Blog :: DDR Museum

30 Jul 2013 by Michael Geithner

The DDR Museum recently joined Instagram and many people already used the app to post exciting, beautiful and interesting fotos of the museum and it's exhibits.

Exhibition

“Overtake Without Catching Up”

Museum news

24 Jul 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Because of being one of the most interactive museums in the world, our visitors will find a variety of interactive games inside of exhibition. In the future I would like to introduce one of them at irregular intervals. Until now, I never had the time to play all the games! This is why I am looking forward to try out the games unhasty.

News

We Sell Tickets at BVG (Public Transport) Ticket Machines!

Museum news

22 Jul 2013 by Martin Klötzke

Since June 21, 2013 we are selling tickets for the DDR Museum also at about 700 stationary ticket vending machines as well as at personnel staffed sales systems in approximately 350 BVG-owned point of sales.

Review

"Tunnel 57 - A True Escape-Story"

13 Jun 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

"Tunnel 57" is newly published in May and since a few days you can buy the comic in our shop. Since I find history and entertainment a very exciting combination, I immediately wanted to take a look at our new arrival.

Tip

„Spuk unterm Riesenrad“ – Open Air Theatre

Topic DDR

10 Jun 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Last Friday I was invited to the premiere of the play "Haunting under the Ferris Wheel", which we are sponsoring this year. Venue is the Spreepark Plänterwald, which lies waste these days and is no longer used as an amusement park. Nevertheless, there are still old rides, houses and figures that are slowly reclaimed by nature.

Restaurant

The asparagus season has started!

Museum news

30 Apr 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

The sun is shining, spring has begun in Berlin - the perfect time to visit the GDR restaurant Domklause and sit on the terrace at the river Spree.

Exhibition

Popular at all times: The Trabi!

Museum news

4 Apr 2013 by Admin

Last week the Berliner Kurier visited us. They were especially interested in the Trabi that you can find in the first part of the permanent exhibition. Every day, several visitors bustle at the Trabi because they want to take a closer look at it.

Event

The 32nd Lange Nacht der Museen

Museum news

19 Mar 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Already shortly before 6pm, the first visitors waited impatiently with their tickets of the Lange Nacht der Museen ("Long Night of the Museums"). I can understand that - everyone who wants to visit several museums that night, has a tight schedule!

Educational Program

The GDR guide – it can be used as a schoolbook!

Museum news

22 Jan 2013 by Admin

Again and again, we are pleased about the feedback from teachers and pupils, lecturers and students regarding their visit to the DDR Museum. Whether it's a compliment or critisicm, questions or suggestions, suggested improvement... Or just a "thank you" for providing the people, who want to equip others with knowledge, a medium with a sometimes playful nature that facilitates giving even students unwilling to learn an understanding of the topic.

News

A Trabi goes on a big trip

Museum news

9 Jan 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

The second day of the refurbishments has begun. Overnight, a lot has happened, for instance the furniture from the till area has gone and many things are now covered for protection.

Retrospect

504,564 people visited the DDR Museum in 2012

Museum news

7 Jan 2013 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Since the opening of our museum in Summer 2006, we have been counting our visitors and the number of visitors has increased every year!

Christmas

The DDR Museum wishes you a Merry Christmas!

Museum news

21 Dec 2012 by Admin

The year is almost over!

News

The new program of events has been published today!

Museum news

17 Dec 2012 by Admin

Maybe some of you know it already: the programme of events of the DDR Museum is published every three months. Today, the new events for January until March have been published.

Retrospect

The DDR Museum was the 5th most visited museum in Berlin in 2011!

Museum news

11 Dec 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Last Friday, the senate of Berlin published the numbers of the most visited museums and memorial places in Berlin. We have achieved to become number 5 on the list by welcoming 493,129 visitors in 2011.

Restaurant

The new Christmas menus

Museum news

10 Dec 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt

We have already known it from last year and have been waiting for it: The special menu with the Christmas menus is completed and since yesterday they can be directly ordered or preordered (3 days in advance) at the GDR restaurant Domklause.

Google Art Project

Years of Change

Museum news

9 Nov 2012 by Admin

Tomorrow is the 23rd anniversary of the fall of the Wall - and to coincide with that, our new "Years of Change" exhibition has gone online. Is is a "typical diary" from the time of German reunification.

Event

"Third Generation East"

Museum news

22 Oct 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt

On 17 October 2012 the authors Andrea Backhaus, Anja Goernitz and Stephanie Maiwald led an event in our Visitor Centre. After a short documentary giving an introduction to the subject matter, our visiting speakers read excerpts from their recently published book, Third Generation East.

Tip

„We are the people“

Topic DDR

18 Oct 2012 by Melanie Alperstaedt

In less than four weeks it is the 23rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Not much time is left for everyone who is planning a special campaign or event in remembrance of the peaceful revolution and the happenings of 1989, the crunch mode of the preparation has begun so to say.