Schwules Museum, founded in 1985, preserves queer history with rotating exhibitions on trans visibility and queer resistance under Nazi rule and collaborates with artists and academics across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Hafen provides a cozy, longstanding neighborhood bar on Motzstrasse with regular events like pub quizzes and inclusive football screenings. SO36 in Kreuzberg maintains a half-century legacy of punk-rooted queer nights such as Gayhane, celebrating Turkish, Arabic and South Asian sounds with a diverse international audience. Alaska in Neukölln offers kitsch cocktails, vegan tapas, and weekend pop-ups. Girl's Town organizes roving parties for queer women, trans, and nonbinary people.
One of the world's first LGBTQ+ museums, Schwules (Gay) Museum opened in 1985 and remains a touchstone of queer history in Berlin. Its rotating exhibitions delve into everything from trans visibility to queer resistance under Nazi rule. The museum collaborates with artists and academics from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, offering an ever-evolving portrait of queer life in Berlin and beyond.Address: Lützowstr.73, 10785 Berlin
Berlin by night Hafen ("harbor") has been a safe mooring for the city's LGBTQ+ community for over thirty years. Located on arguably Berlin's gayest street, it's a place where locals greet each other by name as they spill out onto the sidewalk. Regular events range from pub quizzes to inclusive football screenings. Inside, it's snug and unfussy, with red walls and a long wooden bar-perfect for striking up a chat.Address: Motzstr. 19, 10777 Berlin
This is an iconic venue rooted in punk counterculture, with a half-century of history of supporting Berlin's LGBTQ+ community. Located in Kreuzberg, SO36 hosts the legendary Gayhane nights, where a Turkish, Arabic, and South Asian soundtrack is matched by a diverse queer audience from across the city and the world. It's multicultural, electrifying, and defiantly authentic.Where: Oranienstr. 190, 10999 Berlin
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