History

Hohenschönhausen

Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial

Stasi prison

Waiting times on site
  • Open from 17:00 until 00:00
  • The bistro in the memorial is open. Salads, wraps, sweets and hot and cold drinks await you.

The permanent exhibition ‘Imprisoned in Hohenschönhausen’ in the main building is completely barrier-free. There are a few steps to overcome on the way to the former prison buildings, which is why the entire site is not wheelchair-accessible. The tours including a visit to the kitchen and the prison hospital are not wheelchair accessible.

Detailed information on barrier-free access can be found here: Further information

Like hardly any other place in Germany, this memorial in a former Stasi prison is linked to the history of political persecution in the Soviet occupation zone and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Between 1945 and 1989, more than 20,000 people were imprisoned here. Today, contemporary witnesses guide visitors through the complex.

This place is part of the route