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Berlin to Open 'Petri Berlin' Archaeology Center on June 24

The center transforms a medieval school site into a live archaeology workshop where visitors can follow finds from excavation to restoration through glass-fronted labs.

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Overview

  • The center is a joint project of the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Landesdenkmalamt Berlin.
  • It will open on June 24 and offer free admission throughout its inaugural week with hourly guided tours on June 28 and 29.
  • The seven-storey building covers about 1,200 square meters of lab and exhibition space above remains of a 14th-century Latin school.
  • Its underground magazine holds more than 100,000 archaeological objects uncovered across Berlin.
  • Glass-fronted workstations and hands-on stations let visitors watch archaeologists clean, restore and catalogue finds in real time.