Gay Museum *

The Schwules Museum in , , is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture. It opened in 1985 and it was the first museum in the world dedicated to gay history.
schwulesmuseum.de
+49 30 69599050
Wikipedia
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: noon—6:00 PM
    Thursday: noon—8:00 PM
    Saturday: 2:00 PM—7:00 PM
    Sunday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Email: kontakt@schwulesmuseum.de
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of LGBT+ history in Berlin
  • Also known as: “Schwules Museum”, “Schwules Museum *”, “Schwules Museum*”, and “SMU”
  • Address: Lützowstraße 73, Tiergarten, Berlin, 10785
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bauhaus Archive and Brandenburg Gate.

Museum
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The is a state archive and of Design located in . It collects art pieces, items, documents and literature which relate to the Bauhaus School, and puts them on public display. is situated 380 metres northwest of Gay Museum *.

Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in , Germany. One of the best-known landmarks of the country, it was erected on the site of a former that marked the start of the road from Berlin to , the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. is situated 2 km northeast of Gay Museum *.

Museum
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The at the is a museum for modern art in Berlin, with its main focus on the 20th century. It is part of the National Gallery of the Berlin State Museums. is situated 700 metres northeast of Gay Museum *.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kielgan-Viertel and Botschaftsviertel.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a locality within the borough of , in central . Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin.

Gay Museum *

Latitude
52.50425° or 52° 30′ 15″ north
Longitude
13.35822° or 13° 21′ 30″ east
Open location code
9F4MG935+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2818117012
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q685162
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Gay Museum *” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف المثليين”
  • Armenian: “Համասեռականության թանգարան”
  • Bavarian: “Schwules Museum*”
  • Chinese: “同性恋博物馆”
  • Chinese: “同性戀博物館”
  • Czech: “Schwules Museum”
  • Dutch: “Homo Museum *”
  • Dutch: “Lhbt-museum”
  • Dutch: “Schwules Museum”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo Ŝvuloj”
  • Finnish: “Schwules Museum”
  • French: “Schwules Museum”
  • French: “Schwules Museum*”
  • German: “Schwules Museum”
  • German: “Schwules Museum*”
  • German: “SMU”
  • Greek: “Schwules Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון שוולס”
  • Italian: “Schwules Museum”
  • Japanese: “シュヴェルス博物館”
  • Japanese: “ドイツに次ぐ世界で２番目”
  • Japanese: “同性愛博物館”
  • Korean: “슈불레스 박물관”
  • Persian: “موزه همجنسگرایی”
  • Polish: “Schwules Museum”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Homossexualidade”
  • Russian: “Schwules Museum”
  • Russian: “Гей-Музей”
  • Russian: “Музей гомосексуальности”
  • Serbian: “Schwules Museum”
  • Serbian: “Геј музеј у Берлину”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Schwules Museum”
  • Spanish: “Museo gay”
  • Spanish: “Schwules Museum”
  • Spanish: “Schwules Museum*”
  • Swedish: “Schwules Museum”
  • Turkish: “Schwules Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей гомосексуальності”
  • Welsh: “Schwules Museum”

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