Museum
Museum in der Runden Ecke
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Housed in the actual former district headquarters of the Stasi (East German secret police), Museum in der Runden Ecke offers a chillingly authentic look into surveillance and repression in the GDR. The museum preserves original offices, interrogation rooms, and monitoring equipment, giving visitors a tangible sense of the Stasi's pervasive reach. Exhibits detail the organization's structure, methods of surveillance, and the impact on citizens' lives. Personal stories, documents, and artifacts – including hidden cameras and wiretapping devices – illustrate how the Stasi monitored and controlled the population. The museum's location in a rounded corner building (hence 'Runde Ecke') adds to its historical significance.
Don't miss
- Original Stasi offices preserved as they were in 1989
- Exhibition of surveillance technology: hidden cameras, bugs, and disguises
- Interrogation rooms with authentic furnishings
- Document archive showing files kept on ordinary citizens
- The 'Round Corner' itself – the building's distinctive architecture
Tickets & tours
Ways to visit Museum in der Runden Ecke
You can usually visit on your own. A tour is worth it for transport, a guide, or combining nearby sights into one day.
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