I offer immersive tours through Berlin that bring the city’s layered identity to life. From historic monuments to queer landmarks, major museums to hidden galleries, I guide guests through the artistic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped Berlin across centuries.
I am an art historian, curator, and researcher based in Berlin. I work with HUA International and founded PS120 Berlin, an independent nonprofit art space in Schöneberg. I am also pursuing graduate studies at the John F. Kennedy Institute at Freie Universität Berlin, where my research explores the intersections of art, history, and meaning.
My tours move beyond dates and facts. I open up Berlin through artworks, architecture, literature, and lived experience, revealing a city where beauty and conflict, memory and reinvention, East and West, queer life and political struggle all collide.
Whether we are exploring museums, galleries, streets, or overlooked cultural sites, my goal is to make each tour intellectually rich, engaging, and deeply human. This is Berlin through an art historical lens, but also through its social, political, and queer narratives.
A tour with me is not just informative. It is vivid, personal, and unforgettable.
Justin Polera
Curator & Art Historian
based in Berlin, Germany
Contact
Justin@ps120.org
+491726194863