Deutsches Spionage Museum

This high-tech interactive museum documents the evolution of spying from ancient Egypt to the 21st century and displays hundreds of sneaky tools of the trade, including a lipstick pistol, shoe bugs and an ultra-rare Enigma cipher machine. Learn about famous spies, encrypt a message, detect bugging devices and take a lie-detector test. The challenging laser labyrinth is a hit with kids of all ages.

The exhibit also addresses hot-button issues of our times: big data as well as data security, rights in the surveillance society, and issues surrounding social media.

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