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Two concrete pieces of the Wall in the permanent exhibition of the federal museum of post-war German history, on Bonn's Museum Mile.
The museum is the Haus der Geschichte, covering German history since 1945. Of all the institutional holders in this catalogue it has the strongest claim to the object by subject matter: its permanent exhibition is the history the Wall belongs to, told by the state that was on the western side of it.
The museum's own description of its new permanent exhibition puts two concrete pieces of the Wall in a room where scenes from the night of 9 November 1989 play on large monitors behind them. The photograph here is from 2009 and the earlier exhibition; how many pieces the museum holds, and where they came from, the page does not say.
How did it get here?
Provenance has not been established. Movement history, ownership, and installation dates will be added only when supported by sources.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #41.
Haus der Geschichte 2009a.jpg — Wikimedia Commons ↗
A photograph of the Berlin Wall at the Haus der Geschichte in Bonn.
PhotographSource accessed 2026-09-17
Die neue Dauerausstellung – „Du bist Teil der Geschichte“ — Haus der Geschichte ↗
The museum's own account of its new permanent exhibition in Bonn: in one room, scenes from the night of the fall of the Wall play on large monitors behind two concrete pieces of the Berlin Wall.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 41
Source-reported segments: 3. This is not a separately verified count.
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