berlinHistory vs Weimar+

To walk through Berlin is to walk on historical ground – few other places in the world hide so many distinct layers of history beneath the surface. Many traces of the past have faded over the years, however, to such a degree that even the historically inclined pass them by completely oblivious. The berlinHistory app pins the city’s historic sites, buildings, and events to their exact locations, allowing the hidden past to be seen and experienced. There are many meticulously designed websites and apps on the history of Berlin, but most of these are difficult to find, rarely updated, and only reach a limited audience. With the berlinHistory app, we hope to create THE definitive historical platform for Berlin, where all of the city’s establishments are present. In cooperation with all of Berlin’s historical and cultural institutions, the berlinHistory app has developed a “digital museum” that preserves all sorts of historical content, establishes meaningful thematic connections and ensures easy access for users. The meta- app, created as a continuously growing platform for Berliners and visitors young and old alike, is free and without advertisements. Besides texts on historical sites, themes, and epochs available in multiple languages and accompanied by before-and-after photos, the numerous POIs (Point of Interest) also provide historical video footage and audio recordings of first-hand accounts. Furthermore, the app offers audio-guided, thematic walking tours of historically significant locations, even outside of the major tourist areas. Different display options (thematic view, list view, and epoch view) offer users the ability to filter content to suit their individual interests and optimize their experience. Functions: - Location-based texts in German and English - Image galleries - Before-and-after pictures - Timelines: pictures of a place from different epochs - Additional epoch and event texts as well as biographies - Digital audio tours with media (photos, audios, videos, music) - Breakdown by epoch - Accurate historical maps and aerial photos - Topic-based tab view with search function - Contemporary witness interviews and other videos

Contents: • Radio play-like audio walks in museums and parks • Audio guides in the museums • Interactive map to discover the cultural city of Weimar • Theme tours in the city and in parks • Interactive games and AR applications • Additional materials such as videos and interviews • More service information The free Weimar+ app is your multimedia guide through the cultural city of Weimar. In addition to audio tours and atmospheric audio walks through downtown Weimar and the museums and historical parks of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, the app offers numerous multimedia information and tours on the topics of Weimar classicism, modernism and historical parks. You can use an interactive map to explore the language area of ​​the city of Weimar, the Park on the Ilm and the Belvedere Castle Park individually for yourself. With activated GPS, you can display all audio stops in the immediate vicinity and go on a discovery tour using a filterable recommendation system. Are you looking for the nearest WiFi hotspot or museum shop? No problem - in our legend you can display all service information about your visit. Discover our game with AR functions in the Park on the Ilm and in the Nietzsche Archive. Packed in various small puzzles, the individual locations can be explored from a new perspective. Help us document the changes at selected sites for our future resarch efforts and learn more about these sublime views. In the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, an AR application gives you the opportunity to take books off the shelves and take a look at the treasures of the famous library. There is also a 3D application for the Nietzsche Archive, with which Nietzsche's death room can be explored virtually. The app helps you prepare for and follow up your visit with in-depth information, interviews with our curators, video features of the artists and gardeners, hearing a matter of debates that address the political and cultural present as well as event recommendations. The featured tours allow you to immerse yourself in our exhibitions and parks and are accompanied by handicap accessible services and programmes for children. The app is designed to regularly update new content so that it can better cater to your needs. We look forward to your feedback and suggestions!