DDR Museum shows a country in thirteen display cases
In a private space of 21 square metres, consumer goods, political documents and personal memories tell the story of the GDR between 1949 and 1990.
Everyday life alongside the party state
Compare a household product with an SED or election document. This keeps consumption, work and political control within the same, but not identical, story.
Border and Stasi
Uniform parts and surveillance material call for precise labels. Read the organisation, function and dating, and avoid attributing every East German object directly to the Stasi.
The collector as guide
Around eight hundred objects are displayed compactly, and visits take place on a personal basis. Small groups of up to about ten can only visit in the afternoon, by appointment.
Choose one everyday object and one political object from the same year, and ask to have explained how both influenced people’s lives.
Before you go
By appointment only between 13.00 and 17.30; confirm the date, group size and admission directly with the official contact person.