Cold War Museum in Berlin

November 28, 2022 – dpa

The Berlin interactive museum wants to show the facets of the cold war

28.11.2022

Cold War Museum (1)

We spoke to Carsten Kollmeier, managing director of the new ‘Cold War Museum’…

28.11.2022

Cold War Museum (2)

We spoke to Carsten Kollmeier, managing director of the new ‘Cold War Museum’…

A new location in Berlin aims to bring visitors closer to the facets of the Cold War in the capital and in the world. The ‘Cold War Museum’ on Unter den Linden in Mitte, used by many tourists, was opened last Saturday (November 26). The interactive show shows various events from the Cold War period between 1947 and 1991, such as the race to the moon between the USA and the Soviet Union or the practice of the secret services.

A dark wall at the entrance to the museum is meant to symbolize the Iron Curtain, or the separation between West and East during the Cold War, with portraits of politicians such as Helmut Kohl or Josef Stalin. Some original artifacts such as a teleprinter can also be seen in the two-story exhibit.

With the interactive stations, the promoters want to address above all young people or school groups who have not had direct contact with the years of conflict between the Allies after the Second World War. According to information, the museum will be expanded to include other important topics related to the Cold War, such as culture.