Mendelssohn Remise

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The Mendelssohn Remise hosts the permanent exhibition "The Mendelssohns in Jägerstraße," which commemorates this great family and its influence on cultural life in Berlin.

The Mendelssohn Remise was built around 1890 as the teller hall of the Mendelssohn Bank at 51 Jägerstraße. It later served as a coach house. In 1815, Joseph and Abraham, the eldest sons of the philosopher and merchant Moses Mendelssohn, established the Mendelssohn Bank, ounded in 1795, at 51 Jägerstraße. The bank grew to become Berlin’s most important private bank until its forced liquidation in 1938.

Focus on a great family

The Mendelssohn Remise hosts the permanent exhibition "The Mendelssohns in Jägerstraße", which commemorates the history of the bank, the lives of the bankers, their patronage, their salons, their charitable efforts and their unique network of figures from the worlds of business, science, music and the visual arts. A special section outlines "The Religion of the Mendelssohns": the family's denominational divisions and their search for identity amid Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, the Romantic art religion and the Enlightenment-era civil religion.

Mendelssohn Society - an organization dedicated to preserving memory

The Mendelssohn Remise is operated by the Mendelssohn-Gesellschaft e.V. (English: Mendelssohn Society). Since November 2009, it has been merged with the Geschichtsforum Jägerstraße e.V., which has been developing the Mendelssohn-Remise as an exhibition and event space since 2005. The goal of the newly merged association is to promote the memory of this Prussian family of Jewish descent, which influenced Germany’s cultural and economic history over five generations. To this end, the Mendelssohn Society publishes research findings, collects documents and exhibition objects, explores Berlin's topography and addresses the topic of civic responsibility.

Address, Opening Hours and Contact Information

• Address:
  Jägerstraße 51
  10117 Berlin
  City map
• Phone: [phone]
• Internet: www.jaegerstrasse.de
• Opening Hours: Daily from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
• Accessibility: Wheelchair access available.
• Admission Fee:
  Free, donations welcome