Dead Chicken Alley

Dead Chicken Alley, in Berlin

Dead Chicken Alley, the Haus Schwarzenberg, is an alternative and wacky courtyard, a high place of street art in Berlin. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fascinating place, the last vestige of underground Berlin near Hackescher Markt.

The last den of underground Berlin

Nicknamed Dead Chicken Alley, the Haus Schwarzenberg is one of the most fascinating alleys of Berlin. Barely entered, you feel that this place is different: its walls are entirely covered with street art, graffiti, collages and wacky sculptures, in a raw and creative atmosphere. Preserved in the middle of a district that has become very chic, this alternative courtyard is one of the last vestiges of the underground and bohemian spirit of Berlin after reunification. It also shelters workshops, a bar, a cinema and places of memory, and remains a symbol of the alternative culture of the city.

What to see

Here you discover the walls entirely covered with street art, graffiti, collages and wacky sculptures, in an alternative courtyard with a raw and creative atmosphere, near Hackescher Markt. Dead Chicken Alley is a symbol of underground Berlin. It is an original stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Dead Chicken Alley, or Haus Schwarzenberg, lies near Hackescher Markt, in the heart of Berlin, reachable on foot and by public transport. The courtyard is freely accessible; the workshops, the bar, the cinema and the places of memory have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the district.

What is Dead Chicken Alley in Berlin?

An alternative courtyard entirely covered with street art, the Haus Schwarzenberg, one of the last vestiges of underground and bohemian Berlin, near Hackescher Markt.

Where is Dead Chicken Alley?

Near Hackescher Markt, in the heart of Berlin, in Germany.