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FESTIVALS
Monumente des Miteinander: Die ersten Bauwerke vor 12.000 Jahren
Monumental T-pillars, delicate sculptures, and artistic artworks showcase the creative power of the first village communities. Planning, transporting, and erecting these structures was only possible through cooperation, skill, and perseverance.
FESTIVALS
Wenn Steine sprechen: Das Leben einer neolithischen Gemeinschaft (Englisch)
Discover the art and life of prehistoric times! 12000 years ago, humans formed the first village communities, cultivated fields, kept animals, and lived together permanently.
CONTEMPORARY
Building community. Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago
12,000 years ago, hunters and gatherers built in modern south-eastern Türkiye monumental structures—architectural and artistic works that archaeologists are still busy deciphering today.
EXHIBITIONS
Building community
This special exhibition at the Museum of the Ancient Near East focuses on art and sculptures from the first settled cultures. Twelve thousand years ago, people in what is now Türkiye erected monumental stone structures and populated them with spectacular stone sculptures.
FESTIVALS
Plastic design!
A variety of different vessels in the collections provide an opportunity to explore their forms, design styles, and functions.
FESTIVALS
Lebenswelten Bistro at the Humboldt Forum
The stylish and urban bistro is the culinary experience for families, groups and individual guests for the whole day. The Lebenswelten team works in an ecologically sustainable way and stands for diverse and tasty cuisine with a focus on Berlin classics and a vegetarian bowl…
FESTIVALS
Videopanorama. History of the Site
Go on a visual time journey from the 12th century to the present day. A collage of still images and films shows not only the history and function of the buildings that once stood on this site, it also highlights the important events that took place here.
FESTIVALS
Sculpture Hall. History of the Site
Up close: explore the historic sculptures of the Berlin Palace: The dimensions of the Sculpture Hall, designed by Italian architect Franco Stella, correspond to those of the Berlin Palace’s large Baroque staircase hall that once stood on this site.








