What does the exhibition consist of?

The venue exhibits rare utility items and industrial machinery arranged into surrealist compositions.

Who conceived and created the museum?

Vlad Korneev assembled and designed the installation from his personal collection.

What prompted the initial gathering of these objects?

The artifacts were initially collected to serve as photography props in Hamburg.

Where did the collection operate before moving to Berlin?

The exhibition originally functioned as a shop-museum in Schwerin.

Which landmark stands close to the museum?

The premises sit near Nikolaikirche within the Nikolaiviertel quarter of Berlin-Mitte.

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Renters basing themselves in Berlin-Mitte trade suburban quiet for dense foot traffic around Nikolaiviertel, where historic quarters surround specialized industrial collections.

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About the place

Surreal industrial collections define the gallery created by Vlad Korneev in central Berlin.

Vlad Korneev developed the installation from an archive of rare utilitarian objects gathered across historical eras. His collecting began while assisting photographer Werner Bokelberg in Hamburg, where unusual technical apparatus served as visual props. Korneev operated the project as a retail museum in Schwerin before establishing the venture along Torstraße.

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The exhibition relocated to a larger hall along Poststraße in the historic Nikolaiviertel quarter of Berlin-Mitte. Situated directly beside the Nikolaikirche, the rooms display dense arrangements of technological equipment and rare utilitarian hardware. Visitors explore thematic groupings of historical machinery assembled by Vlad Korneev, presenting functional artifacts as surreal artistic compositions.

Associations

NikolaiviertelThe historic central district brings heavy pedestrian congestion.
Industrial artifactsUnusual utility devices form surrealist mechanical installations.
Vlad KorneevThe founder personally collected and arranged every technical item.
NikolaikircheThe nearby medieval church anchors the surrounding historic square.

Facts

The museum operates in the Nikolaiviertel quarter of Berlin-Mitte near Nikolaikirche.
Vlad Korneev began assembling unusual equipment while working as an assistant to photographer Werner Bokelberg in Hamburg.
Before relocating to Berlin, the collection functioned as a shop-museum in Schwerin managed by Korneev.
The permanent display consists of technological and utility objects arranged into surreal compositions.

Updated September 13, 2026Source: Wikipedia

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Surreal industrial collections define the gallery created by Vlad Korneev in central Berlin.

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