Memorial and Educational Site Andreasstraße

The Andreasstraße Memorial and Educational Site commemorates repression and resistance during the SED dictatorship in Thuringia 1949-1989. The GDR's Ministry of State Security operated a remand prison in the building that is now the memorial site. More than 5000 people were imprisoned here for resisting the communist regime. But on December 4, 1989, freedom triumphed: courageous people occupied the Erfurt district administration of the State Security in Andreasstraße - it was the first occupation of a bastion of the feared "Stasi" during the Peaceful Revolution.

The permanent exhibition, which opened in December 2013, illustrates the themes of imprisonment, dictatorship and revolution on three floors. The stories of contemporary witnesses are the focus of the multimedia tour. With the help of emotionally moving video clips and interactive comics, their stories come to life. Particularly impressive are the carefully restored cell wing in the historic prison building and the modern cube facade with scenes of the Peaceful Revolution in the style of a graphic novel.

Address

Address

Andreasstraße 37a
99084 Erfurt
service@stiftung-ettersberg.de
+49 361 2192120

Website

Address

Distance to Public Transport

200 Meters ( Streetcar )

Address

Parking Facilities near by

Car park Domplatz

Bechtheimer Straße 1
99084 Erfurt
info@stadtwerke-erfurt.de
+49 361 5640

General Information

Lock Boxes Seating Possibilities Rest Area No Pets Allowed is not Accessible for Free Public Access Accessibility Checked

Museum services

Pedagogical Offer

Digital offers

Audio Guide MediaguideEnumMem

Mobility offers

Bus Park Coach Park Bicycle Stands

Accepted payment

Cash Payment EC

Sanitation

Toilets

Photography

ZeroPhotography

Opening hours

02.01.2025 - 23.12.2025

Tuesday: 12:00 - 20:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 20:00
Friday: 10:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00

Offers

Admission prices (Entry Offer)

Admission is free on the first Tuesday of the month.

Adults 2,00 EUR per person
ErfurtCard/TravelCard 0,00 EUR per person
Reduced 1,00 EUR per person

with appropriate proof: pupils, students, retired persons, people with disabilities and one accompanying person, recipients of ALG I and II, participants in the Federal Voluntary Service, trainees

Information on accessibility

  • All Rooms Step Free Access
  • Eighty CM Width Passage Ways
  • Hinged Grab Rail Toilet
  • Lateral Accessible Toilet
  • Parking People With Disabilities
  • Seventy CM Width Passage Ways
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets People With Disabilities
  • Ninety CM Width Passage Ways
  • Handrails On Both Sides Of All Staircases
  • Assistance Dogs Welcome
  • Special Offers Hearing Impairment
  • not certified for deaf
  • not certified for mental
  • not certified for partially deaf
  • not certified for partially visual
  • not certified for visual
  • accessible for walking
  • accessible for wheelchair

We have compiled some information on accessibility below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
* Parking is available in the parking garage at the cathedral, approx. 200 m away.
* The Domplatz streetcar stop (line 2 / 3 / 6) is 100 m away. 
* The path from the streetcar and from the parking lot to the entrance is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal slope of 6% over a distance of 10 meters.
* The entrance is visually contrasting.
* The name or logo of the business is clearly recognizable from the outside.
* The facility is accessible without steps.
* All rooms and facilities that can be used and raised for the guest are accessible without steps or via an elevator.
* All doors/passages that can be used and raised for the guest are at least 90 cm wide.
* Almost all elevated and guest usable areas are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
* There is no visually distinct alarm.
* There is no inductive hearing system.
* An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically. Alternatively, there are stairs. Stair treads are not visually contrasting. Stairs have handrails on both sides.
* Exhibits are generally well lit. Exhibit information is provided in writing and acoustically. Signage is designed in legible, high-contrast lettering.
* Public restroom available.
* Guided tours are available for people with walking, hearing, and visual disabilities. The entire guided tour route is step-free. Advance booking is required.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
* There is no clearly visible alarm.
* There is no audio induction loop system.
* An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
* Alternatively stairs are available.
* The information on the exhibits provided in writing.
* There is audible information on the exhibits.
* Guided tours are offered for people with hearing impairment, but not for deaf people.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
* The name or logo of the establishment/facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
* Signs in visible distance are available.
* There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
* The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
* There are no guided tours available for people with cognitive impairments.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
* Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms
* The entrance is not visually rich in contrast and recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
* Allmost all evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
* The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
* There are no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room.
* An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly. The break position is not announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are visually rich in contrast and tactilely detectable.
* Alternatively stairs are available.
* Steps are not visually rich in contrast. Stairs have on both sides..
* The exhibits are usually well illuminated.
* The information on the exhibits is provided in writing and is visually rich in contrast.
* Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments and for blind people.
* An audio guide is available which can be operated independently by people with visual impairments / blind people.
* Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and for wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
* There are three marked parking space(s) for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
* The path from the parking spaace and station to the entrance is 600 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6 % over a distance of 10 m.
* The object is infinitely accessible.
* All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are infinitely accessible via an elevator and an inclined platform lift.
* The platform of the inclined platform lift to the open yard is 250 cm x 250cm.
* The elevator cabin measures 110 cm x 141 cm.
* All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
* The cash desk is 115 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
* External paths areat least 150 m wideand easy to walk on and drive on and have a maximum longitudinal gradient of up to 6 %.
* There is seating available.
* The exhibits are predominately visible when seated.
* Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
* The entire route of the guided tour is infinitely vari-able for wheelchair users.
PUBLIC TOILET FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (BASEMENT)
* The toilet door can be opened with key.
* The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of/behind the door,in front of the toilet and in front of the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm
left of the toilet 83 cm x 70 cm and right of the toilet 100 cm x 70 cm.
* There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
* The sink is wheelchair compatible.
* The mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
* An alarm trigger (cord) is available.


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