Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Newseum with fun-filled activities and events for the entire family.
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Express Yourself: Exercise your freedom of expression by painting your own message on the Newseum's re-creation of the Berlin Wall.
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History of the Sachsenring Trabant:
The Trabant auto, affectionately known as Trabi, was produced from 1957 to 1991 by East German automaker Sachsenring at the company's factory in Zwickau. Trabant was the most popular car in East Germany for 32 years. Low production volumes and high consumer demand meant that the waiting time to purchase a Trabi was as long as 15 years.
As soon as construction started on the Berlin Wall, people began attempting to escape from east to west. Nearly 5,000 people made it over, under or through the wall, some crowded into hidden compartments in Trabants similar to this one. Another 4,000 people failed and were imprisoned. About 200 were killed trying to escape.
Trabis became famous on Nov. 9, 1989, when they were driven through breaches in the Berlin Wall, giving their East German passengers their first glimpse of freedom since the construction of the wall in 1961. Based upon the Trabant's special part in this historical event, they have become a symbol of the failure of communism and the triumph of freedom.
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