Whether in the private salons of Rahel Varnhagen or Henriette Herz, whether in numerous clubs or lodges or in the surroundings of the great theaters and the Singakadamie - everywhere in the city a culture of cultivated encounters developed that was typical for Berlin.
The leading figures from business, art and culture, politics and science met and exchanged ideas in an open atmosphere.

Berlin society - Knoblauchhaus Museum audio guide

From the staircase you have a view into the kitchen. Its present furnishings correspond to the condition around 1830. The walls and ceiling are painted in a reddish-brown color typical of the time.

The kitchen had no daylight, but was always the warmest room in the house. In the Biedermeier period, cooking was still done on an open fire, so there were always embers in the stove. Above it was a large exhaust hood. In the past, there was certainly also a small oven.

Kitchen - Knoblauchhaus Museum audio guide

Listen to how contemporary witnesses experienced the end of the World War II in Berlin. Learn more about that time, the unconditional surrender on 8 May, and the every day life in the last days of the war.
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The end of world war II in Berlin: A collage of historic diary entires

Höre, wie Zeitzeugen das Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Berlin erlebten. Erfahre mehr über diese Zeit, die bedingungslose Kapitulation am 8. Mai und den Alltag in Berlin während der letzten Kriegstage.
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Kitchen - Knoblauchhaus Museum audio guide

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