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Potato soup Berlin style

DDR recipes

9 Sep 2015 by Janine Henschel

Back then, potato soup was a very popular dish, because it was fast and simple to make. Furthermore, all the ingredients for this soup were always available and affordable. Today, we would like to introduce a recipe from the times of the GDR. Of course there were also many more variations which surely also were quite delicious. Just try them!

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East-West relationships between minimum exchange and welcome money

8 Sep 2015 by Jörn Kleinhardt

Regarding the inner-German tourist travel with all its aspects, one will inevitably come across the East-German „minimum exchange“ and the West-German „welcome money“. But what do these terms exactly mean and what were their consequences for the people?

Events

Theo Tintenklecks, spook at the museum and many visitors at the Long Night of Museums

Museum news

2 Sep 2015 by Maria Bartholomäus

Last Saturday, many things were going on at the DDR Museum late at night: On the occasion of the 35th Long Night of Museums in Berlin theDDR Museum opened its gates between 6pm and 2am, of course along with an interesting program for our guests!

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The Society for German-Soviet Friendship

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26 Aug 2015 by Jörn Kleinhardt

In the summer of 1947 the „Society for the Study of the Soviet Culture“ was founded following a proposal by Soviet colonel Sergej Tjulpanow. The newly founded institution was supposed to counteract the common anti-soviet attitude among the population of the GDR. Cultural work was perceived as a useful tool and therefore numerous centers for cultural and political work, which served as “culture houses”, opened in the following years. The „Society for the Study of the Soviet Culture“ was turned into the “Society for German-Soviet Friendship” on July 2nd, 1949.

Event

GDR and no ending? Discussion with Jens Schöne and Stefan Wolle

Museum news

19 Aug 2015 by Melanie Alperstaedt

Yesterday evening our guest was historian Jens Schöne, who just published his newest work „Die DDR. Eine Geschichte des Arbeiter- und Bauernstaates“ ("The GDR. A history of the state of workers and peasants") at the Berlin Story publishing company, which offers an overall view of the GDR era. The book is also available in English („The GDR“), which unfortunately is still a rare fact considering the existing literature about the GDR. The book is very popular in our museum store, especially the English version is highly demanded by our interested international visitors.

Behind the scenes

What you always wanted to know about the DDR Museum …

Museum news

12 Aug 2015 by Maria Bartholomäus

Today we will answer five interesting questions about the DDR Museum so you can get to know our institution a little better!

Event

Playing History – Games as a means for the transport of knowledge

Museum news

5 Aug 2015 by Maria Bartholomäus

There have always been games, in every region of the world as well as within every cultural group – even outside of the nursery. Especially complex parlor games which demand logic, creativity and endurance, are highly popular among the youth as well as adults. Among them are Michael Geithner, Social Media Manager at the DDR Museum Berlin and Martin Thiele, a scientist in the field of media from Berlin. The two game researchers and developers gave a talk about imitated games during the GDR and the fascination about this cultural phenomenon at the visitor centre of the DDR Museum.

Behind the scenes

And Action – Camera rolling! Film shooting at the museum depot

Museum news

29 Jul 2015 by Maria Bartholomäus

How revealing was the German Democratic Republic? Were East-Germans more advanced in arithmetics than people living in Western Germany? Even after a visit to a museum the one or other question might be left unanswered and current political developments and events might provoke interesting discussions as well.

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Summer Camp in the GDR

22 Jul 2015 by Jörn Kleinhardt

Holiday time is summer camp time! This slogan was true for many children who grew up in the German Democratic Republic. And, truly, the small republic established a great number of summer camps. The youth getaways were divided into pioneer's camps („Pionierferienlager“) and company camps („Betriebsferienlager“) and were spread all over the country. In the year 1989 alone there were 49 pioneer's camps within the GDR, as well as hundreds of additional company camps.

Border

The Ostsee frontier tower in Külungsborn - a place to remember the German Division.

Topic DDR

17 Jun 2015 by Admin

A lot of Germans still go to the Ostsee and especially the city Kühlungsborn is very popular. You can see beach chairs and tourists walking at the promenade, which looks very different in comparison with what you could see at the time between 1961 and 1968.

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“I love – I love all – all humans” – Erich Mielke Biography

11 Jun 2015 by Jörn Kleinhardt

On the 13th November 1989, a few days after the opening of the wall, Erich Mielke gave his first speech at the Volkskammer at the Palast der Republik (Palace of the Republic). His words: “I love – I love all – all people/humans – Well, I love – I still stand up for it” have been often quoted and give deep insight into the mind of the 82 year – old man. How could this man serve for more than three decades as a Minister of State Security and give a significant imprinting to the apparatus?

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Fashion in the GDR – Fashion – Do it yourself

3 Jun 2015 by Admin

If you think about fashion in the GDR, do you see colors and nice feminine looks? Or do you see grey, shapeless clothes? No matter what you think, both thoughts are right. In the GDR you could find the one and the other.

Happy cooking!

GDR birthday cake for children

DDR recipes

27 May 2015 by Janine Henschel

You don’t necessarily have to buy a birthday cake in order that your child is glad. With less effort you can conjure a delicate and colorful cake for the birthday table – and you can let your child assist at the preparation. We tell you how it works: GDR birthday cake for children

Tip

GHDI: German History in Documents and Images

Topic DDR

20 May 2015 by Admin

It is difficult to come by original documents and images about the German history, especially for people from foreign countries. Because of this difficulty the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C. initiated an interesting project.

Border

The Memorial Point Alpha between Geisa/Rasdorf

Topic DDR

18 May 2015 by Admin

The Point Alpha Memorial is located along the former inner-German border, between Geisa/Thuring and Rasdorf/Hesse, on a surface of almost 100,000 square meters. It is an interesting historical place where visitors can experience how life was during the time of the wall.

To Recook

Grilled broiler – GDR Recipe

DDR recipes

15 May 2015 by Janine Henschel

Goldbroiler or roast chicken? In the GDR, broiler was widespread and popular. In this GDR recipe, we present the grilled broiler with French fries and mixed vegetables.

Guided Tour

The Berlin Wall Tour

Museum news

13 May 2015 by Janine Henschel

Of course: In the museum you can participate in numerous guided tours through the exhibition. But, did you know, that we offer combined tours and thematic city tours, too? During the 2 hour guided tour “The Berlin Wall” you proceed to the traces of the death strip between East and West Berlin from the Bornholmer Straße to the Bernauer Straße.

Press

„Ostalgia: Romanticizing the GDR“ – an article by Wolfgang Dick

Topic DDR

6 May 2015 by Admin

Twenty-five years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall the Deutsche Welle dealt last year in an interesting article with the remembrance of the former GDR.

Design

The chicken or the egg...

29 Apr 2015 by Günter Höhne

which came first? A well known enigma where the answer still generates contrasting opinions among intellectuals since generations. SONJA PLASTIC, a west Saxonian producer of plastic design objects, does not ask itself this question. Since the beginning of the seventies, chicken and egg boxes belong to the same successful selection of the Wolkensteiner enterprise, set up 90 years ago.

To Recook

GDR Recipe Pork Roast

DDR recipes

24 Apr 2015 by Janine Henschel

The German pork roast gets its individual flavour from special curing and smoking and is said to be named after the master butcher Cassel, who lived in Berlin in the 19th century. This pork roast (Kasselerbraten) was widespread and popular in the GDR.

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