Berlin Historical Association
Expats, long-timers, and curious locals.
The Berlin Historical Association brings together English-speaking Berliners to explore the city’s history together — with regular tours, speakers on fascinating topics, and social events, all in English.
There’s history within our history, too. The BHA grew out of the Berlin Branch of the American Historical Association — a direct legacy of the city’s postwar division among the Allied powers — and every year we still hold our Christmas dinner in the original US Officers’ Club.
What we value
Curiosity
We value learning, questioning, and exploring the past with open minds.
Belonging
Whatever brought you to Berlin, this is a place to feel at home in its history.
Adventure
We seek out unique opportunities, ask unexpected questions, and keep the experience fresh.

Where we’re going next.
- 14NovTechnical Museum
- 26NovBHA's Annual General Meeting
- 11DecChristmas Dinner
Twenty years of where we’ve been.
16 August 2025Jagdschloss GrunewaldCourtly hunting in the forests and lakes of the Grunewald, in Berlin’s oldest surviving palace.Public domain 29 November 2019Bundesnachrichtendienst, ChausseestraßeInside the new headquarters of Germany’s foreign intelligence service, the year it moved to Berlin.CC BY 2.0 · Alper Çuğun, cropped 19 September 2015Colditz Castle, SaxonyThe prisoner-of-war camp for officers who had already escaped once — a day trip outside Berlin.CC0 · Steffen 962

We hope you’ll join us.
Guests are welcome at most of our events — come to one before you decide. Membership starts at €20 a year, with a 50% reduction for anyone joining after 1 July.
Annual membership · Students €20 · Singles €35 · Family €50 · Associate member €23 · plus a one-time €10 joining fee







