Aufarbeitung - Die DDR in der Erinnerungskultur

In the organizer's words:

To mark the opening of the place of learning and remembrance in the former Gießen Reception Center (NAL), the Museum für Gießen is presenting the poster exhibition "Reappraisal. The GDR in the culture of remembrance". The exhibition was developed by the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship and supplemented by a poster about Giessen's "gateway to freedom", the NAL.

From 1946 to 2018, Giessen was a central contact point for many refugees, especially those from the GDR. In 1989, the camp in Giessen reached its highest intake of displaced persons and refugees with a total of 120,000 people. One of the main reasons for the flight of thousands of people was the political oppression, the lack of freedom of expression and the surveillance in the GDR. The poster exhibition tells the story of how the SED dictatorship and the division of the state have been dealt with since the end of the GDR. The process of coming to terms with this is far from complete and shapes the biographies of former GDR citizens. Some of these stories are inextricably linked to the history of the city of Giessen due to the emergency reception camp.

The poster exhibition is located in the Netanya Hall of the Museum für Gießen.