The Wall Museum
Local history museum · Friedrichsberg ·

The Wall Museum

Local history museum · Friedrichsberg ·

Multimedia exhibition on Berlin Wall history, video interviews

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The Wall Museum by null
The Wall Museum by null
The Wall Museum by null
The Wall Museum by null
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The Wall Museum by null
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The Wall Museum by null
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Mühlenstraße 78-80, 10243 Berlin, Germany Get directions

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Mühlenstraße 78-80, 10243 Berlin, Germany Get directions

+49 30 94512900
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Features

restroom
crowd family friendly
crowd lgbtq friendly
crowd trans safespace
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom
wheelchair accessible parking lot

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Nov 16, 2025

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Art and Culture in Berlin

"Although many visitors think that the museum at Checkpoint Charlie is the official Berlin Wall Museum, it’s not; the real, state-run one can be found in Prenzlauer Berg along a former stretch of the Wall (0.62 miles) that still stands along Bernauer Strasse and is covered in street art. It takes a much more neutral and academic look at Germany’s division, and it includes an outdoor exhibition that focuses on key events via large scale photos, texts and audio installations, and a replica of a watchtower and the so-called “death strip.” It also profiles the history of the street and the escape tunnels, as well as other major events that took place here. A separate building also hosts a permanent exhibition on life under the GDR, as well as protest culture and a look at the events leading up to the toppling of the structure and regime." - MATADOR_NETWORK

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The Wall Museum

R. G.

Google
Really fun. The guy behind the desk was incredibly knowledgeable. He told us many stories of living in a separated Berlin. Had lots of information about topics that aren’t really focused on. A gift shop with lots of great stuff for sale. Massive piece of wall running outside - this is the gallery part. Lots of amazing artwork can be seen across the wall. You can go up to and touch the wall. This is good as some large sections of the wall are kept out of reach behind fences. It does rely on lots of screens with documentaries. Most German with English subtitles, but some English with German. So both English and German speakers should be able to understand it all. Nice little museum. The wall outside is amazing too!

Tomasz Nguyen X.

Google
The museum is located on the second floor of the building. It's an important place that helps cultivate the memory of the Berlin's past and educate visitors. However, if you plan to come on a hot summer day... better don't. There's very poor ventilation system and the AC doesn't really work well. Also the exhibition should've been engineered a bit more practically.

Handan B.

Google
Though very informative and emotional, one thing really irritated me. I had to read tiny print with screens flashing in my field of vision. It makes concentration very hard, because human eyes are hardwired to move to moving thing. Reading is a constant tug of war that my eye balls have to fight. Now the history is very gripping, so I read on. But the irritation was exhausting. That is a big design flaw.

Josep P.

Google
A decent, short-stop museum with a few fun, hands-on moments and friendly staff, but overall not great value for the money. The space feels compact and the exhibition can be covered fairly quickly, so the ticket price doesn’t stretch very far. A couple of displays were genuinely engaging and good for photos/kids, yet the experience leans more novelty than depth. If you’re nearby and curious, it’s an enjoyable rainy-day diversion—just set expectations for a brief visit. For the price, I’d hoped for either more exhibits or more context, so it lands at three stars.

Taylah B.

Google
The museum needs a huge revamp. A lot of the screens and audio didn't work. It's a lot of reading (REALLY!!) with very little else. I went 5 years ago also and no improvements have been made since. It's extremely low budget and feels almost as though it's a home-made exhibition. Super strange.

Kevin Whitesides (.

Google
I'm only giving this museum 3 stars, because there are so many world class museums in Berlin. 1st, it may be small, but it's right next to Checkpoint Charlie, so you might as well go, 2nd, small though it may be, it is well structured and very informative. They also have a nice gift shop situated at the way out, where you can buy actual pieces of the wall. Solid 3 stars, but I'm grading on a curve.

Leo S.

Google
Cute and informative little museum. The German historian behind counter offered extra explanations and even allowed us to go to the toilet after closing time. Perfect place, especially if you don't have much time to learn about German history and the Cold War.

Annabel O.

Google
Bit hard to find and strange that it’s above a pirate themed restaurant but it’s was amazingly informative, staff where lovely and if you book advance online it is €9.99 instead of €12.99

Jim P.

Yelp
Small but very informative museum about the walls history, east vs west Germany events, and related iron curtain era events. Many videos to watch. Museum itself is a little hidden on the 2nd floor of a pirate themed building at the end of the east side (Berlin wall) gallery. The gallery itself is amazing, 1 km of maintained wall with variety of graffiti paintings. Imagine a whole city surrounded by a multi wall DMZ.
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Nadine F.

Yelp
As a person who isn't very familiar with European history, I should have been the perfect audience for The Wall Museum. I just wanted to minimally get some basic information about why the wall was built, what was so bad about it, why it came down, and why that was such a big deal. I really didn't get that. If I remember correctly, admission was 12 euros, which is way too much for what is basically just a bunch of videos played on a loop. There were a few interviews on the videos, but not in any larger context. I felt like the whole experience should have just been a website, since they didn't include many actual artifacts. I left feeling even more ignorant about the history of the wall and ended up going home and reading Wikipedia to get my history lesson.
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Joyce I.

Yelp
I wish I had known about this museum sooner. It's not near all Checkpoint Charlie - so, it was later on our list and we arrived near closing time. This museum was very educational and I highly recommend a visit.
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Kayla O.

Yelp
Visited with my family, we all had a different level of knowledge going in. Thought museum was very informational and worth the trip if you are interested in the history of the wall.