Explore what political imprisonment meant in the GDR. On a tour of the original Stasi remand prison, you will learn how the state apparatus of repression attempted to eliminate its political opponents.The former Soviet occupying power converted the basement of the former Heidehof farm into a remand prison. In the detention cellar, a glance into the sparsely furnished cells of the Soviet secret service gives an idea of the fate of the prisoners, which often led to the Gulag.The installations in the new permanent exhibition also invite you to interact and engage in personal reflection. Hear what contemporary witnesses—politically persecuted and imprisoned victims of the communist dictatorship—have to say about their personal experiences.