The home of freedom since 1963
Press
On this page we have compiled text and image materials for press representatives and journalists for reporting on us and our exhibits. You may contact us with the telephone number or form provided if you need further information or an appointment for an interview or filming.
Press releases
Lighting the Christmas tree at Checkpoint Charlie, "Light at the Wall"
28. November 2018
The Mauermuseum - Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie continues the tradition of the Allies of the United States of America by setting up a fir tree at Checkpoint Charlie.
Read more…1,900 victims - not definitive
13. August 2018
At our press conference we report on the tragic phenomenon of silence. Many relatives and friends (former GDR citizens) are still silent about the disappearance of their family members and friends. Our research would be much easier if we were to receive more information from the population.
Read more…17 June 1953 - 65th anniversary of the national uprising
17. June 2018
The national uprising of 17 June 1953 was a turning point in 20th-century European history. We bow in gratitude to the heroes of 17 June.
Read more…Light at the Wall
15. December 2017
"Symbol of freedom, symbol of our love and our thoughts of fellow man on the other side of this most brutal of borders," reported the daily press in December 1961.
Read more…55 years of Mauermuseum - Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
12. October 2017
A wide audience from the worlds of culture, politics and society convened for today's celebratory event marking the occasion of the 55-year anniversary. Many friends of the museum from its infancy, escape accomplices and refugees, gathered at the Mauermuseum - Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie.
Read more…1899 victims - new number of casualties of the border regime of the Soviet occupation zone / GDR / Socialist Unity Party of Germany
13. August 2017
At our press conference on 13 August 1989 we spoke of 191 casualties of the GDR border regime. In August of last year a total number of 1,841 casualties was announced. Unfortunately, during the research year 2016 - 2017 we found another 58 border casualties to report.
Read more…17 June 2017 - 64th anniversary of the national uprising of 17 June 1953
17. June 2017
The significance of the national uprising of 17 June 1953 is always emphasised in our museum.
Read more…"Light at the Wall"
17. November 2016
In December 1961, exactly 55 years ago, the entire world learned of the "Light at the Wall" campaign through photos in Berlin newspapers.
Read more…1,841 casualties of the border regime of the Soviet occupation zone / GDR / Socialist Unity Party of Germany: New numbers – not definitive
13. August 2016
"The entire breadth of misery that communism and socialism exerted upon Germany has still not been extensively documented," explains Alexandra Hildebrandt.
Read more…17 June 1953 – 17 June 2016 / 63rd anniversary of the national uprising of 17 June 1953
17. June 2016
The national uprising of 17 June 1953 brought about a turning point in 20th-century European history. It was followed by the Hungarian Revolution, the Prague Spring and the founding of the free trade union Solidarność in Poland. The national uprising of 17 June was the first mass revolt against Soviet communism.
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