On 17 Sundays two persons share the pulpit of the St. Matthäus Church in Berlin Mitte. The two respective dialogue partners come from East and West Germany and ... mehr
Berlin teenagers can cycle along the whole stretch of the former border. En route, local residents will be interviewed about their memories and their present way of life will be ... mehr
To mark the 20th anniversary of the peaceful revolution in Europe, MitOst is pleased to announce the International Journalist Award, "1989 – 2009: Europe in Dialog". The ... mehr
Running Events 17. May 2009
The English web page features an abstract of all events. A full overview is offered in the German section.
The exhibition tells the story of the Peaceful Revolution and its main participants. It documents this exciting time and invites discussion of the results. Free Entry!
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Since the Peaceful Revolution in the autumn of 1989, it is not just the facades and streets of a united Berlin that have changed in appearance. The structure of the population, ... mehr
The Discovery Tours WallGuide (MauerGuide) is the first GPS-integrated tour tracing the path of the former Berlin Wall and giving a vivid insight into the Wall's history at key ... mehr
The theme of the exhibition is the foundation of the free trade union “Solidarność” in August 1980. It was the beginning of the end of Communism in the Eastern Bloc. ... mehr
The special exhibition commemorates the protest against GDR elections tampering, escape attempts in summer and the mass protests in autumn 1989 that forced the SED-dictatorship to ... mehr
The exhibition engages contemporary witnesses from East and West as well as professional observers from all over the country and abroad, providing a unique documentation of the ... mehr
What was it like to be children in the GDR on a given day in the year 1979? What made them laugh, what made them upset and how did they rebel? The exhibition breaks new ground in ... mehr
Situated directly at the Wall and near Checkpoint Charlie, the Wall-StreetGallery had been opened on 9 November 1986. In contrast to the Wall, it is situated at ... mehr
With impressive consolidation, the Berlin-Potsdam cultural landscape presents itself through the subject of the Glienicke Bridge. It is hardly conceivable that barbed wire, ... mehr
This exhibition remembers the victims, the demeaning border checks and the many failed (as well as the very few successful) attempts to flee the DDR. Supported ... mehr
105 pictures of the gallery will be renewed by 84 of the 118 former artists. The Gallery had been opened in 1990 and is the world’s longest open-air gallery. On ... mehr
From 1961 to 1985, a total of 70 escape tunnels were dug by agents helping people to flee from East to West Berlin. The tour tells the story of these tunnels.
Tours in Spanish: ... mehr
Berlin artist “M” uses classic and modern media for creating a collage containing the history of the German capital, utilising lyrics, visuals, objects, audio and ... mehr
“WallGliders” (MauerSegler), a Project-Days offering from KREATIVHAUS, is directed at pupils from grades 7 to 12. Classes from Berlin as well as from schools all over the ... mehr
The exhibition “STASI” presents the methods of the Stasi based on real-life cases: from the physically violent methods of the 1950`s to the psychological repression of the last ... mehr
'Checkpoint Charlie', the former frontier station on Friedrichstraße, has become a symbol for the resolution of the global clash of the Cold War political blocks through peaceful ... mehr
The DDR museum is one of the most interactive museums in the world. The visitor is taken on an exceptional journey into the socialist past, taking a seat in a ... mehr
The former central prison of the Ministry of State Security in East Germany provides a very authentic picture of prison conditions for political inmates. The ... mehr