Stasi Prison (Hohenschonhausen Memorial)

The former Stasi Prison, now the Hohenschönhausen Memorial, offers a powerful insight into life under the East German dictatorship. 

Used by the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) from 1945 until 1989, the prison was a place where thousands of political prisoners were detained and interrogated.

Today, much of the site remains as it was when the prison closed. On a guided tour, your group will be shown the original cells, interrogation rooms and prison yards. These tours provide first-hand accounts of the methods of surveillance, intimidation and psychological control used by the Stasi, helping students to understand how fear and secrecy shaped life in the GDR.

Tours available in English and German.