German Historical Museum

The German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum) is a national museum in Berlin dedicated to the history of Germany within a European and international context. It is based in a historic armory building on a central city boulevard.

Permanent and temporary exhibitions cover political, social and cultural history across centuries, using artifacts, documents and multimedia displays to interpret German history. The museum combines displays in the historic Zeughaus with modern exhibition spaces for rotating shows and special programs.

The museum was created in the late 20th century to present German history in an institutional form and to house a comprehensive public collection and research program. The historic armory building was adapted to museum use and complemented by later exhibition spaces.

The museum is located on Unter den Linden in central Berlin, close to other major cultural institutions and government buildings in the Mitte district.

• Location and building: Housed in the historic Zeughaus on Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which dates to the early 18th century.

What to See #

• Zeughaus building: The Zeughaus (armory) building on Unter den Linden that houses the museum's primary galleries and permanent exhibition of German history in a European context.
• Exhibition and research spaces: Temporary exhibition spaces and research facilities used for rotating shows and scholarly work on German and European history.