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museum PAnKoW
From the exhibition »Die weiße Linie« (detail). © Photograph: Museum Pankow/Christine Kisorsy
The Pankow district museum holds exhibitions on
the history of the former school it is based in, the
Jewish school on Rykestraße and life in Prenzlauer
Berg in the years 1949–1990. It also holds special
exhibitions on selected topics of the district’s his -
tory.
special exhibition
The White Line – Wall and Escape in Berlin’s
north East
A white line, drawn on the paving by border
police, was the first visible sign of the division of
Berlin. The construction of the Berlin Wall sealed
this division for the next 28 years. The history of
the Wall’s construction and escape attempts along
the former sector border are depicted in eleven
sections.
8.00 � 10.00 pm
Documentary
Barbed Wire
Director: Matthias Walden, BRD 1961
9.00 � 11.00 pm
Documentary
Germany – Terminus East
Director: Frans Buyens, DDR 1964
Film programme compiled by C. Kisorsy
Musical Begleitprogramm
museum tRePtoW
off-route
Former Wall between Treptow and Neukölln along the Bouchéstraße (detail), model
The regional museum covers the most important
aspects of Treptow’s history, including the first
motorised plane airfield in Germany, Johannisthal,
and the every-day reality of the Berlin Wall between
Treptow and Neukölln.
opening event
Cause to celebrate: in 2011 the Treptow Museum
turns 20
On the Long Night the exhibition sections ‘Teltow
Canal’, »Treptow Industry« and ‘The Berlin Wall
between Treptow and Neukölln’ will be official
opened. These complete the museum’s permanent
exhibition. The exhibition section on the Berlin Wall
was developed with support from the Federal Foundation
for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship.
A central exhibit is the model of the Berlin Wall
along the Bouchéstraße, which, similar to Bernauer
Straße, was once the border between the two social
systems. A book on the theme, published in association
with the exhibition, will also be available on
the evening for visitors to buy.
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