Germany Spy Museum, History museum at Leipziger Platz, Berlin, Germany
Description
Germany Spy Museum is a history museum at Leipziger Platz in Berlin's central district. It holds more than 1,000 objects across roughly 3,000 square meters (about 32,000 square feet), including intelligence equipment, ciphers, and hands-on stations.
History
The museum opened in September 2015 on land that once belonged to the border strip between East and West Berlin. The death strip of the Berlin Wall ran through this spot and divided the city for decades.
Culture
The exhibition shows how intelligence work evolved from ancient ciphers to digital surveillance and present-day privacy questions. Visitors see the role secret services played in daily life and how monitoring techniques changed over time.
Practical
The collection is open daily from 10:00 to 20:00 and offers the chance to walk through laser mazes or test your skills at decoding stations. Visitors can examine concealed weapons and other objects up close.
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Exhibits include umbrellas with poison darts, shoes fitted with listening devices, and gloves that hid firearms. These items show how agents turned everyday objects into tools for secret missions.
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