berlinHistory

Nominated for the Grimme Online Award 2021

Winner of the DigAMus Award 2020!

The best digital projects of the museums:

Berlin 1945 in the category: Apps and Games

About berlinHistory

To walk through Berlin is to walk on historical ground – few other places in the world hide so many distinct layers of history beneath the surface. Many traces of the past have faded over the years, however, to such a degree that even the historically inclined pass them by completely oblivious.

The berlinHistory app pins the city’s historic sites, buildings, and events to their exact locations, allowing the hidden past to be seen and experienced.

Features:

• Location-based texts in German and English


• Image galleries


• Before-and-after pictures


• Timelines: pictures of a place from different epochs


• Additional epoch and event texts as well as biographies


• Digital audio tours with media (photos, audios, videos, music)


• Breakdown by epoch


• Accurate historical maps and aerial photos


• Topic-based tab view with search function


• Contemporary witness interviews and other videos

Unique Aspects:

• Participatory project with pictures of destroyed Berlin


• Camera module for creating before and after pictures


• Collaboration with historical and cultural institutions


• Thematic walking tours of historically significant locations

Download berlinHistory for Android now and explore the rich history of Berlin like never before!