A new location in Berlin wants to bring visitors closer to the facets of the Cold War in the capital and in the world. The “Cold War Museum” on the Unter den Linden street in Mitte, which is used by many tourists, opened this Saturday (November 26th), as those responsible announced on Tuesday. The interactive show shows various events of the Cold War period between 1947 and 1991, such as the race to the moon between the USA and the Soviet Union or the practice of the secret services.
A dark wall at the entrance to the museum is intended to symbolize the Iron Curtain, i.e. the separation of West and East during the Cold War, with portraits of politicians such as Helmut Kohl or Josef Stalin. Some original exhibits such as a teletypewriter can also be seen in the exhibition on two floors.
With interactive stations, the initiators want to appeal primarily to younger people or school groups who had no direct contact with the years of conflict between the Allies after the Second World War. According to the information, the museum is to be expanded to include other important topics related to the Cold War, such as culture.
Cold War Museum website
