Allied Museum in Berlin

12 November 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Berlin, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  8 minutes

'The day the wall came down' by Veryl Goodnight © Mutter Erde

‘The day the wall came down’ by Veryl Goodnight © Mutter Erde

The Allied Museum is a museum in Berlin. It documents the political history and the military commitments and roles of the Western Allies (United States, France and Britain) in Germany – particularly Berlin – between 1945 and 1994 and their contribution to liberty in Berlin during the Cold War era. Near the Allied Museum, a sculpture by Veryl Goodnight remembers the joyous event when the Berlin Wall came down. Five wild horses are shown jumping over the remains of the wall. A statue of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben stands nearby.   read more…

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