The focus of the new permanent exhibition is the question of how the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) managed to keep millions of people in East Germany under control for forty years. The most valuable instrument in this process was the Ministry of State Security (MfS), the “Shield and Sword of the Party”.
Encompassing three floors of Haus 1, the workplace of the last head of the MfS, Erich Mielke, the exhibition documents the genesis, evolution and activities of the MfS as a “protection and security institution”. The Stasi, as the people used to call the MfS, was tasked with safeguarding the power of the SED, to protect it from its “enemies”, and was responsible for the control of the population.
Numerous, often unique, items such as special cameras, bugs, burglar’s tools and devices for the clandestine opening of letters are shown - evidence of the extent of surveillance by the MfS. Selected examples from the Stasi files further document the activities of the MfS against the people.The offices of Erich Mielke are maintained in original condition and can be accessed as part of the exhibition.
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