berlin
3. Campus plan, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
The “maverick“ Helmut Gollwitzer
Text source: Siegfried Heimann
Picture credits:
1. Helmut Gollwitzer, n.y., Norbert Neetz, epd-bild/Norbert Neetz 00089010
2. Gollwitzer during his speech at the checkpoint Dreilinden, 1967, Ludwig Binder, Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, EB-Nummer 2001/03/0275.0227
3. Portrait: Siegfried Heimann, 2019, U. Horb, Siegfried Heimann privat
In remembrance of Clara Immerwahr
Text source: Stefanie Endlich
Picture credits:
1. Clara Immerwahr, circa 1890, N.N., Archiv der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
2. Memorial stone in front of the “Haber Villa”, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. “Haber Villa”, 2019, Stefanie Endlich, Berlin
“This is the reason you're here”
Picture credits:
1. Arrival of the US President, 26 June 1963, N.N., Universitätsarchiv der FU Berlin RF0133-09
2. John F. Kennedy delivers his speech, 26 June 1963, N.N., Universitätsarchiv der FU Berlin RFDia 022-06
outdoors
Thielpark
Picture credits:
1. Picture postcard of the Schwarzer Grund, 1917, postcard, Privatsammlung Weidner
2. Robinia grove, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Pond in Thielpark, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Welcome to the Dahlem Route!
Text source: Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf von Berlin, Wirtschaftsförderung
Picture credit:
1. Dahlem Route, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Path to art
Picture credits:
Exterior view of Kunsthaus Dahlem, 2019, Jan Liffers, Berlin
2. Exterior view of the Brücke Museum, 1967, R. Friedrich, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Werner-Düttmann-Archiv, Nr. 33 F.33/8
Thielpark
Picture credits:
1. Picture postcard of the Schwarzer Grund, 1917, postcard, Privatsammlung Weidner
2. Robinia grove, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
3. Pond in Thielpark, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Welcome to the Dahlem Route!
Text source: Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf von Berlin, Wirtschaftsförderung
Picture credit:
1. Dahlem Route, 2019, Berthold Weidner, bfgg
Path to art
Picture credits:
Exterior view of Kunsthaus Dahlem, 2019, Jan Liffers, Berlin
2. Exterior view of the Brücke Museum, 1967, R. Friedrich, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Werner-Düttmann-Archiv, Nr. 33 F.33/8
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