The record
A twelve-foot section inside the presidential library of the man who was in office when the Wall opened, still carrying its graffiti.
The segment at the Bush library is the centrepiece of its Berlin Wall / Age of Freedom exhibit, with the graffiti it wore in Berlin. The placement is the argument: this is the presidential library of the man in office on 9 November 1989, and the exhibit sets the segment among the other international events of that administration. The grounds also carry a sculpture whose sister casting stands at the Allied Museum in Berlin.
How did it get here?
Recorded by the library as a gift to President George Bush.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #219 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #81.
The Berlin Wall/Age of Freedom — George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum ↗
The library's own account: a twelve-foot section, graffitied, gifted to President Bush, displayed with video kiosks.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
The Grounds — George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum ↗
The grounds sculpture whose sister casting is at the Allied Museum in Berlin.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
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 219
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 81
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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