Stories
Interviews, films, columns and latest reports on the Forum's historcial site, construction, exhibitions and events – stories by artists, scientist and the people behind the scenes.
A Drua from the South Pacific
In Fiji a double-hulled sailing boat is being built for the junior areas in the Humboldt Forum.
Berlin from above
The Humboldt Forum gets a restaurant on the palace roof.
A thousend windows for a palace. Technical requirements for perfect vision.
What requirements must be placed on the construction of the new windows.
Modern art behind baroque facades
Hans-Dieter Hegner and Lars-Christian Koch talk about the role of contemporary art in the Humboldt Forum.
In the kingdom of shadows
The Javanese gamelan ensemble Garasi Seni Benawa and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin accompany the silent film Setan Jawa.
Photo gallery: The last Open Days of the Construction Site
Impressions from the 6th and last open days of the construction site, before the Humboldt Forum's official opening in late 2019.
Benefit concert in the schlüterhof courtyard. Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonics
An almost forgotten Philharmonic tradition will revive.
A modern heating system for the Kaiser
In 1894 Kaiser Wilhelm II installed an innovation in the Berlin Palace.
A Repository of language and a font of insight
Why the sound archive was created under problematic conditions.
12 hours, 1 box, 5 perspectives – The Luf Boat moves into the Humboldt Forum
The 16-meter-long South Sea Boat was first large object to be transported from the Dahlem Museums to Berlin-Mitte.