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Our locations
The Foundation runs six sites in the Berlin metropolitan area. Admission is free. The sites focus primarily on the following topics: history of German division and the Berlin Wall, flight and emigration from the GDR, victims of the Berlin Wall, Berlin Wall art and Checkpoint Charlie.
35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
Remembering Revolution | Shaping Democracy
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the foundation is presenting a special programme of events and temporary exhibitions. All information on the events and our offers as well as a brief overview of the historical background and photographs can be found on our theme page.
About the Berlin Wall Foundation
We present history at the historical site. Our task is to document the history of the Berlin Wall and the migration movements from the GDR that occurred as part of and under the impact of the German division and the East-West conflict in the 20th century.
Exhibitions
Concrete slab wall and border strip at Potsdamer Platz © Berlin Wall Foundation, Photo: Albrecht Roos
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