Guided Tour A

May Communists Dream?

A Suppressed Imagination

Two overlapping circles in green and violet on textured background, partially grainy surface

Detail from: Walter Womacka, Wenn Kommunisten träumen ..., 1975 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026, design: Barbara Ehnes, Yasaman Nedjati

Drawing on the title of the image gallery of the Palast der Republik, this tour explores a cultural institution, a film, a painting, and a memorial project that were conceived in the socialist part of the city but later abandoned. The traces of these imaginations which were suppressed but never disappeared reveal repressed histories of Berlin and the futures it might once have become.

The tour May Communists Dream? starts from Gesundbrunnen S-Bahn station. Please find your way to our travel agency where the event begins. You can find details about the exact location of the agency and further directions by visiting the Starting Points page.