Last Saturday, the 30th Lange Nacht der Museen („Long Night of the Museums") took place. In spite of freezing temperatures and onset of winter we opened our museum until 2.00am again this year. Many night owls who are interested in culture took the opportunity to visit the Berlin museums at a late hour and to get an impression of how the different institutions presented themselves.

Maybe you already know: You can follow the DDR Museum on Twitter. There, you have the opportunity to directly get in touch with the director!

Sometimes, we in the office are very lucky to taste new dishes from the GDR restaurant Domklause. When the restaurant manager mentioned that there's gonna be home-made apple strudel tomorrow, there was great professional interest. ;)

Dear guests, dear friends, dear colleagues, the year 2011 draws to a close and Christmas is just around the corner.

Dear guests, dear friends, dear colleagues, the year 2011 draws to a close and Christmas is just around the corner.

Mark Scheppert began writing his stories in 2008 and he intended to write something new and unique about the GDR representative for his generation and not existing so far.

Today started with good news! The DDR Museum with its second permanent exhibition is nominated again for the "European Museum of the Year Award" and of course, the joy is great! This nomination is a particular praise to all of us who worked so hard last year to implement the extension of the DDR Museum and the new permanent exhibition's concept.

Meanwhile, we have also arrived at Advent season. It has become our
tradition at Christmas time to equip a showcase anew and have our own
Christmas tree in the exhibition!

Not long now!
Christmas is just around the corner and the Domklause team prepares for it.
What exactly does that look like? Of course, the visitors will be provided with special meals during Christmas time, the chefs of the restaurant have come up with all kinds of treats.
Starting on the 1st Advent - which will be on the next weekend already, by the way - the Christmas menues will be ready to be relished at the Domklause.

Everyone who visited the Reisemesse Potsdam (travel fair) at the Metropolis Hall next to Filmpark Babelsberg last weekend, will surely have discovered our stand.
For all those who were not there, we have a little report about the travel fair: