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Berghain

Berghain is Berlin's most famous techno club and is known for its anything-goes darkrooms and ominous bouncer, photographer Sven Marquardt.

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people gather on a terrace outside a nightclub

Is Berlin in a 'club death' spiral?

Is Berlin in a 'club death' spiral?

With two iconic Berlin techno clubs set to close, rising rents and inflation are being blamed. But is the party over?
MusicSeptember 27, 2024
Club K41, large building on a street

Kyiv's K41 club staff find refuge in Berlin

Kyiv's K41 club staff find refuge in Berlin

It is renowned as one of the hottest clubs in Ukraine. Many of the Kyiv club's employees have fled to Berlin.
CultureMarch 18, 2022
Berghain club, large building

What makes Berlin's Berghain club special

What makes Berlin's Berghain club special

After 19 months, Berlin's famous techno club reopened for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
CultureOctober 2, 2021
Berghain mit Warteschlange

Berlin's clubs itching to restart the party

Berlin's clubs itching to restart the party

As Berlin starts to reopen, dancing remains forbidden. Will the club scene ever be the same again?
CultureJune 11, 2021
A metal sculpture by Dirk Bell in front of Berghain

Berlin's Berghain reopens as art space

Berlin's Berghain reopens as art space

Closed due to the coronavirus, the storied nightclub now opens for art lovers, with 115 Berlin-based artists on show.
ArtsSeptember 8, 2020
'Loveparade Ku’damm, 1992,' photo from the C/O Berlin exhibition 'No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989-Today'

How reunified Berlin birthed a club culture revolution

How reunified Berlin birthed a club culture revolution

The fall of the Berlin Wall was not only a political revolution but the start of a cultural awakening in the club scene.
CultureNovember 1, 2019
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