U6 Kochstraße/Checkpoint Charlie,
Bus M29 Kochstraße/Checkpoint Charlie
Informations about accessibility
for people with impaired mobility
Short Facts
Opened
1962 in the flat of the West Berlin human rights activist and escape helper Rainer Hildebrandt in Bernauer Strasse; moved to Checkpoint Charlie in 1963
Exhibition space
3000 m²
What to see
objects and photos from the building of the Wall and escapes, testaments to the worldwide struggle for human rights and artworks dealing with the Wall
Definitely don’t miss
escape objects such as the Volkswagen car with a hiding place in the luggage compartment, the hot-air balloon and the mini submarine