Open-air exhibition in the courtyard of the Museum - Exhibition - Archive Stasi headquarters The former offices of the Stasi minister Erich Mielke now house the Stasi Museum. Ruschestraße 103 Opening Hours The permanent exhibition »State Securi- 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg Around the clock every day ty in the SED Dictatorship« illustrates the Free of charge structure, methods and effects of the Phone (030) 447 108 0 Barrier-free access [email protected] GDR’s secret police. It includes the former Opening Hours Infopoint offices of the Stasi head Mielke, preserved 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 89_1104_POL-Demo_27 Klaus Mehner, Aufarbeitung, [M] Bundesstiftung Alexanderplatz) www.revolution89.de The premises also still house the Stasi archive. The Federal Commissioner for the The Stasi Headquarters Stasi Records offers guided tours of the Towards archive and the Stasi complex. Dates can Schönhauser Allee Normannenstraß The Stasi headquarters is where the Minis- e be found on the website www.bstu.bund.de. tr e . try of State Security was based until 1990, s S AND UBAHN ff traß ST FRANKFURTER ALLEE ASI MUSEUM becoming a key site for the revolution after S the fall of the Berlin Wall. Möllendor Rusches OPEN AIR EXHIBITION U5 Frankfur Towards ter Allee Magdalenenstr Alexanderplatz On 15 January 1990, thousands of demon- U5 Around the clock UBAHN MAGDALENENSTRASSE Towards Every day . Ruschestraße exit Hönow strators stormed the previously hermeti- tr Free of charge els cally sealed premises, heralding the end rt Towards Ostkreuz Gü of the feared secret police. Only a few months later, in September 1990, civil rights activists occupied the Stasi archive once again. Their protest led to the secret police A Robert Havemann Society exhibition, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and files being opened. the Media upon a Decision by the German Bundestag, by the Berlin Lottery Foundation and by the Borough Open Air of Berlin-Lichtenberg. Sello / Tom Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft Exhibition Stasi-Zentrale Stasi-Museum Funded by: in Berlin Lichtenberg Supported by: Permanent Exhibition Guided Tours and Information Guided Tours Website For the current programme, The website revolution89.de please see the website presents much of the revolution89.de/en/ exhibition content in six languages. Group tours can be booked via an online form or by A variety of authors blog email. about the history of selected exhibits and explain the [email protected] back-ground. Witnesses to the revolution share their Audio Guide experiences Audio guides are available for hire from the Infopoint revolution89.de/Ausstellung/Blog in the Stasi headquarters, from 10 am to 5 pm every Social Web day. AusstellungRevolution89 Rev89_de Visualisierung: Kulturprojekte /Daniel Büche /Daniel Visualisierung: Kulturprojekte 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 footage, TV recordings and interviews most important stages of the Peaceful and aims behind it. The focus is on those with witnesses to the revolution. Feel the Revolution in the GDR – from the earliest East Germans who overcame their fear traces of history at an authentic site. protests via the fall of the Berlin Wall to to criticize the SED regime more and more The open-air exhibition is open around German unity. Across 1,300 square metres openly, and eventually toppled the com- the clock seven days a week and entry and in German and English, the perma- munist dictatorship. is free of charge. nent exhibition recalls the moving moments of the successful fight for freedom. Walter / Rolf Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft.