{"id":438,"date":"2023-04-12T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/gedenkstaette-andreasstrasse\/geschichte-des-ortes\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:08:11","slug":"geschichte-des-ortes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/gedenkstaette-andreasstrasse\/geschichte-des-ortes\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Andreasstrasse Memorial and Educational Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Andreasstrasse Memorial and Educational Centre is a modern history museum in the Thuringian capital of Erfurt. During the GDR, the building was a remand detention facility where dissidents were imprisoned. Today, you can visit and experience Thuringia&#8217;s most comprehensive exhibition on the SED dictatorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover new perspectives on the GDR with us! Meet eyewitnesses on screens, in comics or in person. Immerse yourself in the stories of former political prisoners. And get to know people who fought for democracy during the Peaceful Revolution and recount this extraordinary time in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Andreasstrasse Across Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the GDR, when the people of Erfurt spoke of &#8220;Andreasstrasse\u201d, they didn\u2019t usually mean the street that leads north from Erfurt&#8217;s Domplatz (Cathedral Square), but the dreaded secret police headquarters and its prison headquartered there. In 1952, Andreasstrasse became home to the district administration of the Ministry of State Security (Stasi, for short) and the Stasi\u2019s pre-detention remand prison. But times and places change. 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.rs-block-galerie-wrapper+.rs-block-galerie-wrapper {\n            margin-top: 3rem;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Stasi Occupation in the GDR<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 4, 1989, Andreasstrasse transformed from a site of oppression to a site of liberation. On that day, courageous Erfurt residents occupied the local Stasi headquarters and its prison. They saved the Stasi files from destruction and thus made it possible to reappraise the SED dictatorship after its fall. Soon thereafter, people in other East German cities would follow Erfurt&#8217;s example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extraordinary history of Andreasstrasse also shapes our memorial work. We are curious. We take creative paths in disseminating knowledge. In 2020, we were awarded the Museum Prize of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Th\u00fcringen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our aim is not dry textbook learning, but exciting stories about oppression and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let yourself be informed and engaged in the \u201cAndreasstrasse\u201d, let us make you think and maybe even motivate you to see in new ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All important details to prepare your visit can be found here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/gedenkstaette-andreasstrasse\/geschichte-des-ortes\/ort-der-unterdrueckung\/\">Site of Oppression<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/gedenkstaette-andreasstrasse\/geschichte-des-ortes\/ort-des-aufbruchs\/\">Site of Rupture<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/gedenkstaette-andreasstrasse\/geschichte-des-ortes\/ort-der-aufarbeitung\/\">Site of Reckoning<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"content-blocks-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrapper wrapper-breakout zitat-wrapper rs-content-block-wrapper text-toggler-wrapper\" id=\"content-block-block_c8748da587ad3618c46d1f99813800113\">\n            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item row\" data-bg-color=\"Blau\" data-text-toggled=\"text-toggled\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 content-wrapper-item-image\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Lorenz-scaled-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg content-wrapper-item-content\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-inner\">\n                                                    <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-headline\">Understanding dictatorship<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-inner-text-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-text hyphens\">\n                                <p>&#8220;After the reunification of Germany, many sites of injustice from the time of the SED dictatorship were destroyed and disappeared from public life. However, it is important for the people who suffered under the previous regime that such places remain visible. They make it easier for us to talk about our past. I can say, for example, &#8216;Go to the Andreasstrasse Memorial. There you can see and experience what political imprisonment meant in the GDR.&#8217; My hope is that when people understand what it actually meant to live in a dictatorship, their appreciation for democracy and freedom increases and they play a more active role in shaping the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-quote d-none\">Lorenz Pag\u00e9s was imprisoned for almost a year between 1983 and 1984, before his freedom was purchased by the West German government and he was allowed to leave. The Erfurt native spent four months of his pre-trial detention in the Stasi prison in Andreasstrasse. His offence: \u00a7213 of the Criminal Code of the GDR &#8216;Planning and preparation for escape from the Republic&#8217;. Lorenz Pag\u00e9s has been a member, since 2010, of &#8216;Freiheit \u2013 F\u00f6rderverein Gedenkst\u00e4tte Andreasstrasse e.V.