| Directory > Regional > Europe > Germany > States > Berlin > Arts and Entertainment > Museums > History Museums and Memorials Prussian Palaces and Gardens in Berlin and Brandenburg
Detailed information about the architectural and horticultural monuments, which are typical of
Berlin's Prussian heritage. Visitor information about Palaces Charlottenburg (Berlin), Rheinsberg
and Potsdam-Sanssouci (both Brandenburg). UNESCO world heritage site.
http://www.spsg.de/index.php?id=1&sessionLanguage=en
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Stasi Museum Normannenstrasse - Research Center and Memorial Site
Permanent exhibition and documentation center providing information about East Germany's secret
police (Stasi) and propaganda apparatus.
http://www.normanne.de/e-v1/e-v01frame.htm
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German Historical Museum
Information about the history of the Zeughaus building, the avantgarde exhibition center by I.M.
Pei, and the various exhibitions, collections and departments within the German Historical Museum.
http://www.deutsches.historisches.museum/ENGLISH/index.html
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Monuments in Berlin
Very extensive list of all the major monuments, historical and archeological sites in Berlin;
detailed background information; visitor information and contacts when available.
http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/index_en.shtml
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Berlin Wall Documentation Center
Small museum at the Berlin Wall Memorial Ensemble at Bernauer Strasse; ensemble consists of
original stretch of the Wall, complete with technical equipment, the Chapel of Reconciliation, and
the documentation site.
http://www.berliner-mauer-dokumentationszentrum.de/index_e.html
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Anti-War Museum Berlin
The Anti-War Museum presents photographs, documents and objects from the First and Second World
War. Founded in 1925, it furthers the cause of pacifism. Website includes brief history, background
and visitor information (see link 'Impressum').
http://www.anti-kriegs-museum.de/english/start1.html
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Topography of Terror - Exhibition and Documentation Centre
The Topography of Terror Foundation operates an open-air exhibition on the former site of the Nazi
Secret Police, where it documents the crimes carried out during the 'Third Reich'.
http://www.topographie.de/en/index.htm
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German-Russian Museum, Berlin (Karlshorst)
Originally founded in 1967 for the Soviet army stationed in East Germany, the museum commemorates
and researches the history of Eastern Europe during the Second World War. English-language summary;
limited service information.
http://www.museum-karlshorst.de/html/service/service/index.shtml
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Built following a 1999 resolution of the German Parliament, the Memorial, located in immediate
vicinity of the central Brandenburg Gate, commemorates the victims of the Holocaust. A remarkable
symbol for Germany's facing the dark sides of its history.
http://www.holocaustmahnmal.de/
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Checkpoint Charlie Museum
Contact Addresses, Transportation, Opening Times, Admission Fees and other information on the
Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Brief description of the exhibition documenting the ingenious attempts
of many civilians to escape from the Communist East of Germany before the fall of the wall.
http://www.worldtouristattractions.travel-guides.com/attractions/hcc/hcc.asp
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The Allied Museum
The Allied Museum documents the presence of the allied forces (US, France, Britain) in Berlin after
World War II. It is a colourful display of the life of West Berliners and allied military personnel
between 1945 and the fall of the Berlin wall.
http://www.alliiertenmuseum.de/
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House of the Wannsee Conference - Memorial Center
The permanent exhibition documents the Wannsee conference, the events prior to it, and its
consequences. It provides basic information on the entire process of the segregation, persecution
and genocide of the European Jews by German authorities under the Nazi dictatorship.
http://www.ghwk.de/engl/kopfengl.htm
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German Resistance Memorial Center, Berlin
The German Resistance Memorial Center is located in the historic section of the former headquarters
of the Army High Command, where it documents the failed attempt of Colonel von Stauffenberg and
others to assassinate Hitler in 1944. It also operates a documentation and memorial center in
Berlin-Plötzensee, where 3000 innocent people were executed between 1933-1945 as a result of the
Nazi penal and judiciary system.
http://www.gdw-berlin.de/start-e.html
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