The record
A section that stood behind the science museum in Armory Square until it was moved to Le Moyne College in August 2026.
The section stood behind the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, along its rear wall near West Jefferson Street. WRVO reported in 2014 that it had been in Syracuse since about 1990, obtained for the museum by BettyAnn Kram, a founding board member who had ties with a German company; WAER reported in 2015 that a peace garden had been created around it that year, funded by anonymous donors. Like the Cosmosphere and the Seattle food hall, it was a segment kept by an institution whose subject is not history, which is the commonest quiet fate of the pieces that went to the United States.
On 28 August 2026 Le Moyne College announced that the section had arrived on its campus from the museum and now stands in front of Reilly Hall, next to Curtis Terrace, with a bronze plaque and landscaping to follow and a blessing ceremony planned. This record is kept as the former site. WRVO also reported smaller fragments inside the museum’s IMAX lobby in 2014, and whether they remain was not established.
How did it get here?
Obtained in about 1990 for the museum by its founding board member BettyAnn Kram, who had ties with a German company.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #416.
List of Berlin Wall segments — Wikipedia ↗
A section behind the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology in Armory Square.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Section of Berlin Wall Arrives on Campus — Le Moyne College ↗
28 August 2026: a section of the Berlin Wall has arrived at Le Moyne College from the Museum of Science and Technology in downtown Syracuse and stands in front of Reilly Hall, next to Curtis Terrace, with a bronze plaque and landscaping to follow.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Piece of history hides out in Syracuse’s Armory Square — WRVO Public Media ↗
November 2014: a 12-foot concrete slab along the rear wall of the museum, in Syracuse since about 1990, obtained through BettyAnn Kram, a founding board member who had ties with a German company; further fragments were reported inside the museum’s IMAX lobby.
Press reportSource accessed 2026-09-17
Peace Garden Behind the MoST Now Showcases Piece of German History — WAER ↗
August 2015: the 12-foot sections behind the museum, obtained around 1989–90 through a colleague at a German company, with a peace garden created around them in 2015.
Press reportSource 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 416
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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