Research
The academic researchers at the DDR Museum investigate aspects of GDR history as well as collection and exhibition-specific topics. This is based on the extensive collection of artefacts and the museum's long-standing successful exhibition programme.
The staff of the DDR Museum are also involved in professional and collegial dialogue on the history of the GDR. We are happy to support you in your research project within the scope of our possibilities.
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Our current partnerships and memberships
Together we are stronger than alone. The DDR Museum plays a pioneering role with its innovative approach to exhibition design. We also co-operate with various institutions to promote museum collaboration and research exchange.
Cooperation with the university HTW Berlin
The DDR Museum is an official cooperation partner of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Department of Design and Culture, Bachelor's degree programme in Museum Studies and Master's degree programme in Museum Management and Communication. Teachers develop content that deals with the DDR Museum in theory and practice. In return, the DDR Museum supports the budding museologists with specialist expertise and insights into everyday exhibition and collection life.
Cooperation with the IRS: »Places of the GDR«
The IRS (Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research) in Erkner near Berlin is a cooperation partner of the DDR Museum since 1 January 2018 as part of the »Places of the GDR« event series in the DDR Museum conference room. The jointly planned series of events will focus on places that were of great importance in the GDR and are still the subject of public debate today. What has become of the buildings of the GDR? What remains?
Membership of the German Museums Association
Together with more than 4,200 members and sponsors, the DDR Museum is committed to a diverse and sustainable museum landscape within the German Museums Association. The German Museums Association connects people, diverse institutions and relevant topics related to museums. The DDR Museum regularly takes part in the annual conference and is represented at the specialist conferences on offer.
Membership of the Berlin Museums Association
A large number of Berlin museums are members of the Berlin Museum Association. The DDR Museum is involved in the individual specialist and working groups and is committed to a collegial exchange. Together we form a strong network that represents the concerns of the member museums to the outside world and promotes co-operation.
Membership of the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V.
The DDR Museum is an active member of the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V., which was founded in 1976. The network is the platform for cultural policy discourse in theory and practice in Germany. Together with around 1,500 members, we promote cultural policy dialogue at national and European level.
