Contact Sheets & Currywurst: Charlottenburg Through a Lens

Hours and openings change often — double-check each spot is still open before you head out.

The day, stop by stop

1. 1
   11:00 AM 90 min

   Museum für Fotografie

   Start with the Helmut Newton Foundation’s striking fashion photography and the museum’s changing photographic exhibitions. Glamour, performance and the mechanics of image-making set the day’s tone.

   Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Berlin, Germany

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2. 2
   12:40 PM 30 min

   Curry 36 — Zoologischer Garten

   Step back into everyday Berlin for currywurst and chips beside the station. It is a brisk, standing-up lunch with commuter bustle instead of restaurant ceremony.

   Hardenbergplatz 9, 10623 Berlin, Germany

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3. 3
   1:20 PM 120 min

   C/O Berlin

   Inside the former Amerika Haus, changing exhibitions push photography toward documentary, experimentation and visual culture. Check the programme before visiting: the mood shifts with each exhibition.

   Hardenbergstraße 22–24, 10623 Berlin, Germany

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4. 4
   3:45 PM 60 min

   Bücherbogen am Savignyplatz

   Walk west to this art and architecture bookshop tucked into a railway arch. Browse photography monographs beneath passing trains—a fitting final frame for an image-filled day.

   Stadtbahnbogen 593, 10623 Berlin, Germany

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