Editing Checkpoint Charlie (section)

===Checkpoint Charlie Museum===
[[File:Berlin-Mauermuseum am Checkpoint Charlie.jpg|thumb|[[Checkpoint Charlie Museum]]]]
Near the location of the guard house is the ''[[Checkpoint Charlie Museum|Haus am Checkpoint Charlie]]''. The "Mauermuseum - Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie" was opened on 14 June 1963{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} in the immediate vicinity of the Berlin Wall. It shows photographs and fragments related to the separation of Germany. The border fortifications and the "assistance of the protecting powers" are illustrated. In addition to photos and documentation of successful escape attempts, the exhibition also showcases escape devices including a hot-air balloon, escape cars, chair lifts, and a mini-submarine.

From October 2004 until July 2005, the [[Freedom Memorial]], consisting of original wall segments and 1,067 commemorative crosses, stood on a leased site.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4730106 |title=Berlin Council Targets 'Checkpoint Charlie' Memorial |publisher=NPR |access-date=5 April 2018 |archive-date=26 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126185235/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4730106 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.orte-der-einheit.de/en/checkpoint-charlie ''Checkpoint Charlie: Between Memorials and Snack Bars''.] In: [https://www.orte-der-einheit.de/en/ Sites of Unity] ([[Haus der Geschichte]]), 2022.</ref>

The museum is operated by the ''Arbeitsgemeinschaft 13. August e. V.'', a registered association founded by Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt. The director is [[Alexandra Hildebrandt]], the founder's widow. The museum is housed in part in the "House at Checkpoint Charlie" building by architect [[Peter Eisenman]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

With 850,000 visitors in 2007, the Checkpoint Charlie Museum is one of the most visited museums in Berlin and in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/fotos/sehenswuerdigkeiten-fotos/3331172-1355138.gallery.html?page=4 |title=Museen in Berlin: Die Top Ten – 4. Platz 4: Mauermuseum - Haus am Checkpoint Charly |date=4 July 2014 |website=www.berlin.de |access-date=6 November 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107010959/https://www.berlin.de/tourismus/fotos/sehenswuerdigkeiten-fotos/3331172-1355138.gallery.html?page=4 |url-status=live}}</ref>