Museum addicts and insomniacs gather around in Berlin for a Long Night of Museums on the 26^th of January, 2008. From 6PM until 2AM begin a march through Berlin and all of its museum glory. The evening features an outdoor video installation, guided tours, dance performances, workshops, and special exhibitions in the museums with varying themes.

Below is the program, for more information visit: www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de

Opening of the Long Night of Museums
6pm, Piazzetta

Video installation
Time Fades: Continuity and Transitoriness
Projections through picture compositions by Philipp Geist.
Visitors are able to participate creatively in the installations through associations to the theme ‘Time’
6pm-2am, Piazzetta

Moreover
- cash point, info stand, catering
- glass studio from Radio Eins: Live-Reports from the Long Night


TICKETS

• Kombiticket: valid in all participating institutions (from 6pm) as well as busses, suburban railways and undergrounds of the Berlin network (ABC)
  Saturday, 26th January 2008, 3pm until Sunday, 27th January 2008, 5am
• Pre-selling: 12 Euro, reduced 8 Euro
  Day of the event: 15 Euro, reduced 10 Euro
  Children until the age of 12 have free entrance.
• Pre-selling: amongst others in participating museums, theatre box offices, Berlin info stores
• Via Internet: www.museumsportal-berlin.de

ON FOOT
Seven museums are reachable by foot within the radius of Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz. Behind the Piazzetta the Picture Gallery, Library of the Arts, Copper Engraving and the Museum of Decorative Arts are located. Passing the St. Mathew church, which functions as a concert hall during this Long Night, one reaches the New National Gallery and opposite the Latin-American Institute. Northerly, behind Kammermusiksaal and Philharmonic Orchestra, is hiding the Museum of Musical Instruments. Directly at Potsdamer Platz, the Museum of Film and Television is located which is only a short walk away. The museum is located next to the first bus stop of route 1 and 2 which also serve the Martin-Gropius-Bau.
The first bus stop of route 4 in direction West is the Shell-Haus GASAG, which is also easy reachable by foot.


ROUTES
Start and end at Matthäikirchplatz

• R1 Potsdamer Platz · Wilhelmstraße · Unter den Linden · Lustgarten · Berliner Rathaus
• R2 Potsdamer Platz · Mehringdamm · Lindenstraße · Oranienburger Straße · Kottbusser Tor · Leipziger Straße
• R3 Tiergartentunnel · Invalidenstraße
• R4 Lützowplatz · Bhf.Zoologischer Garten
• R5 Potsdamer Platz · U/S Steglitz · Museen Dahlem