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Exhibition Hall Shows Off Redundant Bureaucratic Madness in Berlin

Museum to Open on April 22, Exhibiting German Bureaucracy's Madness, Including a BDSM Room

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Berlin now showcases a museum dedicated to excessive red tape and bureaucracy
Berlin now showcases a museum dedicated to excessive red tape and bureaucracy

Exhibition Hall Shows Off Redundant Bureaucratic Madness in Berlin

A pop-up museum named the Berlin Bureaucracy Museum has opened its doors in Berlin on April 22, offering visitors a satirical commentary on Germany's bureaucratic processes. The temporary museum, which will run until June 25, is the brainchild of the New Social Market Economy Initiative, an organisation advocating for wider political reforms such as balanced budgets.

The museum aims to highlight the challenges of dealing with German bureaucracy, with exhibits including stacks of paper and a BDSM room where visitors can shackle themselves to a giant "Β§", a typographical character for citing sections of legal code. The museum's centrepiece is a hollowed-out tree representing the 52 trees felled daily for government paper.

The museum's criticism of bureaucracy does not extend to the New Social Market Economy Initiative's stance on propaganda. Despite its criticism, the organisation remains friendly towards it. The museum's founder, a group of activists led by Sophia Eisenhardt, opened the museum in 2018 to critically examine the experience of bureaucracy. The founding group invested only a modest sum, mainly for rent and exhibition materials, but no specific total investment amount has been publicly disclosed.

The New Social Market Economy Initiative spent €500,000 to establish the museum. The organisation argues that German bureaucracy weakens Germany's attractiveness as a business location. The museum will also showcase red tape, offering a humorous yet poignant look at the complexities of the German administrative system.

The museum is intended for people who have experienced difficulties getting an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde, the German immigration office. Visitors can expect an immersive experience, with the words "Call me daddy state" written on a darkly illuminated wall in the BDSM room.

The Berlin Bureaucracy Museum is a thought-provoking addition to Berlin's cultural landscape, offering a unique perspective on the challenges and absurdities of bureaucracy in Germany. It serves as a reminder of the need for reform and the importance of critically examining our institutions.

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