Die Welt der DDR

5 Angela Lewandowski - a year ago

Interesting small museum telling how peoples daily life was lived and what with in the "then" DDR ( East Germany ) and what they did in there free time and how holidays were spent.
Well worth a look.

5 Der Vorleser - a year ago

An exhibition of everyday things from the time of the German Democratic Republic.
Among many other items you will find "Trabi" (Trabant) cars, motorcycles ("Simson"), type writers, GDR-made PCs ("Robotron"), dishes, furniture, lamps, clocks, photo cameras, children's toys and the list goes on.

Many of the exhibits are not really GDR-specific at all, but simply designs from the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

The collection seems a bit haphazard and very little information is offered. But it's really worth seeing.

5 Adriana Pereira - a year ago

Who really like. To know a bit more about this times is a good overview of how things look back then. A lot of scenarios and old stuff. More visual than auditive. They sell book also and some other items regarding this times

5 Pavel D. Martian - 4 weeks ago

Brief glance back in time, for both nostalgics and history enthusiasts.

5 macedonboy - 2 years ago

Came across this museum because it's on the way from my hotel to Albertplatz and just felt I had to take a look. There's lots of exhibits on show. The first section contains many cars and motorcycles produced by the old East Germany, all of which have excellent English explanatory notes. The exhibits go on to cover schooling, housing, furnishing leisure activities, policing etc in the DDR, all with well preserved exhibits and explanations. The exhibition doesn't delve too much into the communist system or politics, but does give lots of visual cues to life in the DDR with the sheer volume of exhibits. I also found the drive to enforce uniformity in communism, as well as the waiting time to buy a car quite comical.

5 Ramiro Medina - 3 years ago

Really interesting display, you really get to appreciate everyday life in the GDR rather than learning about historic events. I’d recommend it even to those who aren’t usually fond of museums.

3 Arun Babu Neelicattu - a year ago

It had more of a "what attraction can I put in a mall" vibe. There are a few interesting vehicles and mishmash of items from the time period. It's not necessarily accessible if you do not speak German. The staff was great.