Unique  film material from Berlin is on the  UNESCO „memory of the world“ register.

Gespräch zweier Freundinnen über die Mauer an der Harzer Straße an der Sektorengrenze Neukölln/Treptow, 23. August 1961. Landesarchiv Berlin, Foto: Horst Siegmann; F Rep. 290, Nr. 76482
Conversation between two friends over the wall at the Harzer Straße at the sector border Neukölln/Treptow, 23. August 1961. Landesarchiv Berlin, photo: Horst Siegmann; F Rep. 290, Nr. 76482

The program „Memory of the World“ was established in 1992 by the UN cultural organization UNESCO. It intends to preserve the documentary heritage of humankind.

Since 2011 some documents of the Landesarchiv Berlin are part of this World Heritage.

On 25th May 2011 the Director-General of UNESCO  Irina Bokova  followed the recommendation  of the International Advisory Committee and inscribed  15 historical documents on the register. These are relating to the construction and fall of the Berlin Wall,  the Two-Plus-Four-Treaty of 1990 and include film and fotographs picturing the fate of people in divided Berlin.

You can find more information in the flyer  32 minutes “Memory of the World”.

View the film documents directly at