EVERY SUNDAY AT 3 PM

The tour recounts the building’s eventful history—from its days as a popular terrace restaurant, through its decline in the post-reunification period, to its current role as an art venue and a place of encounter.

Archival material and photographs illustrate DAS MINSK's former appearance: Built in the 1970s in the modernist style of the GDR, the former ‘Minsk’ restaurant, with its swimming pool, fountain, and terrace, was part of the so-called ‘Brauhausberg Ensemble.’ The partnership between the cities of Potsdam and Minsk gave the restaurant its name. During the GDR era, the ‘Minsk’ was a popular leisure destination and excursion spot. Birthdays, Jugendweihen (coming-of-age ceremonies) and weddings were celebrated there, and to this day it remains a place associated with many memories.  

After its closure in 2000, the building stood vacant and fell into disrepair until 2018, when the debate about its fate reignited and ultimately led to its reopening as an art venue.   

Works and interventions by artists such as Hedwig Bollhagen, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Dan Perjovschi, Ruth Wolf Rehfeldt, and—since 2025—Robin Rhode characterize today’s DAS MINSK and its architecture. These site-specific works and the artist’s biographies are also presented in this guided tour.