berlin wall
How a nearly 300-foot section of the Berlin Wall was kept secret for almost 2 decades
“I kept it a secret because the place needed to gain historical importance."
What are Pieces of the Berlin Wall Doing In a Jakarta Skatepark?
For 27 years, four pieces of the Berlin Wall sat in Teguh Ostenrik's art studio. Now, they're a visible reminder of the invisible walls that still divide us all.
Inside East Berlin’s Humungous Cold War Surveillance Archive
Photographer Adrian Fish documents East Germany’s civilian surveillance program in images that are as simple as they are disturbing.
The Spanish Park Filled with Copies of Famous European Monuments
Parque Europa stretches over 233,000 square meters and boasts a replica of Tower Bridge and the Copenhagen Mermaid among its attractions.
Everything I Ate When I Cycled the Route of the Berlin Wall
The Berliner Mauerweg cycle path follows all 170 kilometres of the former Berlin Wall. But what do you eat as you attempt to cycle through history? Bread, bottles of Club Mate, Ritter Sport, and a lot of currywurst.
A History of Walls
Donald Trump wants to build a wall and thinks Mexico will pay for it, but how have walls fared throughout history, and what can this teach us?
Shredded Spy Agency Documents Become Readymade Art
Conceptual artist Daniel Knorr artistically explores the legacy of East Germany’s spy agency, the Stasi.
Meeting the Creators of 'Deutschland 83 ,' the German TV Show That Will Make You Nostalgic for the Cold War
Set in 1983, the Cold War drama deals with life in Germany on the brink of the fall of the Berlin Wall through the eyes of a young man who's forced to become a Stasi spy.
Data Viz Stacks the Entire Berlin Wall into a Single Frame
Turkish new media artist Erdal Inci reimagines the Berlin Wall as a fractal 3D model.
Photographing the Faces of Berlin's Graffiti Scene
Norman Behrendt portraits of Berlin's most prominent graffiti writers serve as a comment on the duality of their lives.
MUNCHIES Presents: Real Communist Food of the GDR
Our host Stacy Denzel Janmaat leads us on a journey to find what is left of the notorious, Soviet-influenced GDR cuisine, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin wall.