With virtual reality you travel through space, time and history. From VR game arcades and art projects in galleries and exhibition spaces to virtual extensions of historical sites, you will find numerous exciting offers in Berlin. Immerse yourself!
Tip 1: Go on a virtual journey through time with TimeRide Berlin
Travel back in time to the divided Berlin of the 1980s. On the virtual TimeRide at Checkpoint Charlie you can take a look behind the Wall and experience life in the GDR. Meet contemporary witnesses and visit the former Allied border crossing. Experience the division of the German capital on a virtual bus ride, experience 40 years of the GDR in fast motion or immerse yourself in a virtual journey through German history. TimeRide Go invites you on a virtual city tour through historic Berlin. You will embark on a 90-minute city tour through Berlin and take a look back into the city's past through VR glasses at selected stations.
Where: Zimmerstraße 91, Mitte
When: Monday 11 am - 5.20 pm, Tuesday to Saturday 10 am - 5.20 pm, Sunday 11 am - 3.20 pm
Tip 2: Enjoy historical views with the TV tower's VR Odyssey
From the TV Tower you can see Berlin from a height of 203 metres! Discover exactly what you can see in the new Virtual Reality Odyssey. Take a flight over the capital and experience how Berlin has developed from the Middle Ages through the Empire and divided Berlin to the present day. Through the VR glasses, you are right in the middle of the action as the small towns of Berlin and Cölln grow into a major city over the centuries. The 15-minute journey through time includes many historical reconstructions and exciting animations spanning nine centuries of German history.
Tip: A combination ticket for a visit to the TV Tower and the VR Odyssey is available especially for school classes.
When: daily 9 am - 11 pm
Where: Panoramastraße 1 A, Mitte
Tickets for the TV Tower Berlin
Tip 3: See history come alive with MauAR
No virtual reality experience but augmented reality overlays are offered by MauAR app. Get an impression of how the border strip looked like during the time of the occupation forces. On the screen of your smartphone the three meter high grey concrete wall, grained by barbed wire, rises up again. Soldiers patrol along the wall. Enter scenes from the past and experience how the German-German border was overshadowed by watchtowers back then. Immerse yourself in the history, which is vividly conveyed by means of original photos, videos and sound recordings. The app can currently only be used with the iPhone.
EXIT® Escape Games & VR in Berlin
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Tip 4: Let off steam in the VR Nation Berlin virtual reality arena
There is no turning back: Find the Diamond Skull! Equipped with sensors on your hands, feet, torso and head, you experience the dangers of adventure as if they were reality. Wind effects and temperature changes add to the illusion of this full body VR experience. The VR Arena aktuell offers two games, where you can let off steam on over 100 square meters.
Where: Leipziger Straße 96, Mitte
When: Tuesday to Thursday 2 pm - 10 pm, Friday 2 pm - 11 pm, Saturday 11 am - 11 pm, Sunday 11 am - 10 pm
Tip 5: Get behind the scenes with this AR tour on the history of Berlin's clubs
The new BerlinGuide tour immerses you in the history of Berlin's club scene. Using augmented reality, historical photos, drawings and films come to life on site in 3D experiences. Using AR, you'll be there when David Bowie visits one of Germany's most famous transwomen, Romy Haag, in her legendary nightclub. You will learn how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected the development of the club scene and why Berlin's clubs are not just party places, but political spaces where the city is shaped. Of course, you'll also find out what's going on in Berlin's clubs today - and where the music is being played. Take a look behind the scenes of Berghain and Co - without queuing.
Where: planned starting point Connection Club, Fuggerstraße 33, Schöneberg.
When: selected dates
The Story of Berlin's Clubs in Augmented Reality
Tip 6: Explore games, escape rooms and adventure rides at Revity VR
Revity is one of the most successful VR providers in Berlin. Here you are not limited to just one attraction, but can experience an infinite number of different things in the unlimited virtual world. No matter whether you've ever wanted to fly while lying down, race in a racing car or experience an action-packed battle as a protagonist. Revity bietet VR Erlebnis-Fahrten, VR Games, VR Escape Rooms und Free Roam Lastertag.
With a prime location at Alexa Berlin, it's possible to test the limits of VR and see for yourself. And if travelling is not possible, that's no problem: Revity also offers you the opportunity to present VR technology on site at birthdays and other events.
Where: Grunerstraße 20 (Alexa Berlin), Mitte
When: Monday to Saturday 10 am - 8 pm
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Tip 7: The 360-degree VR video: "What did you want in Berlin?" makes you feel like a prisoner
You should have a strong stomach for this virtual reality journey. In the 360-degree video you experience to be a prisoner in the Stasi-Investigation Center Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. You will be interrogated, monitored and put on trial. The short film, which was awarded the German Reporter Prize, is based on the "interrogation protocols" of the GDR dissident and writer Jürgen Fuchs.
Prisoner in the Stasi-Investigation Camp on YouTube
Tip 8: The virtual reality experience "Bei Liebermanns" takes you back in time
When visiting the Brandenburg Gate Foundation, you can travel through the world of Max Liebermann and his family using VR glasses. Go on a journey through time and visit the artist's home and studio, which was completely destroyed in the Second World War. Among other things, you can wander through the music room, the dining room and the study. You will also get a digital insight into the works of Liebermann, who is one of the most important German painters of modernism.
When: Thursday to Sunday 11am - 6pm
Where: Pariser Platz 7, Mitte
Tip 9: Discover the city's history in before-and-after slideshows with the Berlin History app
Berlin is a city that you can discover on many levels. If you are interested in history, you should try the Berlin History App. It doesn't offer a virtual reality experience yet, but you can find out more about historical facts and places - and you can even take action yourself. Take part in creating before-and-after slideshows and see how Berlin has changed over time. Here you can find more practical apps and travel guides for your pocket:
Tip 10: HAU 4 by Hebbel am Ufer takes you to a digital stage
HAU4 is the digital stage of HAU Hebbel am Ufer.. It develops projects for the digital space and also experiments with links between the digital world, online audiences and the real theatre stage. With an extensive archive of projects, videos, texts and approaches that take a tech-positive but also critical look at the topic of digitalisation, HAU4 is a wonderful place to browse and exchange ideas. Of course, current performances and dates are also teased.
More about HAU4
Tip 11: Compose with the Konzerthaus Berlin's AR app "ˈʊmˌvɛltn̩"
With the interactive composition "ˈʊmˌvɛltn̩" the Konzerthaus Berlin invites you into the mysterious garden of a walk-in score. Composed by Mark Braden and visually artistically rendered by Julian Bonequi, "ˈʊmˌvɛltn̩" is an audiovisual experience that transcends the boundaries of perception. Depending on how you interact with the plants and creatures in the virtual space, sounds and tones are created, so that every visit to "ˈʊmˌvɛltn̩" is individual and different. You can get a small insight on the website of the concert hall, here you can also find out current dates to experience the interactive VR composition. Originally created as a VR experience, "ˈʊmˌvɛltn̩" is now available as an augmented reality app for tablets and smartphones. In the AR version, which is designed as a game, you can discover "singing" creatures in various portals. By tapping on them, you can hear the sounds, which can be freely combined. This creates your own composition that you can record and share.
