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Carbon Culture
Museum of the Fossil Age
Carbon Culture. Museum des fossilen Zeitalters – Die Intervention "Carbon Culture. Museum des fossilen Zeitalters" wirft vom 25. Februar bis 27. September 2026 einen kritischen Blick auf unsere Abhängigkeit von Kohle, Öl und Gas.
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It's frightening, but true: our everyday lives cannot function without coal, oil, and gas. Fossil fuels enable mobility and provide electricity and heat. Fossil raw materials are used in road construction and in our clothing. Over decades, we have made ourselves dependent on them—and realized far too late what the consequences are. We live in a carbon culture! And the Deutsches Technikmuseum, as a museum of the fossil fuel age, reflects this in its exhibitions.
The intervention “Carbon Culture” at the museum picks up on this theme starting on February 25. A new presentation of selected objects and their connection to landscapes of raw material extraction opens up unusual perspectives. Short text passages and specific questions accompany visitors. They encourage reflection and turn the museum into a place for critical engagement with a technology and cultural history that is harmful to the climate.
The intervention “Carbon Culture” at the museum picks up on this theme starting on February 25. A new presentation of selected objects and their connection to landscapes of raw material extraction opens up unusual perspectives. Short text passages and specific questions accompany visitors. They encourage reflection and turn the museum into a place for critical engagement with a technology and cultural history that is harmful to the climate.
Runtime: Wed, 25/02/2026 to Sun, 27/09/2026
Price info: On site/ without online ticket 17 € (including 2 € service fee)
Don't fancy queuing? We generally recommend booking an online ticket, especially during the vacation season!
Free for everyone every Friday from 1 pm - book a free "Free admission on Friday afternoon" ticket!
Price: €15.00
Reduced price: €9.00
Reduced price info: On site/ without online ticket 11 € (including 2 € service fee)
Admission is free for anyone under the age of 18 and until they have completed their regular school education.
The following persons receive a discount, with appropriate proof:
Students
Unemployed persons
Severely disabled persons (from 50%)
Recipients of social welfare benefits
Recipients of benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act
Federal volunteers and those doing voluntary military service
Berliners with berlinpass and berlinpass-BuT
Groups from institutions for the disabled
Don't fancy queuing? We generally recommend booking an online ticket, especially during the vacation season!
Free for everyone every Friday from 1 pm - book a free "Free admission on Friday afternoon" ticket!
Price: €15.00
Reduced price: €9.00
Reduced price info: On site/ without online ticket 11 € (including 2 € service fee)
Admission is free for anyone under the age of 18 and until they have completed their regular school education.
The following persons receive a discount, with appropriate proof:
Students
Unemployed persons
Severely disabled persons (from 50%)
Recipients of social welfare benefits
Recipients of benefits under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act
Federal volunteers and those doing voluntary military service
Berliners with berlinpass and berlinpass-BuT
Groups from institutions for the disabled
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