What will life be like in the city of the future? “SuperCity 3000: Our City of the Future” addresses a highly topical and socially relevant issue, as urban planning is a pressing challenge of our time that shapes every aspect of people’s lives. Already today, 90 percent of children in Germany live in urban areas. Their voices must therefore be given greater consideration in urban planning.

In the exhibition “SuperCity 3000: Our City of the Future,” children therefore had—and still have—the same rights as adults. Staff at the German Museum of Technology developed the exhibition together with 60 children, our future curators. The models these children from four Berlin schools built for the exhibition take center stage in the exhibition space. Spanning 500 square meters, the space showcases innovative ideas and new technological developments designed to make city life better for everyone in the future.

Throughout the exhibition, there are interactive stations that invite visitors to explore the theme in greater depth. Visitors can play with the Invisible Shield, which visually teleports them to another location; gather on the conversation bench, which encourages interaction with others; or get creative by building their own models of the city of the future using sand and other materials.

The ideas developed through a participatory process involving 60 future curators are divided into six sections in the exhibition: Space, Growth, Resources, Nature, Climate, and Community. These sections address the various questions the children explored in their work for the exhibition. Fantastic ideas like time travel and flying cars seem to belong to a distant future. The exhibition draws comparisons and takes a closer look.

We asked ourselves: How can the city accommodate more people? What keeps the city running? What does the city need as the climate changes? How can we live well together in the city? How can all living beings find their place in the city?

Plants and animals belong in the city just as much as people do. But they are usually given less space. The exhibition organizers have given this some thought, and steps toward a future in which cities are home to more plants and animals are also becoming evident in politics, research, and the construction industry.

The exhibition especially invites children to participate in the democratic process shaping the city’s future and offers insights into how this can be achieved even at a young age. The future starts now—let’s shape it together!

In addition to the hands-on activities in the exhibition, there are bookable workshops for elementary school classes as well as programs for small family groups on weekends and during school breaks.

Duration: March 27, 2026, to June 27, 2027