The Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) is one of the oldest of its kind in Germany. It possesses one of the most important collections of skilled craftsmanship. This portion of the museum can be found at Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz.

The collection includes works of skilled craftsmanship ranging from post-antiquity to the present. It encompasses all the styles and periods in art history. On display are silks and costumes, tapestries, decorative wainscots and furniture, glass vessels, enamel and porcelain, works in silver and gold as well as contemporary crafts and design objects.

Many items were commissioned by representatives of the church, the royal court and members of the aristocracy.

A tour of the spacious building at the Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz takes visitors through 7,000 square meters of the exhibition room, revealing the historical development and great variety of applied arts and crafts from the Middle Ages through to Art Nouveau and up to the present day.