German Spy Museum

Very interesting museum with lots of activities for children (or adults). Lots of codes to decipher and you can have a go at morse code.Lots to read in German or an English translation. You could spend a whole lot of time here if you want to read everything very carefully. Majority of the content focuses on Berlin during its division. Massive amount of James Bond memorabilia. One of my favourite bits was downstairs near the exit. This area focused on modern spy methods. It evaluated the ethics of spies and questioned whether spies have a real use in our modern world. Large gift shop. They advise you to place items in lockers before you enter. Fun and exciting. A nice break, less depressing than many of the World War and Cold War ones.

Fascinating history of all spy’s and German intelligence. the spy museum is great for all ages. there are many interactive areas and the information and displays are well presented and in both German and English. we enjoyed the James Bond section and had fun with the Morse code and tunnel crawl. The entrance experience is very special and requires interaction to enter. Loved the fact it covers everything!

I think there’s a lot of interesting information, but it was kind of boring at certain sections and then most of the interactive things were for children probably. I enjoyed trying them so they was actually kind of fun however since there were so many young children, we ended up waiting 20 minutes just for two small groups to finish using the Morse code machine and then we waited 40 minutes to use the lie detector test. The laserbeam game doesn’t take too long however I somehow tripped it and was very quickly eliminated and at that point I had no interest in waiting again, especially since I wanted to allow little children to play. There’s definitely some cool artifacts, but I think between waiting this museum was a bit of a struggle for me to get through.

Weekday. Family of 4. This is a very interesting museum which captures much of the interesting history of espionage in Post World War 2 Berlin, in particular the Cold War. This museum is busy, so you will probably need to book in advance where you can choose a time slot. There is a good discount available using the ‘Welcome Berlin’ pass. There are many interactive exhibits although I would say not much to interest those under 12 years old or so. Clean toilets, free lockers (you get the 1 or 2 € deposit back) and the usual shop at the end. All good, well worth a visit and budget about 2 hours to make the most of it.

Fun museum for the family (2x kids: 11 & 13) with lots of interactive exhibits. Spent about 2 hours there. Book in advance online for cheaper tickets. Would recommend

We had huge expectations and went with kid’s, but only some attractions was interesting enough for 11 and 13 year old girls. A lot of reading which they didn’t really want. Half of attractions were broken or not in use and that was really disappointing. The queue for lie detector was so long that we didn’t manage:( Photo Booth and one of the lasers didn’t work. There are a lot of stories and historry for text explorers, but with active kids you dont have so much time.

An interesting, interactive museum covering a large spectrum of history. Some interactive elements required a wait of up to 20 minutes, but most were easily accessible. We didn’t quite allow enough time however, and rushed the last part. I’d suggest at least 3-4 hours to see everything. It was a great balance between learning and reading (my idea of a good time), and playing with things (my partner’s)

The visit was fun. Very entertaining and informative. What could be improved is that some of the attractions were only in German, which made it impossible to fully take advantage of everything the museum has to offer.