Tränenpalast

Ort der deutschen Teilung

Address

Tränenpalast
Reichstagufer 17
10117 Berlin

www.hdg.de/traenenpalast

Karte

How to get here

S1, S2, S3, S5, S7, S9, S25, S26, S75 Friedrichstraße
U6 Friedrichstraße
Tram M1, 12 Friedrichstraße
Bus 147, 300 Friedrichstraße

Information about accessibility

Short Facts

Built: 1962 as departure hall at the Friedrichstrasse border station for travel from the GDR to West Berlin
Opened: exhibition "Border Experiences: Everyday Life in the GDR": 2011
Exhibition space: 550 m²
What to see: passport control cabins, films, photos, eye-witness interviews, travellers’ memorabilia, documents, signs, parcels
Definitely don’t miss: model of the labyrinthine border crossing at Friedrichstrasse station

EVENTS AT THIS LOCATION

7:00 PM-7:30 PM,
9:00 PM-9:30 PM,
11:00 PM-11:30 PM

Expressführung

Was Sie schon immer wissen wollten… Wie war das noch genau mit den Ausreiseanträgen? Wer durfte nochmal reisen? Und wie ging es weiter, als die Mauer nicht mehr war? Stellen Sie uns an der Langen Nacht gerne Ihre Fragen!

8:00 PM-8:30 PM,
10:00 PM-10:30 PM,
12:00 AM-12:30 AM

Express Tour

Everything you always wanted to know... How did the applications to leave the country work? Who was actually allowed to travel? And what happened after the Wall was gone? Feel free to ask us your questions during the long night of museums!