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Contemporary witnesses of the war: Bunker exhibition in Spandau's old town!
Opening of the exhibition “Bye bye Bunker” on August 7, 2025 in Spandau. Learn the history of bomb shelter dismantling.
Contemporary witnesses of the war: Bunker exhibition in Spandau's old town!
On August 7, 2025, the Spandau Citadel and the Gothic House opened the exhibition “Bye bye Bunker – Documentation of Dismantling”. The event started at 6 p.m. and was hosted by Dr. Urte Evert, the museum director of the Spandau Citadel, began with an introductory greeting. Sebastian Schuth, the archive manager, and Carmen Mann, the collection manager, introduced the topic and explained the aim of the exhibition, which documents 30 air raid shelters and their dismantling. The reason for this is the commemorative year “80 Years of the End of the War”, which also underlines the relevance and topicality of the topic. The exhibition offers access to historical bunker photographs from the post-war period and is carried out in cooperation with the berlinHistoryApp to map the bunker locations.
The exhibition can be visited from August 8, 2025 to March 8, 2026 in the Gothic House, Breite Straße 32 in Berlin. Admission and participation in the accompanying program are free, which makes it easier for the general public to access this important topic.
Accompanying program and events
As part of the exhibition, several events are planned that deal with the history of the bunkers in Berlin. some of them are:
- Kiezspaziergang „80 Jahre Kriegsende“: Altstadt Spandau und Stresow – am 28. September 2025 um 15 Uhr, Treffpunkt Gotisches Haus. Der Spaziergang fokussiert auf Stolpersteine für vertriebene oder ermordete Jüdinnen und Juden, sowie auf Standorte ehemaliger Bunker.
- Kiezspaziergang „80 Jahre Kriegsende“: Wilhelmstadt – am 19. Oktober 2025 um 15 Uhr, Treffpunkt Stadtteilladen Wilhelmstadt, Adamstraße 39, 13595 Berlin. Hier stehen geschichtliche Spuren, Stolpersteine und ehemalige Bunkerstandorte im Mittelpunkt.
- Vortrag: Katastrophenschutz in Spandau – am 12. November 2025 um 18 Uhr im Gotischen Haus, Referent: Petric Stöwer, Leiter der Stabsstelle Katastrophen-, Arbeits- und Brandschutz.
- Vortrag: Spandau im Zweiten Weltkrieg – am 21. Januar 2026 um 18 Uhr im Gotischen Haus, aktuelle Forschungsunterlagen zur Geschichte Spandaus werden präsentiert.
- Finissage am Tag der Archive 2026 – am 8. März 2026 von 14 bis 17 Uhr im Gotischen Haus, inklusive Gesprächsrunden mit Kurator*innen und einer Führung durch das Archiv um 11 Uhr.
Seraphina Rekowski can be contacted for feedback on the event at presse@zitadelle-berlin.de or by telephone at 354 944 – 401.
The history of the bunkers in Berlin
Bunkers have a long and complex history in Berlin. For example, the “Gustav” gun turret was completed on the grounds of the Berlin Zoo in April 1941 and could provide protection for up to 16,000 civilians during air raids. A large number of air raid shelters, including anti-aircraft towers, were built and many are still part of the city's history today. In recent decades, the city has pursued various strategies to dismantle or repurpose these bunkers, while some of them, such as Flakturm III in Volkspark Humboldthain, are still visible and can be visited. These remains are a reminder of the devastation of the Second World War and the survival of the civilian population in a time of great upheaval. Further information on this topic is available on the histomich website.