Welcome to Grünau! We invite you to take a walk on the Grünau regatta grounds. This acoustic panorama with 16 stations provides insights, views and retrospectives in which athletes, contemporary witnesses and experts will have their say.

Dive into the beginnings of rowing in Berlin, learn about the Olympic Games during National Socialism, and how the political ideologies behind colonialism and sport play off of each other. You’ll listen to commentary about athletic competitions in the imperial era and in the GDR, learn how norms and aesthetics around athletic physicality evolved during the 20th century. Along the way, tune into immersive, contemporary soundscapes from this historic site, which has seen regattas since 1868 and that has been a venue to a world of sport since then.

The accoustic panorama is best experienced on site. For the best audio experience please put on headphones. If you want to see your location on the map, grant access by pressing the localization button. Move to the flashing station and start the audio playback by pressing the button.

Directions

Grünauer Wassersportmuseum
Regattastraße 191 - 223, 12527 Berlin

Tram: 68, Wassersportallee or 62 Wendenschloss
Ferry: F12, Wassersportallee or F12, Müggelbergallee
Bus: N62 Wassersportallee

Boats, Buoys, and Trophies
An acoustic Panorama on the Grünau Regatta Grounds

A project of the Sportsmuseum Berlin in collaboration with POLIGONAL, 2023

Text and Content Concept
Florian Wieler

Artistic Direction and Production
POLIGONAL / Christian Haid und Lukas Staudinger

Project Assistance
Oliver Gudzowski

Speakers
Eric Asch, Megan Gay, Anja Lotter

Fieldrecordings and Composition
Nihad El-Kayed / plümmo

Sound and Technical Support
Adam Asnan

Website Design and Programming
Marco Land

Translation Audio Tracks
Tina Steiger

English editing
Krystin Arneson

With contributions by
Penny Chuter, Agathe Conradi, Dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur in der Stadt, Christian Haid, Roland Helms, Louis Kleemeyer, Werner Phillipp, Maike Priesterjahn, Veronika Springmann, Lukas Staudinger, Magdalena Wienerroither.