President Friedrich Ebert Memorial

Faced with extreme internal and external pressures, he prepared the way for parliamentary democracy in Germany after the end of World War I.

A core piece of the memorial place is the small apartment, where Friedrich Ebert was born, seventh of the nine children of a master tailor.

A permanent exhibition, which consists of ten rooms, follows the political stations of Ebert's life, and portrays the contemporary background to each section.

In addition to the permanent displays, at regular intervals, special exhibitions are presented which are organised by the staff of the memorial place or brought in from other institutions.

There is a library, which offers more than 8,000 books, magazines and brochures, concerning the history of the labour movement in Germany and Friedrich Ebert's time in general.