1 - Lange Nacht der Museen

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The main former Stasi remand prison, photograph: Robert Mispelbaum
On the site of the main former remand prison the
memorial presents the lives of political prisoners
in the GDR and the inner workings of the Ministry
of State Security (Stasi).
temporary exhibition
Testimonies of Political Persecution 1945–1989
6.30 pm–12.30 am � hourly
Guided tour (in German)
Historians and witnesses show visitors around
the former Stasi remand prison
6.00 pm
Guided tour (in German)
through the prohibited zone of Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
6.00 � 8.00 � 10.00 pm
Guided tour (in German)
The Stasi Prison Hospital
The GDR’s only prison hospital for political
prisoners
7.00 � 9.00 � 11.00 pm
Guided tour (in German)
Grotewohl-Express and the »Unterwelt«
of the Stasi
7.00 pm
Guided tour for the blind (in German)
through the Stasi remand prison
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Long Night 2011: RosaCavaliere sing in one of the studios
With more than 70 artists creating and working
here, this is one of the biggest art quarters in Germany,
running for over 25 years. In the workshops,
a wide range of contemporary art is on show.
6.00 pm–2.00 am
Exploration and discussions
30 artists open their studios and workshops in the
listed courtyards in Wedding to the public, showing
their current works of painting, graphic design,
sculpture, photography, drawings, ceramics,
installations and jewellery. Visitors can gain an
insight into paint pots, workspaces and individual
workshop environments. The artists are happy to
talk to visitors.
from 7.00 pm � hourly
Guided tours (in German)
Art historians guide visitors through the studios
from 9.00 pm
Films
Wojtek Skowron projects drawn short films onto
a studio wall
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