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Our completely revised and enhanced GDR-guide is now available!

11 Jun 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt
Finally! The new GDR-guide is out now!
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Review

„The Burning Wall“

22 May 2012 by Admin
This clutching film deals with the formation and development of dissident groups in the GDR between 1949 until 1989.It is a documentary that shows the historical and social conditions of the political system in the GDR and how this social reality left a mark on the citizens.
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The DDR Museum at the ITB!

9 Mar 2012 by Admin
From tomorrow, you will get the opportunity to pop in at our exhibition stand in hall 12.101 at the ITB!After my colleague Mr. Klötzke and I had driven to the fairground in our "small runabout" with our flyers, pieces of information, biros, postcards, bags etc. on Tuesday and had stored everything away, my colleagues including me are featured on the Berlin Stars exhibition stand since Wednesday.
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News

Today, we welcomed our 2.000.000th visitor!

28 Feb 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt
Yes, we were a littlebit excited: We waited for the 2.000.000th visitor for some days, but this morning we knew: He or she will come today!
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Fair

Our Saturday at the Pow Wow

7 Feb 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt
The day started early for Miss Wrusch and me on Saturday. At 8.45am we were at our exhibition stand already to make the last preparations.
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Event

Long Night of the Museums – Winter wonderland and feel-good atmosphere

3 Feb 2012 by Admin
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.
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Press

An article about the DDR Museum

2 Feb 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt
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!
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Restaurant

Home-made apple strudel at the Domklause

11 Jan 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt
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. ;)
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Holidays

Merry Christmas

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

„Generation Wall“

8 Dec 2011 by Admin
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. Now he published the e-book "Generation Wall".
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Award

We are nominated for the „European Museum of the Year Award“!

8 Dec 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
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.
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Exhibition

Christmas at the DDR Museum!

1 Dec 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
Meanwhile, we have also arrived at Advent season. It has become ourtradition at Christmas time to equip a showcase anew and have our own Christmas tree in the exhibition!
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Restaurant

News from the Domklause

24 Nov 2011 by Admin
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.
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Fair

The DDR Museum at the Reisemesse Potsdam

15 Nov 2011 by Admin
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:
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Collection

An Excursion to the Archive

20 Sep 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
Here in the DDR Museum are many workplaces. Mine (the office), the till, the DDR-Restaurant Domklause, the exhibition... and one that I mostly don't keep in mind: The archive.
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Youtube

The first self-produced video of the DDR Museum!

7 Sep 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
I absolutely don't have any qualifications in shooting videos. I don't haveany experiences with cameras, directing, I cannot cut... nothing at all!! This is why this video is a premiere and realization of a spontaneous, partly crazy idea. And yes - I am a bit nervous if the viewers will like it.
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Event

Long Night of the Museums: Lipsi, GDR-Cocktails and lots of music!

26 Aug 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
Tomorrow evening Die Lange Nacht der Museen ("The Long Night of the Museums") starts at 6 pm. Until 2 am it will be absolutely busting at the museum. Surely, we always have many visitors but Die Lange Nacht der Museen is always something very special for everyone.
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Event

MEET Berlin - Events at the DDR Museum

19 Aug 2011 by Admin
Yesterday was a very special day for us: In the course of the event MEET Berlin we welcomed event managers, organization professionals and travel agencies from all over Germany. They had the opportunity to learn about the DDR Museum as an event location and find out more about the services we offer.
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Report from the info-mile of contemporary history

16 Aug 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
The central ceremonies in remembrance of the Wall's victims and theconstruction of the Wall on the 13th August 1961 took place at the Wall'smemorial place Bernauer Straße in Berlin. There was also a so-called"Info-mile of contemporary history" where many institutions of historicalreprocessing introduced themselves. The visitors were invited to strollaround the place and to catch up at different information booths.
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Team

The Team Grows: We Have a New Trainee!

1 Aug 2011 by Melanie Alperstaedt
The new trainee, Ms Wrusch will support my colleague Ms Henschel in the Visitor Relations Department. As a future "Kauffrau für Freizeit und Tourismus" (Tourism and Leisure Agent), she will get to know all of our Departments during the next years.
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