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Entrance DDR Museum
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2023
Entrance doors DDR Museum
Worldwide unique Trabant driving simulation
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Worldwide unique Trabant driving simulation
Miniature model of the Berlin Wall
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Miniature model of the Berlin Wall
Children's bedroom of the reconstructed prefabricated flat
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Children's bedroom of the reconstructed prefabricated flat
different GDR products
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
different GDR products
Party desk including multitouch table
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Party desk including multitouch table
"Party and State" exhibition room
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
"Party and State" exhibition room
Living room of the GDR apartment
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Living room of the GDR apartment
Children in the exhibition
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Children in the exhibition
Footballtable
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Footballtable
Family in the reconstructed GDR youth room
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Family in the reconstructed GDR youth room
Replica of the interrogation room of the State Security Service
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Replica of the interrogation room of the State Security Service
Digital mirror in the replica GDR bedroom
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Digital mirror in the replica GDR bedroom
DDR-Guide: A companion to the permanent exhibition
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
DDR-Führer: Das Buch zur Dauerausstellung

The museum, which opened in 2006, is located on the banks of the Spree opposite Berlin Cathedral. Under the motto "History you can touch", it is dedicated to life and everyday culture in the German Democratic Republic. The interactive permanent exhibition presents the exhibits, most of which come from private households, not only in the classic way in display cases, but also explicitly invites visitors to touch and try them out.

A staged prefabricated housing estate on a scale of 1:20 addresses topics such as the economy of scarcity, education, youth culture and leisure. A second section of the exhibition is devoted to the political and state structures of the GDR. Private life is depicted using the example of a prefabricated concrete slab apartment furnished true to the original for a family of four in the style of the 1970s and 80s. Drawers and cupboards that can be opened contain everyday objects and documents.

Numerous digital and interactive stations have been developed, some exclusively for the museum. Visitors can get behind the wheel of a Trabant or try on GDR clothing in a digital mirror. In addition, thematic temporary exhibitions are held regularly.

 

 

(Translated with DeepL)

Opening hours,

  • Monday-Sunday 09:00 - 21:00
  • 1. January 09:00 - 21:00
  • 24. December 09:00 - 16:00
  • 25. December regular
  • 26. December regular
  • 31. December 09:00 - 16:00

Location,

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, Direkt an der Spree, gegenüber dem Berliner Dom, 10178 Berlin

Telephone,

+49 (30) 84 71 23 73-0

Fax,

+49 (30) 84 71 23 73-9

Website,

www.ddr-museum.de

Email,

[javascript protected email address]

Prices,

Admission price 13,50 €

Reduced price 8,00 €

Reduced tickets are valid for children over 6 years, pupils, students, trainees and severely disabled persons. The corresponding proof must always be brought along. Children under 6 are free.

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Exhibitions

Entrance DDR Museum
©DDR Museum, Berlin 2021
Entrance DDR Museum

Permanent exhibition DDR Museum

History at your fingertips

Brotherly Soviet Union
©Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

Little Brother, big Brother – The GDR and the Soviet Union

special exhibition in cooperation with the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst

Büste von Ernst Thälmann - ©DDR Museum
The fully sculpted bust made of Meissen porcelain shows Ernst Thälmann (16 April 1886 - † 18 August 1944), the former chairman of the German Communist Party (KPD) during the Weimar Republic (1924 - 1933).

White Gold - Porcelain in the GDR

View into our collection

Events

"On collecting the present in historical museums"
©DDR Museum

DDR Museum

When does the past begin?

"On collecting the present in historical museums"

Lecture, talk

GDR car racing in the fifties
©Hendrik Medrow

DDR Museum

Blender, winner, six-cylinder

GDR car racing in the fifties

Lecture, talk

The Soviet memorials in Berlin and democratic society
©DDR Museum

DDR Museum

The long shadow of Stalin

The Soviet memorials in Berlin and democratic society

Lecture, talk

Walter Ulbricht - the communist dictator
©DDR Museum

DDR Museum

Walter Ulbricht - a communist dictator

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk presents the second volume of his Ulbricht biography

Lecture, talk

Digital

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Exhibit database

Tickets

Admission price

13,50 €

Reduced price

8,00 €

Reduced tickets are valid for children over 6 years, pupils, students, trainees and severely disabled persons. The corresponding proof must always be brought along. Children under 6 are free.

Group ticket

from 10 persons

School classes 5,00 Euro p. P.

Groups 8,00 Euro

further information: https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/ihr-besuch/lehrer-gruppen

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Services

  • Museum Shop
  • Library
  • Diaper changing table

Accessibility

Audioguides

Nearby

© Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Christoph Musiol
View of the East Facade with Corner Tower and Spree Terrace

Exhibition house

Humboldt Forum

Blick auf die große Freitreppe der James-Simon-Galerie
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Foto: David von Becker

Exhibition house

James-Simon-Galerie

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Altes Museum. Museumsinsel Berlin, Am Lustgarten
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Maximilian Meisse
Altes Museum. Museumsinsel Berlin, Am Lustgarten © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Maximilian Meisse

Art Museum

Altes Museum

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Büsten der Kleopatra VII. (3. Viertel 1. Jh.v.Chr.) und des C. Iulius Caesar (1. Hälfte 1. Jh.n.Chr.)
© SMB, Antikensammlung / Johannes Laurentius
Büsten der Kleopatra VII. (3. Viertel 1. Jh.v.Chr.) und des C. Iulius Caesar (1. Hälfte 1. Jh.n.Chr.) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung / Johannes Laurentius

Art Museum

Antikensammlung

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Büste der Königin Nofretete, Neues Reich, 18. Dynastie Armana-Zeit um 1340 vor Christus, Kalkstein und Gips
© SMB, Ägyptisches Museum. Foto: Jürgen Liepe

Art Museum

Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Alte Nationalgalerie (Detail). Museumsinsel Berlin, Bodestraße 1-3
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Maximilian Meisse
Alte Nationalgalerie (Detail). Museumsinsel Berlin, Bodestraße 1-3 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Maximilian Meisse

Art Museum

Alte Nationalgalerie

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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