Stasi Photos and Family Albums: The Wall at Märkisches Viertel

 

Stasi Photos and Family Albums: The Wall at Märkisches Viertel

A district exhibition in Reinickendorf hangs the Stasi’s photographs of the border beside residents’ own snapshots of it. Free, and on until 3 October.

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Sprechende Bilder: Wall Photographs Described for Blind Visitors

 

Sprechende Bilder: Wall Photographs Described for Blind Visitors

The Berlin Wall Foundation’s touring exhibition makes fourteen little-known photographs of Bernauer Strasse audible, with audio descriptions, Braille and a free online edition anyone can open.

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The Basic Treaty and Ostpolitik: How Detente Changed Life at the Berlin Wall

 

In 1972 West Germany finally recognised the state that built the Berlin Wall. The Basic Treaty did not remove one block of concrete, but it opened the border to millions of visitors while the Wall itself grew deadlier.

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Where Hummingbirds Swim: Baltic Sea Escapes at the Berlin Wall Memorial

 

Where Hummingbirds Swim: Baltic Sea Escapes at the Berlin Wall Memorial

A special exhibition at the Berlin Wall Memorial pairs Marie Jeschke’s art with historical objects to tell the story of escapes across the Baltic Sea. It runs until 20 September 2026.

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New Panels Retell the Ghost Station Story at Friedrichstrasse and Nordbahnhof

 

New Panels Retell the Ghost Station Story at Friedrichstrasse and Nordbahnhof

Large-format signs in the S-Bahn stations and exhibition panels at Friedrichstrasse and Nordbahnhof retell how the Wall cut through Berlin’s railway network.

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Original Berlin Wall Segments Go on Show in Kansas City

 

Original Berlin Wall Segments Go on Show in Kansas City

The Berlin Wall Foundation’s touring exhibition has opened at Union Station in Kansas City – its North American premiere, with more than 200 original objects including sections of the Wall itself, on show until 13 December 2026.

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Hasso Herschel, the Man Behind Tunnel 29, Has Died at 91

 

Hasso Herschel, the Man Behind Tunnel 29, Has Died at 91

He got himself out of East Germany on a Swiss passport that was not his, then spent a decade getting other people out – most famously through Tunnel 29 under Bernauer Strasse. Hasso Herschel died on 21 May 2026.

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Checkpoint Charlie Is Being Rebuilt: What Is There Now, and What Comes Next

 

Checkpoint Charlie Is Being Rebuilt: What Is There Now, and What Comes Next

The ticketed BlackBox Cold War pavilion closed for good in January 2026, leaving Berlin’s most famous crossing point without a permanent exhibition. A free open-air show has taken its place while some 5 million euros is assembled for a new memorial site from 2028.

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