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Built in 1742, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden enjoys great popularity today and is one of the world's leading opera ensembles. But what exactly makes the opera so special and what role did it play in the GDR? Read more

From the collection

GDR in Objects 1949-1990

The Head of Collections' 11 Favourites of the Collection Volume I

In this article, the head of collections Jörn Kleinhardt presents his eleven personal favourites from the eleven chapters of the first collection volume »GDR in Objects 1949-1990. Daily Life, Home, Consumption«. Read more

From the collection

From the collection

The Final Division of Berlin – The Erection of the Wall on 13 August 1961

Two months before the Wall was erected, Walter Ulbricht denied the intention to build a Wall at a press conference. On the night of 12-13 August 1961, construction of the Wall began. In this article we show thematically appropriate objects from our collection. Read more

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GDR mass organisation

The Society for Sport and Technology

What began in 1952 as a mass organisation for the leisure activities of young people increasingly developed in a paramilitary direction. From the mid-1970s, the Society for Sport and Technology (GST) called itself the »socialist military organisation of the GDR« and took on the military education of adolescents. Read more

From the collection

From the Collection

Pictorial: »DDR in Objects 1949-1990. Daily Life, Home, Consumption«

With the first volume of the trilogy »GDR in Objects 1949-1990« the DDR Museum gives a unique insight into the world's largest museum DDR collection. Read more

GDR history

GDR History

Dederon - a GDR synthetic fibre prevails

Folds well, doesn’t crease, dries quickly and is versatile - these attributes perfectly describe the synthetic fibre Dederon, which was used to make shirts, aprons, bags and tights for the masses in the GDR since the 1960s. Read more

From the collection

Object of the Month

Wooden Toy Truck

The object of the month March/April 2020 is the wooden toy truck by the PGH »Friedrich Fröbel« Werdau. The wooden toy appeals by its plain and elegant design as well as its high stability and durability. Read more

GDR design

Günter Höhne writes

DDR-Design: Stacking Chair Model 3101 and its COMEBACK

The journalist and expert for DDR product design, Günter Höhne, writes for the DDR Museum blog. In this article he is taking a closer look at the original stacking chair model 3101 and its COMEBACK. Read more

Object of the Month

Board Game »Merry Travels — Spejbl and Hurvinek«

The object of the month is the board game »Merry Travels — Spejbl and Hurvinek« and is based on the well-known marionettes Spejbl and Hurvinek of the Czech puppeteer Josef Skupa. Read more

From the collection

From the collection

Barracked People's Police and NVA

Uniforms, steel helmets, brochures, certificates and pocket calendars are just a few of the many objects from the collection of the DDR Museum that tell the story of the Barracked People's Police (KVP) and its successor, the National People's Army (NVA). Head of collection Jörn Kleinhardt uses historical artefacts to give an overview of the NVA from the beginning to the end of the DDR. Read more

Günter Höhne writes

DDR-Design: Cool Table Fans

The journalist and expert for DDR product design Günter Höhne writes for the blog DDR Museum. In this article he is taking a closer look at the design of table fans in the DDR. Read more

GDR recipes

To Bake

GDR design

Günter Höhne about DDR Design

From the long becoming and the abrupt ending of the KN 501

The journalist and expert for DDR product design Günter Höhne writes for the blog DDR Museum. This time he is taking a closer look at the KN 501. Read more

Museum news

The Team

Interview »10 questions to...« Maximilian Schönbeck, apprentice at DDR Museum

Maximilian has been part of the team at DDR Museum since January. He undergoes a two and a half year apprenticeship in the field of leisure and tourism with the focus on visitors relations. We asked Max a few questions. Read more

From the collection

Object of the month

Fort Laramie from the VEB Holzspielwaren Steinach

With the Fort Laramie, children could live out their passion that arose with the film adaptation of the Karl May novels in the 60s. Hobby groups of the so-called Indianistik were officially active already from the mid-50s. Read more