&#8217; (Freedom \u2013 Supports of the Andreasstrasse Memorial Association), and became its chairman in 2021<\/div>\n                                                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-trigger toggle-trigger-more border-0 bg-transparent\" style=\"font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;\"><span style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #000;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 19.14 13.99\"><g><path d=\"m12.45,0l6.7,6.7v.62l-6.7,6.67-1.9-1.9,3.84-3.84-1.68.07-12.71.02v-2.74h12.71l1.61.07-3.77-3.77,1.9-1.92Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg> show more<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-trigger toggle-trigger-less mt-3 d-none border-0 bg-transparent\" style=\"font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;\">\n                                <span style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #000;\">\n                                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 19.14 13.99\"><g><path d=\"m12.45,0l6.7,6.7v.62l-6.7,6.67-1.9-1.9,3.84-3.84-1.68.07-12.71.02v-2.74h12.71l1.61.07-3.77-3.77,1.9-1.92Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg> show less                                <\/span>\n                            <\/button>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"content-wrapper wrapper-breakout zitat-wrapper rs-content-block-wrapper text-toggler-wrapper\" id=\"content-block-block_c8748da587ad3618c46d1f998138001134\">\n            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item row\" data-bg-color=\"Rot\" data-text-toggled=\"text-toggled\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 content-wrapper-item-image\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355-1024x831.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355-1024x831.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stiftung-ettersberg.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/PXL_20221116_175411367-scaled-e1691395914355.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg content-wrapper-item-content\">\n                    <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-inner\">\n                                                    <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-headline\">Living democracy<\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-inner-text-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-text hyphens\">\n                                <p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s nice that Andreasstrasse is a place that is open to all people. What I particularly like are the comics in the Memorial. I paint myself and find that pictures can often be understood better than complicated sentences. Recently, I have also started giving guided tours at Andreasstrasse. Before my first tour, I had real stage fright. For me, this is an exciting project because I have met many interesting and friendly people at Andreasstrasse. We are a great team that supports each other. What is also important to me: I get paid well for the tours I give. After all, preparing a tour is a lot of work.&#8221;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"content-wrapper-item-content-quote d-none\">Natascha Seibt works in a kindergarten in Erfurt and gives guided tours in the Andreasstrasse Memorial in simple language \u2013 as part of a team with an assistant from the &#8216;kult-werk inclusive \u2013 Inclusive Workshop for Culture and History&#8217; Association and a staff member of the Andreasstrasse Memorial and Educational Centre.<\/div>\n                                                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-trigger toggle-trigger-more border-0 bg-transparent\" style=\"font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;\"><span style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #000;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 19.14 13.99\"><g><path d=\"m12.45,0l6.7,6.7v.62l-6.7,6.67-1.9-1.9,3.84-3.84-1.68.07-12.71.02v-2.74h12.71l1.61.07-3.77-3.77,1.9-1.92Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg> show more<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"toggle-trigger toggle-trigger-less mt-3 d-none border-0 bg-transparent\" style=\"font-weight: bold;cursor: pointer;\">\n                                <span style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #000;\">\n                                <svg viewBox=\"0 0 19.14 13.99\"><g><path d=\"m12.45,0l6.7,6.7v.62l-6.7,6.67-1.9-1.9,3.84-3.84-1.68.07-12.71.02v-2.74h12.71l1.61.07-3.77-3.77,1.9-1.92Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg> show less                                <\/span>\n                            <\/button>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andreasstrasse Memorial and Educational Centre The Andreasstrasse Memorial and Educational Centre is a modern history museum in the Thuringian capital of Erfurt. 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