Tropentag 2024:

Explore opportunities... for managing natural resources and a better life for all

September 11 - 13, 2024
organised by
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria


Capital city Berlin

Do you want to discover the touristic highlights in the city center of Berlin? Here you find various options to explore the sights of the city.

Tourist-Information at Humboldt-Forum Berlin

Looking for inspiration, more information or ticket booking options? Then visit the Tourist-Information in the Schlueter Courtyard at Humboldt-Forum (opening times daily 10 am – 6 pm). The entrance to the Berlin Tourist Information is located in Portal V near Berlin Cathedral, access via Schlossplatz in the direction of the Schlueter Courtyard.
For more general information about Berlin visit www.visitberlin.de/en.

Discover Berlin by foot, bike, bus and boat

Do you want to explore Berlin by foot, bike, bus and boat? Book your ticket on the official tourism website of Berlin: www.visitberlin.de/en.
There are several options and provider for guided tours (e.g. free walking tours based on tip) through the city center of Berlin. You can check them out online.

Museums around the conference venue

Within walking distance you find the Museumsinsel (Museum Island), which hosts outstanding collections on the millennia-old history of the art and culture of Europe and the Mediterranean region.

  • Altes Museum
  • Alte National-Galerie
  • Bode Museum
  • Humboldt-Forum (Ethnologischen Museum, Museums fuer Asiatische Kunst)
  • James-Simon-Galerie
  • Neues Museum
  • Pergamon-Museum
  • Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama. (next to Museum Island)

Next to the Museumsinsel is the exhibition 'Roads not Taken' in the Pei Building. This exhibition belongs to the Deutsches Historisches Museum and looks at key dates in German history in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Explore the city by yourself with the ABOUT BERLIN App

The story app ABOUT BERLIN brings Berlin history to life. Use the map function to find historical places near you and experience history and stories wherever you happen to be in the city. You also have the option to plan your own individual city tour in advance.