What is there to see in the DDR Museum?

The DDR Museum presents various objects and original exhibits that vividly depict public life and everyday life in the GDR.

How long does it take to visit the DDR Museum?

For a comprehensive visit to the DDR Museum, you should allow at least 2 hours to thoroughly explore the entire exhibition.

Is the DDR Museum also open on public holidays?

Yes, the DDR Museum is open on all public holidays. However, please note that it closes at 4 pm on December 24 and 31.

At what time are there fewer people in the exhibition?

Experience shows that the DDR Museum is less crowded after 6 pm. You have enough time to visit the exhibition in peace until 9 pm. Opening hours: daily from 9 am to 9 pm. Check the DDR Museum website for current opening hours.

DDR Museum Berlin

Museums & Exhibitions

Photo: DDR Museum

DDR Museum, eavesdropping, visitor sitting at desk with headphones on, picture of Erich Honecker on the wall

DDR Museum, Wall diorama, watchtower, Wall and people on the other side

DDR Museum, visitors interact with the museum exhibits at a multi-touch table

DDR Museum, Trabi driving, two visitors sit in the car and simulate a ride

DDR Museum entrance area, blue light on the doors, DDR lettering on the exterior facade

Model of the Palace of the Republic in a glass case, with various exhibits hanging on the wall around it, all of which have a GDR and Palace of the Republic connection

Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, 10178 Berlin

Fare Zone AB

U2, U5, U8 Alexanderplatz

S3, S5, S7, S9, S75 Alexanderplatz

M4, M5, M6 Alexanderplatz

100, 200, 300 Spandauer Str./Marienkirche

+49 30 847 123 730

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10% discount on the regular admission price*

History at your fingertips

The DDR Museum Berlin is "hands-on history", with texts and over 200 objects from everyday life that visitors can interact with hidden in drawers and cupboards. This makes the exhibition an experience in one of the most interactive museums in the world and one of the most popular museums in Germany. With EasyCityPass, you get a 10% discount on the regular admission price! Guarantee your discount and discover the German Democratic Republic, an important part of German history.

Interactive time travel in the DDR Museum Berlin

Visitors are taken on an interactive journey to the socialist past. They can take a seat in the world's only Trabant driving simulation, or browse through the rooms of a WBS 70 prefabricated apartment furnished true to the original. Touching and trying out the exhibits is expressly encouraged in the DDR Museum! There is something to discover, touch, and experience everywhere. Your knowledge is expanded, clichés are reconsidered and history is experienced firsthand - according to the principle of "hands-on history".

Facets of life in the GDR

The DDR Museum is one of the most visited museums in Berlin. It offers a comprehensive presentation of life in the German democratic republic, covering various aspects such as political, military, and economic structures as well as everyday life shaped by the dictatorship. The unique exhibition shows a historical perspective from the point of view of the population and highlights the impact of the decisions of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) on everyday life.

The chosen cultural-historical perspective conveys a deep understanding and goes beyond the presentation of simple historical facts. Would you like to experience this playful approach to history? Guarantee yourself discounted tickets with the EasyCityPass: at the DDR Museum, you get a 10% discount on the regular admission price with the city pass.

The exhibition

The interactive exhibition is not chronological but thematically divided into 47 modules. In each of the thematic areas, exciting exhibits and interactive installations can be discovered that tell stories about life in the GDR. Entering the first part of the exhibition, one finds oneself in a prefabricated housing estate on a scale of 1:20. What appears gray, dreary, and monotonous at first glance is, on closer inspection, merely a shell for a lively everyday culture.

In the second part of the exhibition, one enters the "semicircle of power" and sees: that in the center sits the party. Around this center, the various sections on topics such as "politics," "military," "economy" or "state system" gather in a semicircle.

In the third part of the exhibition, you can discover a completely and faithfully furnished Plattenbau apartment and private life in the GDR. A child's and teenager's room, a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, a Stasi listening room, and a garage can be freely explored and experienced.

The museum's collections currently comprise around 300,000 objects. Most of them come from private individuals who bequeathed their "life companions" to the museum. Thousands of different donors have thus preserved objects for posterity. Experience German history up close in the DDR Museum and get an authentic insight into the lives of people in the GDR!

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