Museum for Communication in Berlin, Germany

Broaden your horizons, discover amazing facts and have fun exploring interactive exhibits! Visit one of Berlin’s most attractive museums and become friends with our friendly robots ROBerta und ROBert. Discover the multiple facets of human communication. Send messages by pneumatic post and learn how to greet people from around the world. View and admire the Blue Mauritius, the world’s most famous stamp. Explore everyday stories and special aspects of communication in our showcase and temporary exhibitions. Trace the revolutionary history of human communication – and play a part in shaping its future. Welcome to the Museum of Communication Berlin!

Telephone Gallery

Treasure Chamber

Friendly robots look forward to your visit!
The Museum
The Museum of Communication Berlin is the world’s oldest postal museum. In 1872, Heinrich von Stephan, Germany’s postmaster general back then, was the prime mover in setting up a museum to collect, document and display means of transport from around the world and across the ages. The imposing Wilhelmine-era museum building was completed in 1898 and has been a museum ever since. Badly damaged in the Second World War and later converted, renovated and reconstructed in an extensive refurbishment programme, the building re-opened in 2000 as the Museum of Communication Berlin. Today, it forges a link between the past, present and future of communication.

The Atrium
Let’s communicate! In the atrium, the heart of the building, two charming robots are waiting to greet you. Before you know it, you’ll be welcomed, invited to play or provided with information for your visit. Of course the robots can interact with each other, but they prefer to communicate with you!

The communication gallery around the atrium contains an array of interactive terminals that offer a fun way to explore the basics of communication. Exchange the latest news by smoke, light or acoustic signals, and try out the digital displays.