KiezChroniken: City tours in Berlin

I'm Sheeana, historian and founder of KiezChroniken.

With my feminist city tours, I want to make visible the stories of women who have shaped Friedrichshain but are barely part of public memory today.

During my history studies, it became increasingly clear to me that many women remain almost invisible in the history of the city. Although they lived, worked, resisted or helped shape cultural life here, often neither monuments nor street names remind of them. That's exactly where my tours start.

KiezChroniken combines feminist history, urban research and storytelling. Together, we explore the question of who is visible in the cityscape and who is not. Instead of heading to the most famous sights, we discover seemingly ordinary places where extraordinary stories are hidden. My goal is to invite people to see Friedrichshain with new eyes and to experience history as something that still has an impact today.

It is not only about historical facts, but also about the culture of remembrance and the question of why some people remain visible while others disappear from the collective memory. The tours invite you to look at well-known streets and squares from a new perspective and experience history right at the scene.

My tours take place outdoors in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. The streets, squares and houses themselves become our history book. With the help of historical photographs and selected sources, we take a look at places where the past is often barely visible anymore.

In addition to public tours, I also offer private tours. The content can be adapted to the respective group.

A joint city tour creates opportunities for discussion, opens up new perspectives on one's own neighborhood and combines history with current issues relating to the culture of remembrance, equality and urban development. This makes the tours suitable both as a special team event and as a joint experience for private groups.