Faith, Power, and Military - Permanent Exhibition

The Garrison Church represents 300 years of German and European history. Like a mirror, it symbolically reflects rise and fall, is connected to human achievement and failure, and embodies the difficult path of democratic state formation. Here, it offers an exciting and fascinating presentation across 250 square meters: around 350 objects, films, audio files, and interactive media allow you to experience history vividly, encouraging critical questioning, reflection, and discussion. The exhibition spans from Prussian King Frederick William I through the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship, and the era of the GDR to German reunification and the debate surrounding the reconstruction of the Garrison Church. The ambivalent history of Prussia and Potsdam is linked to contemporary issues. Remembering the past, shaping the future, living peace and democracy: this is what the tower of the reconstructed Garrison Church is all about.