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May 1 to 3, 2026: Events, festivals, exhibitions and more things to do for your perfect weekend in Berlin. more
What does a wedding photo, a magazine from the Soviet Union or a self-sewn bag have to do with personal freedom and human rights? All these objects tell the story of people in the GDR who stood up for their rights. In the fall of 1989, thousands of East... moreabout: Everyone has the right! Human rights in everyday life in the GDR
Our permanent exhibition "Everyday Life in the GDR" shows the life of East Germans in the 1970s and 1980s at work, in public and in private. It shows how the SED regime shaped everyday life, how people dealt with deprivation and limitations and where... moreabout: Guided tour of the exhibition "Everyday life in the GDR"
Hardly any other Berlin neighborhood has undergone as much change in recent years as the streets and squares around the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. But if you look closely, you can still discover exciting traces of its GDR past... moreabout: History(s) for young and old. A neighborhood walk for families in Prenzlauer Berg
The German Democratic Republic (GDR), or Communist East Germany, ceased to exist at midnight on 3 October 1990. It was neither democratic, nor was it a republic. It was a dictatorship in which there were no free elections, no division of powers, and no... moreabout: Everyday Life in the GDR
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