Get the ball rolling: at foosball tables, in exhibition tours and in the Picture-Book Cinema. Compete with the best in table football or pick up tricks and tips.
Where in the world do ball games, rituals and sacrifices belong together? What does fair play actually mean? And what are tic-tac and pinshot in table football? On the occasion of the European Football Championship in Berlin, special guided tours will give you an insight into the historical game culture of Mesoamerica, you can compete with professionals in the table football tournament, practise your accuracy on the goal wall or discover team spirit in the picture book cinema for children aged 3 and over.
Programme 30 June
12:00
Picture-Book Cinema / Schlüter Courtyard
14:00
Ball Game, Ritual, and Sacrifice. Guided Tour of the Mesoamerica Exhibition / Meeting Point Info Counter Foyer
16:00
Ball Game, Ritual, and Sacrifice. Guided Tour of the Mesoamerica Exhibition / Meeting Point Info Counter Foyer
Champions on site
Sarah is 30 years old and works as a research assistant at the Bee Research Institute. She has been playing in the Berlin league since 2014. She won the German women’s doubles championship in 2021 and became world champion with the women’s national team in 2022. Sarah plays in the women’s national league Yard Berlin.
Justus is 18 years old and has been playing for the New Way Cubs in Berlin since 2018. He is a multiple German junior champion, runner-up in the junior world championship, member of the junior national team and first-placed in the Berlin men’s rankings. Justus plays in the men’s national league for the New Way Cubs.
Ben is 19 years old and has been playing for the New Way Cubs in Berlin since 2018. In 2020, he celebrated his first major success as German U16 doubles champion. Since then, he has been collecting trophies in the open men’s class, most recently winning the open singles at the Prague Masters 2023. Ben plays in the men’s national league for the New Way Cubs.
Past Events
Programme 29 June
12:00
Picture-Book Cinema / Schlüter Courtyard
13:00
Picture-Book Cinema / Schlüter Courtyard
14:00
Make it and take it! EM-Special: Self made jerseys – bring your own shirt!
14:00
Ball Game, Ritual, and Sacrifice. Guided Tour of the Mesoamerica Exhibition / Meeting Point Info Counter Foyer
16:00
Ball game, ritual and sacrifice. Guided tour of the Mesoamerica exhibition / Meeting point at the information desk in the Foyer
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