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Open air cinema ‛Freiluftkino Friedrichshain’. Photo: Freiluftkino Friedrichshain
Mediterranean feel of typical Kreuzberg traffic – and finally, just after passing Heinrichplatz, you will spot the red sign of the UKO boutique. Owner Doritt Körzel, who started out with a secondhand shop decades ago, nowadays sells carefully selected fashion items; from Italian leather handbags to vegan sneakers. Inclined male company can meanwhile amble across the street to browse the racks at Depot, for independent skater wear. Hungry again, you may try out the Indian restaurant next door or simply flop down for a refreshing snack and drink at the rustic, yet genuine Bateau Ivre cafe-pub opposite the SO36, which like so many O-Straße independents, has just recently escaped forced closure one more time.
The Kang Contemporary houses an exclusive selection of artists inspired by their personal living environment in relation to our global human community, with its manifold and often challenged habitats. Artist and founder Elizabeth Kang completed her postgraduate studies at Sotheby’s Institute New York before moving to Berlin. Her process of selection is subject to her own artistic sensitivity: “I choose artwork which moves me, is visually compelling, and can be contextualized to the world we live in.” The summer programme shows artworks by seven contemporary artists presenting an array of medias which unexpectedly enter a dialogue, creating a vibrant space of exchange.
AFTERNOON: ART SMART – A CENTRAL YET HIDDEN GALLERY TREASURE
EVENING: A SPECIAL TREAT AT SUNDOWN
Back in Mitte, culture will find you at every corner – however, most who circle the museum area between Berliner Galerie and Gropiusbau near Leipziger Straße are unaware that right opposite the Jewish Museum resides a hidden treasure trove for contemporary art.
Want to round up your day at a traditional GDR open-air venue? Access the Volkspark Friedrichshain park, e. g. at the corner of the enchanting Märchenbrunnen fairytale fountain, with its recently restored assembly of sandstone sculptures.
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Walk on through the park and stop at the iconic Schoenbrunn restaurant for a delicious early dinner – or a currywurst just outside. From here, it is just a short walk to Freiluftkino Friedrichshain, where you can slip in among the locals for a magical open-air film night, enjoying the cooling breeze among rustling trees.
Morning:
Cafe am Engelbecken: www.cafe-am-engelbecken.de Midday:
UKO boutique, Kreuzberg: Oranienstraße 201, 10999 Berlin Afternoon:
Kang Contemporary www.kang-contemporary.com Evening:
Restaurant Schoenbrunn www.schoenbrunn.net
Volkspark Friedrichshain www.freiluftkino-friedrichshain.de
