Visitor Information

From August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall enclosed West Berlin across 155 km and cut through the middle of the city center. Find more information here.

Six historical sites belong to the Berlin Wall Foundation: The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse is the central memorial dedicated to German division; the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum on flight and immigration from the GDR; the Günter Litfin Memorial honors Günter Litfin, the East Side Gallery and Parliament of Trees.  The foundation is currently developing a concept for an educational site and memorial at Checkpoint Charlie.

The historic sites are mostly accessible without barriers. Please refer to the respective location pages for more information.

The sites of the Berlin Wall Foundation offer a wide range of exciting activities designed specifically for children and their families on the history of German division, the Berlin Wall and flight from the GDR. More information here.

You can book guided tours online on our website. A varied program awaits you at our locations with bookable offers for groups and regular guided tours that you can take part in individually. All information about our bookable offers for groups can be found here, the current program with all guided tours and dates can be found here.

The admission to all our exhibitions is free.

Public tours

• Eligible for a reduced fee upon presentation of appropriate documentation are: students, trainees, participants in the Federal Voluntary Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst, recipients of citizen's income (Bürgergeld), social assistance, basic income support or benefits under the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act, holders of the certificate of eligibility (Berechtigungsnachweis)
• Eligible for an exemption from payment upon presentation of appropriate documentation are: children and adolescents under the age of 18, school students, severely disabled persons, medically certified necessary accompanying persons of people with disabilities, members of the press and media

Group tours and workshops

• Eligible for the reduced program fee are: university student groups, groups of participants in the Federal Voluntary Service (Bundesfreiwilligendienst), groups from non-formal youth work and trainees, groups from adult education and social work (e.g., integration courses, work with refugees, labor market integration programs), on a case-by-case basis, fee reductions may apply to reach new target groups or within the framework of cooperation agreements
• Eligible for exemption from fees are: school and vocational school classes, groups from daycare centers, groups of people with severe disabilities, on a case-by-case basis, fee reductions may apply to reach new target groups or within the framework of cooperation agreements

Group tours or workshops can be cancelled free of charge in writing up to five working days in advance. Please send a written cancellation to the visitor service at Bernauer Straße 111, 13355 Berlin or by email to besucherservice [at] stiftung-berliner-mauer.de (besucherservice[at]stiftung-berliner-mauer[dot]de)

The General Terms and Conditions of Business and Payment apply to all bookings and purchases made via the website. 

The foundation’s collections, research and press archives, and reference holdings are open to the public.

More information here

If you would like to support the work of the Berlin Wall Foundation and thus the sustainable operation of its six sites, you are welcome to do so with a donation. You can find more information here.

In principle, all photo, film and audio recordings at all locations of the Berlin Wall Foundation must be registered and approved in advance. You can find more information here.

Do you have an idea for a collaboration project, or an idea for an event or a project? Please send your inquiry to presse [at] stiftung-berliner-mauer.de (presse[at]stiftung-berliner-mauer[dot]de) We will get back to you as soon as possible.

It is possible to rent the event hall of the Berlin Wall Memorial in the Visitor Center, depending on the size and topic of the event. Please send your inquiry to presse [at] stiftung-berliner-mauer.de (presse[at]stiftung-berliner-mauer[dot]de)