Berlin’s Sex History: Augmented Reality Tour with Social Scientist

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Uncover Berlin’s fascinating sex history on an augmented reality tour with a social scientist. Explore the city’s sexual past, from the Roaring Twenties to Nazi Germany, and learn about sexuality in Berlin today.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Bellevue Palace - 1. Introduction 2. Nudism from the mid-19th century to the present day (focus on 1920s) - Memorial to the first gay emancipation movement - 1. Brief overview of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, “the world’s first gay man” 2. Brief overview of Magnus Hirschfeld, §175 and the world’s first organization for LGBTQIA+ rights 3. Feminism, Johanna Elberskirchen and Helene Stöcker 4. Hirschfeld’s theory of sexual intermediaries (Intersexuality; early trans identities; Dora Richter, Lili Elbe, Karl M. Baer and the world’s first gender affirmation surgeries) 5. The Institute for Sexual Science 6. The Sex Museum 7. Precursors to Viagra 8. The destruction of the Institute by the Nazis 9. Hirschfeld’s death, his legacy and post-colonial critique - Monument to Homosexuals Persecuted Under National Socialist Regime - 1. Ernst Röhm and Hitler’s attitude to homosexuality 2. The Night of the Long Knives 3. LGBTQIA+ people in the concentration camps - Kurfürstenstraße - Sex work, kinks and fetishes in the Roaring Twenties - Schwerinstraße 9 - 1. Lesbian life in Berlin in the 1920s 2. the lesbian club Toppkeller 3. the Lavender Song 4. Claire Waldoff 5. Josephine Baker, bisexuality and racism - Casa di Christopher Isherwood - 1. Christopher Isherwood in gay Berlin 2. From Isherwood’s novels to the cabaret musical - Denns BioMarkt - 1. The Eldorado as the Berghain of the 1920s, Drag and the so-called “Transvestites” 2. Ernst Röhm at the Eldorado 3. Vogue magazine’s search for “Berlin’s most beautiful woman” - Internationale Stele GEGEN DAS VERGESSEN - 1. LGBTQIA+ Emancipation Movements in West and East Berlin 2. The sexual revolution and sexual satisfaction in West and East Germany 3. Nudism in the GDR 4. Rita Süssmuth and the AIDS crisis - U Nollendorfplatz - 1. Folsom Europe 2. Sexual Clubs (Kit Kat Club, Insomnia, Berghain)

What's Included

Experienced professional guide
All-inclusive pricing: taxes, fees, and handling charges
Use of an iPad Pro

What's Not Included

Transportation to/from attractions

Additional Information

Unearth the astonishing chronicles of eroticism in Berlin on this unique guided tour of the city, enhanced with Augmented Reality features!

Delve into Berlin’s History Like Never Before
Partake in Berlin’s Most Sizzling and Exciting Era: The Roaring Twenties
Explore the Genesis of Sexological Study
Comprehend the Hardships of Disadvantaged Communities
Discover the Events in Nazi Germany
Understand Berlin’s Current Sexuality
Participate with a Licensed Social Scientist and Sex Educator Tour Guide
Indulge in an Entertaining Day with Augmented Reality

Minimum age is 18 years
Please be aware that the tour will be cancelled in extreme weather conditions, like heavy rain or storm, and you will be fully refunded.

Location

Schloss Bellevue (Berlin)

Departure Point: In front of the palace "Schloss Bellevue". Address: Spreeweg 1, 10557 Berlin Directions: Meeting point: Underneath the tree on the right side in front of the palace (when facing the palace). Careful if you look the address up on Google Maps as it sometimes shows "Spreeweg 1" to be behind the palace. It is in fact by the street!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Alexander

Aug 8, 2024

So interesting - Was very interesting and informative. Who knew the topic was so exciting? We could have gone on for hours. Thank you