Dossier Fall of the Wall: Exhibitions and events
A dossier on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. Part 11 provides details of exhibitions and events linked to the anniversary.
History of the Wall – permanent exhibition in Berlin
On 9 November 2014, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel will open a new permanent exhibition at the documentation centre of the Berlin Wall Memorial in Bernauer Strasse. The exhibition describes the political background and the circumstances of the building of the Wall and draws attention to the suffering associated with it.
www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de
Life in the GDR – permanent exhibition in Berlin
The permanent exhibition on Everyday Life in the GDR presents numerous original objects, biographical reports as well as film and sound recordings to describe life in the GDR – everything from pleasant memories to the horrors of the SED dictatorship. It can be seen at Berlin’s Museum in der Kulturbrauerei.
Lichtgrenze – light installation in Berlin
Berlin shines: 9 November will see a 12-kilometre-long light installation entitled Lichtgrenze follow the course of the former Wall through the city centre – as a “symbol of the hope for a world without walls”.
Berlin Wall file – performance art in Brussels
The Berlin Wall made of paper files is an idea of Berlin-based performance artist Ben Wagin. His work aims to draw attention to the fact that the deadly Wall first only took shape in the files of its planners. The installation created for the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall can be seen at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels from 9 November.
United in Diversity – people’s festival in Hanover
On 3 October Germany will celebrate the Day of German Unity. This year’s national festival is being organised by the city of Hanover in the state of Lower Saxony. On 2 and 3 October the 16 German states will present their great regional diversity under the motto “United in Diversity”.
www.tag-der-deutschen-einheit.de
He was there on the spot when the question of German unity was decided. Photographer Helmut R. Schulze is one of Germany’s renowned photojournalists. His images of the gatherings at which the diplomats wrestled over ending the division of Germany will be on display at the Völklingen Ironworks, the UNESCO World Heritage site in the Saarland, until 2 November 2014 as part of an exhibition on 25 Years of German Unity.
German unity in pictures – photographic exhibition in Völklingen
Train to Freedom – film project
30 September 1989 was the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Four thousand people had fled the GDR and taken refuge in the West German embassy in Prague. They were soon to set off on a train journey towards West Germany, but first they had to face fear and uncertainty. The story of this nerve-racking, but ultimately successful journey is told by the documentary drama Train to Freedom (German title: Zug in die Freiheit), in which many of those who were there are allowed to speak. The film will be broadcast on German television this autumn and will also be shown at German schools abroad.
