Museums in the State Capital Potsdam

The oldest original restored house from the second city expansion is a gem of our city and an important testament to Potsdam's urban development. Interesting special exhibitions take place monthly.

The small neighborhood museum tells the story of the more than 100-year history of the villages Nowawes and Neuendorf, and the difficult lives of the weavers and spinners who lived there.

The museum shows how orphaned children lived, learned, and worked here from 1724 to 1952. Henriette and Johann, who lived here about 200 years ago, guide visitors through the exhibition as comic characters. Visits are by appointment only.

At Leistikowstraße 1, from 1945 to 1980, was the central interrogation prison of the Soviet military counterintelligence. The history of the building and the fates of the prisoners are the focus of the exhibition.

Located in the heart of Potsdam's city center, the Lindenstrasse Memorial site stands as a testament to the history of political persecution and violence under various dictatorships in 20th-century Germany. It also symbolizes the triumph of democracy in the Peaceful Revolution of 1989/90.