Audiowalk: Kolbe Outdoors

A number of buildings in the immediate vicinity of the Georg Kolbe Museum tell of the testing of different models of living over the course of Berlin’s urban history. Proceeding from Georg Kolbe’s close relationship with architecture, the audio walk „Kolbes Kiez“ (Kolbe’s Neighborhood) offers the opportunity to explore striking architecture and urban spaces in the proximity of the objectively modernist museum building via app. „Kolbes Kiez“ was created in collaboration with Poligonal – Büro für Stadtvermittlung and with the generous support of the Senate Department for Berlin and Europe. Among the stations: Le Corbusier’s Unité d’Habitation Typ Berlin, Haus Poelzig, recently demolished despite efforts by a citizens‘ initiative, the iconic ICC building, and of course Georg Kolbe’s Sensburg, home of today’s museum. An overview is provided by the project website „Kolbe außer Haus“ (Kolbe Outdoors), where the individual audio images can also be played at home. But if you’re in Berlin, we recommend that you download the app for iPhone or Android and take a walk in the direction of the Westend.