Celebrations and commemorations as Berlin remembers 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
This weekend, thousands will gather at the wall again at seven different venues around the city for a week-long festival to celebrate the 30th anniversary with events including everything from East-German punk bands to panel discussions. A flagship installation at the Brandenburg Gate, Visions in Motion, includes stories from 30,000 Berliners who have written messages of hope – many of which say “no walls” ever again.
“It’s inspiring to see what people did back then. They overcame their fear, they took to the streets. In the end, they made the impossible, possible, said Simone Leimbach, project manager for Kulturprojekte Berlin who has been working on the project for 12 months.