Villa Schöningen
A German-German Museum
Villa Schöningen with a view of the border strip on Schwanenallee, 1980s (Photo: Mauerarchiv Hagen Koch)
The Villa Schöningen is a Cold War museum situated directly near the Glienicke Bridge. The building, constructed between 1843 and 1845 by Ludwig Perseus, houses a permanent multimedia exhibition about the history of the Glienicke Bridge and its role in the period of German division ("Spies - Wall - Children's home: At the bridge between the worlds")