Berlin: Kennedy Museum will be open soon!
The Chicago Tribune announced that Kennedy Museum in Berlin will be open on November 11th. As some of you might have guess, this museum is dedicated to JFK (John F Kennedy). The museum is located on Pariser Platz near the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.
The Kennedy Museum will hold films, books, over 1,000 photographs that pertain to the life and political career of JFK as well as other historical documents. The main highlight will be the trip of Kennedy when he made “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in Berlin, 1963.
“The establishment of “The Kennedys” museum at the Pariser Platz near the Brandenburg Gate caused the German history of the Kennedys to return to the place which is a historical and political fixed point of special global importance for a lot of people. The exhibition supplemented by medial and didactic components is intended to make young and old people familiar with the Kennedys’ life, their belief in democracy and human rights, peace by prosperity and progress, their will to improve the way of life of all and the paramount position of a still influential family in American history and their way to that, and is intended to prompt them to think.”
For those who are interested in coming to the museum, make sure you remember the following opening times : 10 a.m to 6 p.m daily. The admission price is € 7 (about $9US).
For more information please visit thekennedys.de
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