In the organizer's words:

36 years ago, the storming of the Stasi headquarters in Berlin-Lichtenberg marked an important step in the process of the Peaceful Revolution. Thousands of people flocked to the site to put an end to the activities of the secret police and stop the destruction of files. This continued a process that began in the districts of the GDR. A day of action by the partners on the grounds of the Stasi headquarters. Campus for Democracy commemorates the events and highlights their impact on the present.

Please note that some program items require free registration, as there are only limited places on the guided tours.

Program on 15 January 2026

12:00 pm: Film screening "Strictly Confidential or The Inner Constitution" (1990)
This documentary film reports on the dissolution of the Ministry for State Security (MfS) in Normannenstraße in Berlin-Lichtenberg.
Meeting point: "Haus 7", Room 030 - 90 min.

13:00: On the way in the Stasi Museum - registration required!
Free special guided tour "State Security at the End. January 15, 1990 and the dissolution of the Stasi." Please book free tickets at www.stasimuseum.de to take part in the guided tour.
Meeting point: under the canopy in front of "House 1" - 90 min.

14:30: Guided tour of the open-air exhibition
Guided tour through the exhibition "Revolution and the Fall of the Wall"
Meeting point: in front of "House 22" - 90 min.

15:00: Guided tour "The End of State Security" - registration required!
Special guided tour of the Stasi Records Archive on the occupation and dissolution of the Stasi. Registration at: einblick-ins-geheime@bundesarchiv.de or by telephone on 030 18 665-6699
Meeting point: Foyer Stasi Records Archive, "House 7" - 90 min.

17:00: Reading "Rotstrick" and discussion with contemporary witnesses
In her novel "Rotstrick", Astrid Kreibich interweaves her husband's letters smuggled out of prison with scenes from West and East German history.
With Astrid Kreibich (author) and Prof. Dr. Udo Grashoff (historian)
Meeting point: "Haus 7", Room 427 - 120 min.

18:00: Audiowalk "Talking vs. silence " - Registration required!
Audio walk on the Stasi grounds on the end of the Stasi and the question of opening the files by Lunatiks/Bürgerkomitee 15. Januar e.V.

Registration at: einblick-ins-geheime@bundesarchiv.de or by telephone on 030 18 665-6699
Meeting point: Foyer Stasi Records Archive, "House 7" - 90 min.

7:30 pm: New insights into the end of the Stasi
Lecture with film excerpts by Dr. Christian Booß (Bürgerkomitee 15. Januar e.V.)
Location: "Haus 7", Room 427 - 90 min.

Ongoing offers:

10:00-20:00: Read sample files - "Haus 7", Room 029

14:00-20:00: Excerpts from "Spiegel TV" on January 15 - "Haus 7", Room 030

Special exhibition

Juvenile detention in the GDR
The so-called "youth houses" in the GDR were prisons for juvenile offenders. The traveling exhibition uses 16 panels and original objects to shed light on the reality behind the prison walls in a vivid and easy-to-understand way. The focus is on everyday prison life and the conditions in the juvenile facilities in Halle, Hohenleuben, Dessau and Torgau.
Location: "Haus 22" - information point on the ground floor, open from 10:00-20:00

This event is a cooperation between the Federal Archives - Stasi Records Archive, the Robert Havemann Society, the Citizens' Committee January 15 e.V., the Union of Victims' Associations of Communist Tyranny (UOKG) and the Stasi Museum (ASTAK e.V.).