Thirty-five years after its fall, the Berlin Wall remains one of the most powerful symbols of the 20th century. Its story, marked by division, surveillance, and the longing for freedom, comes back to life in The Berlin Wall. A Divided World, an international exhibition that, after its success in Paris and Madrid, now lands in Barcelona, where it will open its doors on 7 November at Espacio Inmersa Barcelona.

A journey to the heart of the Cold War

The exhibition offers a chronological tour lasting about an hour and a half, inviting visitors to explore three complementary dimensions: first, Berlin as the epicentre of the confrontation between two irreconcilable ideological blocs; second, the intimate stories of families and friends separated for three decades; and finally, the global perspective of a conflict that defined the geopolitics of the past century.

The starting point is striking: six original fragments of the Wall, nearly ten metres long, welcome visitors and set the tone for an experience that combines history, memory, and emotion.

Memory made tangible: silent witnesses of a divided Berlin

The exhibition brings together more than 200 original pieces from over twenty international institutions, including the Berlin Wall Foundation and the Allied Museum. Fragments of the Wall, smuggled objects used by Berliners to communicate across the border, propaganda materials, espionage instruments, and items related to the nuclear threat form a material narrative that reconstructs daily life in a city split in two.

Each object serves as a gateway to the tensions and hopes of an era. Through these artefacts, visitors can understand not only the repression imposed by the GDR regime but also the acts of civic resistance that gradually eroded the system until its collapse in 1989.

“A unique retrospective that combines emotion, historical rigour, and reflection on universal values such as freedom and coexistence.”
— Fundación Canal, Madrid

An international phenomenon

The Berlin Wall. A Divided World is a travelling exhibition that has generated great interest wherever it has been shown. In Madrid, where it was open to the public for over a year at the Fundación Canal, it attracted around 200,000 visitors, including 25,000 students from schools across Spain, as well as visitors from countries such as Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. Its run in Paris also received wide media coverage and long queues, establishing the exhibition as an essential cultural event in Europe.

Tickets and visitor experience

The arrival of the exhibition in Barcelona is organised by Musealia and the Stiftung Berliner Mauer, and presented by Proactiv Entertainment. Pre-sale has been open since 16 October, with tickets starting at €12.80, including an audio guide for an immersive journey through 20th-century Europe.

For this new edition, the organisers have partnered with a strategic ally specialising in ticketing solutions for large-scale cultural events, with the goal of offering the public a smooth, secure purchasing experience fully integrated into the exhibition’s communication. This collaboration highlights Clorian Ticketing’s commitment to the cultural sector, providing technological solutions that facilitate access to top-tier artistic and heritage initiatives.

A story that still speaks to us today

More than three decades after its fall, the Berlin Wall remains a mirror in which Europe and the world can recognise themselves — a reminder that freedom and democracy require constant care and defence.

The Berlin Wall. A Divided World is not just a historical exhibition: it is an invitation to reflect on the past in order to better understand our present.

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