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.
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.
Under the sign of the lion
If rebuilding a palace like the Stadtschloss is a Herculean task, then reconstructing Portal I in the absence of most of Schlüter’s original sculptural ornaments is a heroic feat indeed!
South sea boat floats into Humboldt Forum
Overnight, the first large object of the collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin was brought into the Humboldt Forum.
Heads up! Big exhibits coming through!
How come the objects in the Humboldt Forum, although no door and no window is big enough?
Return to Alaska
The Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz has returned nine objects to the Chugach Alaska Corporation.