The record
A twelve-foot, four-and-a-half-ton section owned by the archive of America's overseas schools and given by the alumni of Berlin American High School.
A section twelve feet high and weighing four and a half tons stands on the museum's first floor, within an exhibit titled All Are Not Free. The museum does not own it: it is on long-term loan from the American Overseas Schools Historical Society, whose archives are also in Wichita. The provenance is the unusual part — the segment was given to that society by the Berlin BRATs, the alumni association of Berlin American High School, the school for the children of the American garrison in the divided city. It is one of the few records in this catalogue where the donors are people who grew up beside the Wall.
How did it get here?
Donated to the American Overseas Schools Historical Society by the Berlin BRATs, the Berlin American High School alumni group, and received on 1 August 2005. Loaned to the Museum of World Treasures, which displays it.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #195.
Berlin Wall — American Overseas Schools Historical Society ↗
The owner's own record: a 12 ft, 4½ ton section donated by the Berlin BRATs, arriving 1 August 2005, now at the Museum of World Treasures.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Berlin Wall — Museum of World Treasures ↗
The museum's own record of the loan from AOSHS and the All Are Not Free exhibit.
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 195
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