Dear friends of the Museum for Islamic Art,

The mosque of the Ahmadiyya community in Brienner Straße in Berlin-Wilmersdorf is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It is the oldest mosque still in existence in Germany and is still used by the community. The exhibition ‘Open house. One Hundred Year of a Mosque in Berlin’ organised by the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum (Villa Oppenheim) and the Ahmadiyya Lahore community, recalls the history of this mosque and the story of those who built up what soon became a thriving community. Documents from the community administration, missionary writings and many photographs are shown in the exhibition. Memorabilia from other private family archives emphasise the special significance of the mosque in the lives of many Berliners.  

Programme
We would like to invite you to visit the exhibition and the mosque on Friday, 28 February 2025. We will meet at 3 pm at the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf - Villa Oppenheim, Schlossstraße 55/Otto-Grüneberg-Weg, 14059 Berlin. A guided tour of the exhibition is available on request. From there, we will drive to the mosque at Brienner Str. 7, where the mosque's imam, Mr Amir Aziz, will welcome us and give us an introduction to the mosque and the community.

Registration process and costs incurred
Please register at info@fmik.de by 24 February 2025. The limited places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis - the number of participants is limited to 15 people. Admission to the museum and mosque is free. The cost of the guided tour of the exhibition is €5 per person. You will receive the account details with the confirmation of participation.

Yours sincerely, Your Executive Board

Irene Fellmann    Nadia Nagie    Cornelia Weber   Stefan Weber    Volkmar Wenzel    Philipp Zobel