Berlin Biennale

8th BERLIN BIENNALE for CONTEMPORARY ART

The Berlin Biennale opened today (29 May 2014) and runs until the third of August. 

We were aware of it particularly because Café BRAVO is located at KW 69 - Institute for Contemporary Art / Crash Pad (August Strasse), which is one of the centres of the exhibition. 

Other locations are Haus am Waldsee and Museen Dahlem - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

If you are in Berlin for any of this time, check it out - Tickets are 16€ (10€ for Students/concessions) which gets you into each exhibition - however only once per venue!

There are also special events / concerts / readings associated with the Biennale at each venue throughout the two months. 

For more information on which artists are being presented, check out the official event website: www.berlinbiennale.de

Please leave a comment if you went to it already and what you found particularly interesting. 

M.

Kaffee in Berlin series: #3 Café BRAVO

CAFÈ BRAVO

Located on the very hip street of August Strasse in Mitte, Café BRAVO is situated in the courtyard of KW 69 - an art exhibition space (Kunst Werk).

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We particularly enjoy coming to this cafe for many reasons. 

Firstly the location is very central to the heart of Berlin's Mitte. Close to the intersection of Tucholsky Strasse, near S-Bahn Station Oranienburger Strasse, and only 5 minutes walk to the Northern part of Friedrichstrasse. (Directions here)

Care of KW

Care of KW

Secondly, the Hof (courtyard) is extremely pleasant to sit and enjoy the quiet (off the main street) and on a sunny day, the umbrellas and trees still provide enough relief from the fierce sun.

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The traditional 19th Century architecture of Kunst-Werk is artfully contrasted by Café BRAVO's modern glass structure - perfect for those winter days in Berlin, fully equipped with magazines for your leisure time. 

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Care of www.bravomitte.de

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And above all we visit for the coffee itself - a smooth, well rounded blend with just the right amount of frothed milk for a cappuccino. Particularly well suited to Melbourne tastes. 

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An ideal space to visit for an afternoon Kaffee und Kuchen, or a midday soup, panini - or a stop between visiting all the exhibitions at KW. More information of which you can find here: 
http://www.kw-berlin.de and for the Café itself: http://www.bravomitte.de/

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In summary, Café BRAVO comes in at a very, very high recommendation:
Coffee: ★★★★☆
Service: ★★★★☆
Atmosphere: ★★★★★
Recommended Drink: Cappuccino
Price: €2,30
Best Quality: Atmosphere and Peacefulness

Leave a comment if you have visited KW also!
M