Mauermuseum

Om museet

Journalist and human rights activist Rainer Hildebrandt opened a first exhibition in an apartment on Bernauer Straße in October 1962, shortly after the Wall was built. Due to the great demand, it moved in June 1963 to the building on Friedrichstraße that stood as the last house directly in front of the Allied border crossing Checkpoint Charlie. From here, events at the border could be observed; the building also became a point of contact for refugees and escape helpers.

Over the years, escape helpers and refugees entrusted the museum with the means of their escapes: modified cars with hiding places, a hot-air balloon, a chairlift, a mini submarine and light aircraft. Alongside the history of division, the museum has long been devoted to the worldwide nonviolent struggle for human rights, from Gandhi and Martin Luther King to dissidents in Eastern Europe and Russia.

For many years the museum was backed by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft 13. August e. V., founded by Hildebrandt in 1962; since 2018 it has been run by a nonprofit company. After Hildebrandt's death in 2004, his widow Alexandra Hildebrandt took over as director. The museum is financed largely by admission fees, displays its collection on around 2,000 square meters across three levels and is one of the most visited museums in Berlin.

Højdepunkter

• Original escape objects such as a hot-air balloon, mini submarine, chairlift and ultralight aircraft
• Modified escape cars, including a BMW Isetta and a VW Beetle
• Original border sign from Checkpoint Charlie
• Exhibition on nonviolent resistance worldwide with Gandhi's diary
• Documentation of the escape tunnel “Tunnel 57”

Permanente udstillinger

• Berlin – Die Mauer und die Fluchten – The main section tells the story of Berlin's division and shows original objects from successful escapes, from hiding places in cars to a balloon and a tunnel.
• Die Welt – Gewaltfreier Kampf für Menschenrechte – The new building focuses on nonviolent resistance worldwide, including Gandhi, Martin Luther King, the Prague Spring and Solidarność.

Grundlagt

1963

Ejer

Das Mauermuseum-Betriebs gGmbH

Ledelse

Alexandra Hildebrandt

Besøgende pr. år

ca. 870.000

Entrépriser & rabatter

Tickets at the ticket desk or online to print out. Cloakroom, luggage storage and lockers free of charge.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

According to the museum map, a staircase leads from the ground floor to the second floor; an elevator connects the second floor with the new building, where there is an accessible restroom. The cloakroom in the basement can only be reached by stairs.

Børn og familie

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Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe
• Opbevaringsskabe

Free cloakroom, luggage storage and lockers in the basement; museum shop at the end of the tour; cinema on the second floor.

Arrangementer & udlejning

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