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A graffitied fragment, 27 by 42 centimetres, given to the IOC by West Berlin's mayor Walter Momper and held in the Olympic Museum's collection, not on show.
The Olympic Museum's collection catalogue describes object 34747 as a fragment of the Berlin Wall presented to the International Olympic Committee: a stone fragment bearing graffiti, 27 by 42 by 5.5 centimetres and weighing 6.98 kilograms, presented by the mayor of West Berlin, Walter Momper, through Berthold Beitz, an honorary member of the IOC. The catalogue's index, as updated on 23 September 2026, does not mark it as on display. A page of the museum archived in 2016 gives 'a fragment of the Berlin Wall donated by the Mayor of Berlin' as an example of the gifts it keeps because they relate to the IOC's history as an international organisation.
The catalogue does not say when the gift was made or where the fragment is stored; it gives the museum's address on the Quai d'Ouchy for enquiries about the collection.
How did it get here?
Presented to the IOC by Walter Momper, mayor of West Berlin, through Berthold Beitz; the date is not given.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #214.
Fragment of the Berlin Wall, presented to the International Olympic Committee — The Olympic Museum, collection ↗
Object 34747: a fragment bearing graffiti presented by West Berlin mayor Walter Momper through Berthold Beitz, honorary IOC member; stone, 27 x 42 x 5.5 cm, 6.98 kg; collection contact Musée Olympique, Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Collection index entry for object 34747 — The Olympic Museum ↗
The catalogue's index: object 34747, updated 23 September 2026, with the on-display flag set to false.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Collections — The Olympic Museum (Wayback Machine copy, 2016) ↗
Gifts may be added if they relate to the history of the IOC as an international organisation; examples include a fragment of the Berlin Wall donated by the Mayor of Berlin.
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 214
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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