Designpanoptikum
Designpanoptikum is a surrealist museum of industrial objects in Berlin’s historic Nikolaiviertel, near the Nikolaikirche. Its walk-through chambers combine technology, medicine, film, sport, aviation, construction and industry. Unlabelled objects invite you to study their forms and imagine their original uses.
Vlad Korneev built the collection from rare utility objects gathered while assisting Werner Bokelberg in Hamburg. It began in Schwerin. The museum moved to Berlin in 2010, then reached its present Nikolaiviertel location in 2017. Zeiss Ikon film projectors, a Fold & Werner reproduction camera, an iron lung and a Martin-Baker ejection seat punctuate the surreal arrangement.
The Lichtbildpanoptikum adds a photo gallery devoted to Korneev’s work. Together, the displays resemble a film set where function, machinery and strange combinations take centre stage.
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