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Museum · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

DDR-Museum in Berlin

DDR-Museum is a museum in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 25 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 150 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

DDR-Museum in Berlin
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Audio tour · DDR-Museum

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You're standing at the DDR Museum, right on the bank of the River Spree in the centre of Berlin. Look across the water. That's Berlin Cathedral, with its big dome. This side of the river used to be part of East Germany's government district. And it's right here that a museum tells the story of everyday life in that vanished country, the German Democratic Republic, or DDR in German.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Every day 09:00-21:00
Admission
Paid
Wheelchair
Partly accessible
Visitors
308,874 a year (2008)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near DDR-Museum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 25 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Humboldt Forum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Humboldt Forum · 270 m

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Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Hackescher Markt
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Hackescher Markt · 400 m

Fernsehturm Berlin
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Fernsehturm Berlin · 510 m

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Photo: L-BBE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Checkpoint Charlie
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Checkpoint Charlie · 1.6 km

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Photo: Adrian Purser from London, UK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Brandenburg Gate
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Brandenburg Gate · 1.7 km

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Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Humboldt Forum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Berlin CathedralAttraction · 90 m away
  2. 2Old MuseumMuseum · 240 m away
  3. 3Berlin PalaceAttraction · 260 m away
  4. 4NeptunbrunnenAttraction · 310 m away
  5. 5Old National GalleryMuseum · 320 m away
  6. 6New MuseumMuseum · 320 m away
  7. 7Museum IslandAttraction · 320 m away
  8. 8James-Simon-GalerieMuseum · 360 m away
  9. 9German Historical MuseumMuseum · 400 m away
  10. 10NikolaiviertelAttraction · 410 m away
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Frequently asked questions

When is DDR-Museum open?

Every day 09:00-21:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is DDR-Museum wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 150 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at DDR-Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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