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German Spy Museum Berlin

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German Spy Museum Berlin is an espionage museum at Leipziger Platz 9, beside Potsdamer Platz on Berlin’s former Wall boundary.

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German Spy Museum Berlin

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Why go

  • Two original Enigma cipher machines, including a model used by the German military.
  • A surviving Fialka cipher machine whose Enigma-inspired design exposed weaknesses in its predecessor.
  • Original props from James Bond films.

Opening hours

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Monday10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday10:00 – 20:00
Wednesday10:00 – 20:00
Thursday10:00 – 20:00
Friday10:00 – 20:00
Saturday10:00 – 20:00
Sunday10:00 – 20:00

Don't miss

  • Morse stationsSend coded messages at the Morse stations.
  • Spy WatchWatch over 150 videos play at once on the Spy Watch display wall.
  • Umbrella weapon reconstructionSee the reconstructed umbrella weapon associated with the suspected poison attack on Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov in London. Doctors found a ricin-containing pellet in his thigh; later research pointed to a smaller weapon.
  • Crack the safeTry to open a security safe at an interactive station.

What's inside

  • The exhibition traces espionage from ancient codes through the Cold War to modern cyber spying.
  • Displays cover animals used as spies and the roles of double agents.
  • Multimedia installations feature agents recounting missions and explaining espionage techniques.
  • Touchscreens let visitors explore many exhibits in 360 degrees; many display cases use transparent information screens.
  • The collection includes covert radios, hidden bugs and disguised weapons.
  • The Fialka machine encrypts and decodes Cyrillic messages on paper.

With kids

  • Families can encode and decode messages with a rotor-based Enigma activity, tackle codebreaking stations and test a lie detector.

Tips for your visit

  • Entrance surveillance cameras introduce the museum’s focus on data collection in the internet age.
  • The shop, café and cinema are near the exit.

Interesting facts4

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  1. 3,000 square

    The exhibition spans 3,000 square metres.

    Berlin Spy Museum - Wikipedia
  2. 200 screens

    Garamantis created the interactive technologies, which appear across 200 screens and projections.

    Berlin Spy Museum - Wikipedia
  3. 30 interactive

    The revised exhibition has more than 30 interactive installations.

    Deutsches Spionagemuseum - Wikipedia

  4. The museum partners with the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

    Berlin Spy Museum - Wikipedia

Shorts

History

The building was first constructed for a logistics company.

  1. 1918German engineer Dr. Arthur Scherbius invented Enigma.
  2. Cold WarArchitect Frank Wittmer designed the museum with inspiration from Glienicker Bridge, a Cold War spy exchange site.
  3. 2015The private museum opened as Spy Museum Berlin on 19 September, after former journalist Franz-Michael Günther spent twelve years developing it.
  4. 2016It reopened as the German Spy Museum on 29 July after renovations.
  5. 2018–November 2019The permanent exhibition underwent a full overhaul, adding interactive installations, rare objects and media content.
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  1. 14 Aug 2019The museum welcomed its millionth visitor.
  2. 2020The museum was nominated for the European Museum of the Year Award.
  3. 2023The museum set a visitor record, with around 441,000 guests.

How to get there

  • TrainPotsdamer Platz underground station is directly beside the museum.

Sources: Berlin Spy Museum - Wikipedia · Berlin Spy Museum - Wikipedia (part 2) · German Spy Museum | Berlin’s interactice Histor… · Deutsches Spionagemuseum Berlin | Das interakti… · deutsches-spionagemuseum.de · Deutsches Spionagemuseum - Wikipedia · checked 24 Sep 2026

Where
Leipziger Platz 9, Berlin

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Questions and answers

Does German Spy Museum Berlin cover espionage worldwide?

Yes. Its exhibition covers espionage and intelligence services around the world.

Are the exhibits at German Spy Museum Berlin original?

Most exhibits are originals, supplemented by replicas.

Who invented Enigma?

German engineer Dr. Arthur Scherbius invented Enigma in 1918.

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