Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“, Leipzig: Photos, Reviews & Location

Audio tours & displays on the Stasi & life in East Germany in a former secret police building.

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#20 of 21 Tourist attractions in Leipzig #2 of 3 History museums in Leipzig

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.41

0.5 km from the center of Leipzig

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Dittrichring 24, 04109 Leipzig, Germany

runde-ecke-leipzig.de

+49 341 9612443

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What is the rating of Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“?: Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“ is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 1,194 reviews.
How does Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“ rank in Leipzig?: Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“ is #20 of 21 Tourist attractions in Leipzig by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“ located?: Dittrichring 24, 04109 Leipzig, Germany — 0.5 km from the center of Leipzig.
How can I contact Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“?: Phone: +49 341 9612443 · Website: runde-ecke-leipzig.de

Reviews (8)

Ihor Zeiger 2023 Dec 16

Gedenkstätte Museum in der „Runden Ecke“

Very interesting historical museum for all who wants to know more about GDR history and infamous Stasi

Jeremy Baynham 2023 Dec 03

Fascinating museum, small but packed with interesting artefacts

O 2023 Nov 22

It is curated elegantly, and price is very acceptable; however the Audioguide is storytelling a long Story, instead it would be great to have short Audioguide and at the same time, written notes for description next to objects.

ashish alexander 2023 Oct 02

Lots to read and learn. You can stay for an hour, feel lost in your head, yet happy that you stopped here.

Łukasz Warzecha 2023 Sep 03

Enormously interesting museum whose big feature is its authenticity: it looks inside just as it looked when the Stasi office was taken over by Leipzig citizens' committee. Tons of fascinating details and objects showing a history of totalitarianism.
For a Pole who lived under communist rule it might not be surprising but still some details show how systems differed. For tourists from the West, or for younger people, it's a must see just to understand how terrible communism in practice was.
Great audio guide in Polish - clear, complete and without any mistakes. And all this for just 5 euros.
You're doing a great job.

Deena Sherman 2023 Sep 02

Everyone should see this museum! It reminds us that that stopping this sort of Orwellian nightmare depends on many brave people working together and organizing intelligently. It also reminds us that we must have a free press in places with the power to pressure evil regimes. The museum only costs 5 euros for a headset with the tour in your language of choice. It is a must-see if you're in Leipzig!

ZimoNitrome 2023 Apr 11

An Ecke can't be Runde. Morons!

Very cool authentic gear from real DDR stasi operations. The museum isn't super big, not well ventilated, and all text is in German, but you get access to an audio guide in English if you ask at the reception.

Balazs Kiss 2022 Jul 08

Based on the volume of documents and unique artefacts piled up here I would love to give a higher score but an exhibition as analogue as this don't deserve more in 2022 (even if we consider the time travel starting right at the entrance with the cumbersome process of the ticket purchase - strictly with cash).

A huge pile of documentation was cramped into these handful of rooms, one can borrow (that's practically the entrance fee) an audioguide, which tries to ... Well.. guide and put into context this enormous amount of information installed on the walls and in cases. There supposed to be some sort of storyline but it's loosely enforced and feels a bit random - probably the English guide couldn't cover every detail available on display - almost exclusively in German only.

Still remembering these times, the involuntary time travel made a heavy impression but the whole exhibition cries for a rework - maybe a tad bit less information with greater focus and accentuation would help to understand even for the younger generations how Stasi became this powerful & frightful machine by the time of the Berlin wall's fall.

Definitely worth a (2 hours) visit.