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Gay Museum *

Gay Museum *
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The Schwules Museum (English: Gay Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture. It opened in 1985 and it was the first museum in the world dedicated to gay history. The museum archive holds periodicals dating from 1896 and a collection of photographs, videos, films, sound recordings, autographs, art works, and ephemera.

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  • Wheelchair accessible
Address
73 Lützowstraße, Tiergarten
Hours
Closed · opens noon tomorrow
Weekly hours
Monnoon–6 pm
TueClosed
Wednoon–6 pm
Thunoon–8 pm
Frinoon–6 pm
Sat2 pm–7 pm
Sun2 pm–6 pm

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Updated 29 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.