The Stasi Museum (also known in
German
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as the ''Forschungs- und Gedenkstätte Normannenstraße'') is a research and memorial centre concerning the political system of the former
East Germany
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. It is located in the
Lichtenberg locality of
Berlin
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, in the former headquarters of the
Stasi (officially the ''Ministerium für Staatssicherheit''), on Ruschestraße, near
Frankfurter Allee and
U-Bahn station Magdalenenstraße.
History
The centrepiece of the exhibition is the office and working quarters of the former Minister of State Security – i.e. head of the Stasi –
Erich Mielke. The museum is operated by the ''Antistalinistische Aktion Berlin-Normannenstraße'' (ASTAK), which was founded by civil rights
activists in Berlin in 1990.
[Trägerverein ASTAK e.V.](_blank)
From the home page.
Tony Paterson, ''The Independent
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'', 17 June 2010. It aims to foster the development of the museum as a "centre for the collection, preservation, documentation, rehabilitation and exhibition of evidence and research materials relating to East Germany".
In 2010 the German government announced its intention to take over the Stasi Museum, which led to a three-way dispute between ASTAK, local government in Lichtenberg, and the German national government over the future of the site.
ASTAK subsequently announced that Building 1 of the Stasi headquarters, the museum's original location, would be reconstructed and renovated, and the museum would be temporarily moved to Building 22.
StasiMuseum Berlin
Home page, as announced on 3 August 2010.
The museum has approximately 100,000 visitors per year.
Gallery
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Erich Mielke's office
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See also
* Memorial and Education Centre Andreasstrasse (Erfurt)
References
External links
Home page in English
{{Visitor attractions in Berlin
Museums in Berlin
Museums established in 1990
Buildings and structures in Lichtenberg
Cold War museums in Germany
1990 establishments in Germany