Museum für Kommunikation

Museum für Kommunikation stands in Berlin inside the former Reichspostmuseum, a building designed by Carl Schwatlo. Its façade features giants embracing a globe, a striking symbol of communication across continents. The structure dates from 1871 to 1874 and preserves the setting of one of the world’s earliest technology museums.

Its exhibitions follow communication through postal services, telegraphy, telephony, transport, traffic, and written communication. Carriages, mail trains, uniforms, and letterboxes show how systems carried messages. The permanent exhibition “From Stone Tools to Smartphones” connects early instruments with modern technology. Special exhibitions, workshops, and events address media literacy, data protection, and changing forms of communication.

Heinrich von Stephan founded the original Reichspostmuseum in 1872 to present transport’s cultural history. War damage later reshaped the building, whose original structure restoration preserved before reopening in 2000. A library devoted to postal history and philately holds around 95,000 volumes. Wheelchair access helps you explore this historic setting, from its communications collection to the giants holding their globe.