Ethnology museums in Berlin

The Samurai Museum Berlin is a unique institution that houses a private collection of artifacts and art objects related to the Japanese warrior class. This collection belongs to Peter Janssen, a construction entrepreneur. The museum offers a rare opportunity to explore the rich history and culture of the Samurai, making it a fascinating destination for those interested in Japanese history and culture.

The immersive history experience! Travel through 2000 years of German history: sneak round a castle, operate Gutenberg’s printing press, dance in the roaring 20s and see the ruins of Berlin after WW2. Finish in the 1990s on a Berlin S-Bahn. THEA Award Winner 2024

Who was the first spy? Did you know that drones were used in World War Two? Which secret service had the best codes? What is the difference between a honey-trap and the Romeo method? Who knows more about you – the Stasi, the NSA, Facebook or Miles and More? The German Spy Museum charts the history o

The Hemp Museum Berlin (Hanf Museum Berlin) is the only museum in Germany that houses a permanent exhibition on the hemp plant. The exhibition covers approximately 250 m² and depicts everything related to hemp. The harvest and the processing of hemp are described from a historical point of view, in

The (Museum of European Cultures) in Berlin (Museum der Europäischen Kulturen) is one of the three museums of the Berlin-Dahlem Museums complex in Berlin. The main focus of the collection is on art and cultural objects of European peoples and ethnic groups. With more than 270,000 museum pieces, the

Magicum Berlin Magic Museum is an interactive museum of magic in Berlin that takes its visitors on journey to the secret World of Magic, its permanent exhibition. The museum is located in the cellar vaults of the Hamburger Hof. Magical thinking gets revealed by African voodoo and shamanic rituals, t