Everything Want to Know in Potsdam: Stasi Exhibition in the Brandenburg Landtag
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A look into the archives of dictatorship – and into the present of remembering
The traveling exhibition Everything Want to Know. The Stasi and Its Documents brings the logic of the surveillance state into the foyer of the Brandenburg Landtag and makes visible what files, index cards, tapes, and photos tell about power, control, and biographical breaks. The exhibition can be seen from July 8 to September 2, 2026, in Potsdam and is free of charge. ([bundesarchiv.de](https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/ausstellungen/wanderausstellung-alles-wissen-wollen/))
Documents that make history tangible
In seven display cases, the Federal Archive shows 21 objects from the holdings of the Stasi Documents Archive. The exhibition uses QR codes that open up historical and biographical backgrounds as well as complementary media. This creates a dense, educational reading atmosphere without a stage: a literary experience of archival work, concentrated, precise, and politically sharp. ([landtag.brandenburg.de](https://www.landtag.brandenburg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten/ausstellungen/foyer-ausstellungen/25634))
A place of political public
The Brandenburg Landtag opens its foyer on weekdays from 8:00 to 18:00 for the exhibition. Access is via Alter Markt; the building is designed to be accessible with a ground-level main entrance, wheelchair spaces, induction loops, and orientation aids. Parking spaces are not available at the Landtag itself; buses can stop in front of the film museum. ([landtag.brandenburg.de](https://www.landtag.brandenburg.de/de/landtag_kennenlernen/gebaeude_und_verwaltung/anfahrt_zugang_und_oeffnungszeiten/25863?utm_source=openai))
Why this exhibition is important now
The presentation does not categorize the history of the Stasi museologically but rather culturally and politically. It shows how archival material becomes understanding and how processing works through the visibility of sources. Anyone visiting Potsdam experiences here not just a mere exhibition, but an author encounter with the testimonies of state repression – factual, compelling, and enlightening. ([landtag.brandenburg.de](https://www.landtag.brandenburg.de/de/meldungen/landtag_zeigt_bis_september_in_einer_ausstellung_unterlagen_und_objekte_der_ddr-staatssicherheit/49101))
Conclusion
Everything Want to Know invites to read files as historical voices and to question the mechanisms of dictatorship in their original form. Anyone interested in contemporary history, memory culture, and political education should experience this free exhibition live in Potsdam. ([bundesarchiv.de](https://www.bundesarchiv.de/themen-entdecken/vor-ort-entdecken/ausstellungen/wanderausstellung-alles-wissen-wollen/))
Official channels of the Federal Archive – Stasi Documents Archive:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stasizentrale/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StasiUnterlagenArchiv/
- Website: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/stasi-unterlagen-archiv/
- Publisher: https://www.bundesarchiv.de/
