The archive is located in the immediate vicinity of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, and Freie Universität Berlin.
The Secret State Archives of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (2 km) and the Federal Archives (approx. 3 km) are also easily accessible from here.
For all visitors who do not intend to use the reading room, the entrance is located at the front on Boltzmannstraße.
The entrance for visitors is located on the courtyard side. Upon entering the property at Boltzmannstraße 16, keep to the left and walk to the rear of the building until you reach the three-part entrance door like shown in the picture below. The doorbell is located on the left there.
Getting There by Public Transportation
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The nearest station is the U Freie Universität Berlin (formerly U Thielplatz), served by the U3 line. From there, it’s just an approximately eight-minute walk along the university’s Henry-Ford-Bau building to the archive, which is on the right-hand side on Boltzmannstraße.
Directions by Car or Bicycle
There are plenty of parking spaces on the property as well as on Boltzmannstraße itself.
There are numerous bike racks on the property. If you ride your bike into the large courtyard between Boltzmannstraße 16 and 20, you’ll find several bike racks immediately to the right by the lawn, right next to the entrance to the reading room.