Anti-Kriegs-Museum, Peace museum in Berlin, Germany.
The Anti-Kriegs-Museum is a peace museum at Brüsseler Straße 21 in Berlin's Wedding district. Its permanent exhibition documents the horrors of both world wars, pacifist actions, and current wars, and includes a reconstructed air-raid shelter. A Peace Gallery shows art against war, and a sculpture, Das Gewehr zerbrechen by Antonio Monitillo, stands outside on Lütticher Straße.
The museum was founded in 1925 by pacifist Ernst Friedrich, but the original collection was destroyed by the Nazis in 1933. It reopened in 1982 under the direction of Friedrich's grandson as a memorial.
The museum centers on personal items that show how war affected individuals across time. Visitors encounter authentic letters and diary entries that reveal what soldiers and families experienced.
The museum is at Brüsseler Straße 21 in Wedding, a short walk from the Lütticher Straße open space where Antonio Monitillo's sculpture Das Gewehr zerbrechen stands, placed there on 1 October 2005. It is open daily, including Sundays and public holidays, from 16:00 to 20:00, and admission is free.
A large world map in the museum displays current conflicts around the globe, updated continuously. Special exhibitions explore modern warfare technology and chemical weapons history, showing how the museum remains relevant to contemporary issues.
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