A black-and-white photo of an empty room still under construction, with very slanted windows in its concrete walls through which light streams in. — Silke Helmerdig, documentation of the construction of the Jewish Museum Berlin, 26 May 1995; Design: buerominimal

Between the Lines

Architecture Tour as Part of Family Sunday in German Sign Language (DGS)

The striking zig-zag building designed by New York architect Daniel Libeskind is one of Berlin’s most iconic architectural works. On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) is dedicating an exhibition to the building and the period of its creation.

In his design Between the Lines, with which he won the competition for the JMB in 1989, Daniel Libeskind inscribed the German-Jewish history – marked by countless ruptures and the attempt at erasure – into the very structure of the museum.

Past event

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The Old Building is marked in green

Where

Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

The guided tour presents the complex museum building in the context of Berlin during the turn of the decade and the post-reunification years, bringing Libeskind’s ideas and thoughts to life in the spaces he created, such as the Garden of Exile, the Holocaust Tower, and the so-called Voids.

Slices of cake and blue letters on purple background.

All Anniversary Specials

Accompanying Events & Tours

Family Sundays, Summer Festivals, Concerts, and More: All Dates At a Glance

Exhibitions

Between the Lines: Daniel Libeskind and the Jewish Museum Berlin
The Opposite of Now: Artistic Paths to a Different Present

Publications

Staying Curious!: the Anniversary Issue of the JMB Journal
“It is especially people who make me curious” Anniversary Interview with Hetty Berg, Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin

Collections and Projects

GLAM on tour at the JMB: Workshop Weekend in Collaboration with Wikimedia Germany
Family Collections at the JMB: The Papers and Mementos of German-Jewish Families

Where, when, what?

WhenSun 26 Jul 2026, 3–5 pm
Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
See location on map

Entry fee
Free of charge
Sprache German Sign Language (DGS)

Please noteThis tour is a free activity offered as part of Family Sunday. Meeting point and registration at the info counter in the foyer. Register on site!