Introduced long before the invention of film and mass media, the Kaiser Panorama was a way of allowing visitors to look at the world around them through weekly exhibitions, providing that they paid the 20 Pfennig entry fee. Today, in the Märkisches Museum, it still offers a fascinating journey through time. Make yourself comfortable, rest your arms on the armrests and look through the lens at the alternating colored images. A bizarre yet oddly fitting sound that resembles an old tram passing by announces the transition to the next image. Even though the pictures are old, they are still clear, detailed, and just as they have for many years, appear three dimensional. Take your time here browsing through all 50 photographs from old Berlin, tracing moments from the early 1900s, such as the view of the historic Palace Square and the small, crowded houses. Looking into the faces of the people, as the images flick past, gives you a deeper and more personal insight into the lives of past Berliners and the city that has changed so much. (Text: Helen von der Höden / Photo: (right top) Cornelius M. Braun (right, bottom) Sandra Weller)
Märkisches Museum, Am Köllnischen Park 5, 10179 Berlin-Mitte; map
Tue-Sun 10-18h
