Design and Technology School Trips to Berlin

Find out how this world-famous brand builds BMW motorcycles at their birthplace in Berlin. Students can experience the highly modern vehicle production, in which man and machine work together to create the vehicles. This excursion will not only suit those interested in the manufacturing of engines but inspire art and technology students to consider the science and design behind the vehicles. Photo © ME-Arbeitgeber.

Located in a futuristic sustainable building designed by architect Richter Musikowski The Futurium explores the question ‘How do we want to live in the future’ and looks at the way we can influence the outcome through our choices. The museum is divided into three main areas: The exhibition area presents different options for the future looking at technologies, nature and society. Visitors can decide which one they prefer and how they can shape it.

Learn about the history of technology and how this has affected our daily lives with exhibitions about aviation, shipping railways, the automobile, film technology and the history of computers. The Museum also explores the role of chemical and pharmaceutical industries in our lives. There are daily demonstrations and hands-on activities.

This 368-metre tower dominates the city skyline and is the tallest building in Germany. The Tower was built in the 1960s by the East German Government not least to demonstrate the strength and efficiency of the socialist party system. The observation deck at 203 metres includes Berlin’s highest bar and there is a revolving restaurant at a height of 207 metres. Combine your visit with Berlin Odyssey, a virtual reality time travel experience through 9 centuries of Berlin history, available at 203 metres.

Get an up-close look at the mechanics of the Olympiastadion Berlin on a 90-minute Technology Tour. See the infrastructure that powers this modern yet historic arena, including the lighting, sound, and image systems, technical control centre, and sports surfaces. You’ll get an exclusive look at areas like the skyboxes and the Players’ Lounge while learning about the stadium’s security, energy management, and sustainability efforts for major events.

Explore Berlin’s rich culture and history on foot by taking a walking tour. The must see sights are the Brandenburg Gate (a former city gate, rebuilt in the late 18th century as a neoclassical triumphal arch), the Reichstag, Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe and Unter den Linden – the most well-known and grandest street in Berlin.

Discover this immersive art and play space with 14 unique rooms, where art merges with technology and creativity for a multi-sensory adventure. Each room offers a unique visual and sensory environment where visitors become active participants in the art.

Take an interactive journey through 70 years of digital history at the Computerspielemuseum. This museum showcases the evolution of games, from early consoles to modern 3D worlds across more than 300 exhibits.

This attraction in Alexanderplatz offers a fun and tech-forward gaming experience for small groups and is a great choice for a centrally-located evening activity. Choose from a library of popular games and enjoy a collaborative and active digital adventure.

Explore Berlin’s hidden history through its extensive underground infrastructure. With several tour themes to choose from, hear compelling stories of attempts to escape East Germany, learn about improvised engineering solutions in response to war and division, and see how the underground network often intersects with Berlin’s public transport system.

The Spy Museum explores the history of espionage and intelligence from antiquity to the present day. It covers WW1, WW11 and the Cold War using multi-media based technology and over 1,000 exhibits. An educational programme is available. Image by Scontrofrontale – CC BY-SA 4.0 – via Wikimedia Commons.

East Berliners breached the Wall on 9 November 1989, and between February and June of 1990, 118 artists created unique works of art on its longest-remaining section. This open-air gallery serves as a memorial for freedom. One of the best-known works, by Russian artist Dmitri Vrubel, depicts Brezhnev and Honnecker (the former East German leader) kissing.

Checkpoint Charlie, the most well-known of the border crossings between East and West, is now one of Berlin’s most popular tourist attractions. At the Checkpoint Charlie Museum unique artefacts including many of the contraptions used by those who tried to cross illegally, and works inspired by the division, will vividly bring the past to life for your students.