Empty inboxes, empty streets, plenty of parking spaces — summer in the city is finally here, and some of us still are too. For those who are staying in Berlin for August, Museum Island is reopening one of Berlin’s most beautiful locations until 01.09.2024. The Kolonnaden Bar is on the edge of the historic Kolonnadenhof at the northern tip of Museum Island, directly on the river. From Thursdays to Saturdays (16-22h), there will be cold drinks, hot DJ sets and warm, friendly guests. Incidentally, this continues a tradition that goes back more than a hundred years. In the late 19th century, a drinking hall opened under the colonnades on the river and remained open until the end of the 1930s. The contemporary version of this urban get-together is now in its seventh year. There will be different events hosted at this dream-like venure, tonight (01.08.2024), for example, is the Flaneurs’ Poetry Slam. But if you can’t make it this short notice, there’s an event every Thursday until September. Even in bad weather, this place can be enjoyed thanks to the covered colonnades. Fortunately, admission is free. Let’s hope that this tradition will continue on for many more long summer nights.
Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Markus Glahn & Valerie Schmidt
Kolonnaden Bar on the Museum Island, Kolonnadenhof, Bodestr.1–3, 10178 Berlin–Mitte; map
01.08.–01.09.2024
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