Open-air exhibition Museum - Exhibition - Archive Permanent Exhibition in the courtyard of the headquarters The Stasi minister had his of- fices in what was called House 1, now the home of the . The permanent Ruschestraße 103 Opening Hours 10365 - Around the clock every day exhibition »State Security in the SED Dicta- Open Air Free of charge torship« illustrates the structure, methods Exhibition Phone (030) 447 108 0 Barrier-free access and effects of the GDR’s secret police. It Stasi-Zentrale [email protected] in Berlin Opening Hours Infopoint includes Mielke’s former offices, preserved Lichtenberg Public transport 10 am to 6 pm every day largely in their original condition. U 5 Magdalenenstraße Walter / Rolf Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft (11 minutes from More information Occupying the Stasi headquarters, 15 January 1990 ) www.revolution89.de The adjacent building still houses the Stasi archive. The Federal Commissioner for the

Towards Stasi Records offers guided tours of the ar- Schönhauser Allee Normannenstraß The Stasi Headquarters e . chive and the Stasi complex. Dates can be

tr e s . The Stasi headquarters is where the Ministry S AND UBAHN ff found on the website www.bstu.bund.de. traß ST ASI MUSEUM S of State Security was based until 1990. The hermetically sealed complex occupied Möllendor Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft / Oana Popa Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft Rusches OPEN AIR EXHIBITION Frankfur Towards ter Allee Magdalenenstr more than two square kilometres, becom- Alexanderplatz

U5 UBAHN ing a key site for the revolution after the MAGDALENENSTRASSE Towards . Ruschestraße exit Hönow tr fall of the .

els rt Towards Ostkreuz Gü A Robert Havemann Society exhibition, funded by the On 15 January 1990, thousands of demon- Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision by the German Bundestag, by strators stormed the Stasi premises, her- the Berlin Lottery Foundation and by the Borough of Berlin-Lichtenberg. alding the end of the GDR’s feared secret police. Only a few months later, in Sep- tember 1990, civil rights activists occupied the Stasi archive once again. Their pro- Funded by: test led to the secret police files being opened. Sello / Tom Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft

Supported by:

Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft / Sergej Horovitz / Sergej Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft Around the clock The Stasi Museum in the former offices of the Stasi minister Erich Mielke Every day Free of charge

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Guided Tours and Information

Guided Tours Website Group tours with witnesses The website revolution89.de of the revolution can be presents much of the exhibi- organised on request. tion content in six languages and provides information on Duration: 60 minutes upcoming events at the Stasi Price: 50 euro headquarters.

Please register for group A variety of authors, including tours using the online form many witnesses to the revolu- or by email. tion, blog about their personal [email protected] memories, present selected exhibits and comment on cul- Audio Guide tural policy debates. The audio guide to the exhibition is available in Social Web four languages: German, AusstellungRevolution89 English, Italian and French. Rev89_de There is also a German audio guide for children and young adults. Audio guides are available for hire from the Infopoint in the Stasi headquarters, Robet-havemann-Gesellschaft / Oana Popa Robet-havemann-Gesellschaft

Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft / Sergej Horovitz / Sergej Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft from 10 am to 5 pm every day. Price: 1 euro.

The Exhibition The story is told from the perspective of Over 650 fascinating photos and histor-

those involved in the events. The exhibition ical documents illustrate the dramatic The open-air exhibition in the courtyard traces the complex process of self-libera- events. Nine media stations show original of the Stasi headquarters documents the tion and shows the changing motives and footage, TV recordings and interviews most important stages of the Peaceful aims of the people behind it. The focus is with witnesses to the revolution. Feel the Revolution in the GDR – from the earliest on those East Germans who overcame their traces of history at an authentic site. protests via the fall of the Berlin Wall to fear to criticize the SED regime more and The open-air exhibition is open around German unity. Across 1,300 square metres more openly, and eventually toppled the the clock seven days a week and entry and in German and English, the perma- communist dictatorship. is free of charge. nent exhibition recalls the moving moments

of the successful fight for freedom. Horovitz / Sergej Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft

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