FÜHRUNG: "trotzdem da!" - Rundgang durch die Ausstellung

In the organizer's words:

During the National Socialist era, friendly and intimate contact between Germans and the approximately 13 million prisoners of war or forced laborers in the Reich was undesirable. In some cases, they were strictly forbidden.

But they are "still there": children who emerged from such relationships. Their stories have long been taboo. They have been little researched and are barely present in the culture of remembrance.

Get to know the current temporary exhibition at the NS-DOK in this tour. The "trotzdem da!" exhibition team has tracked down more than 20 children from forbidden relationships from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. The exhibition tells their life stories and sheds light on their experiences of exclusion and discrimination in the post-war period as well as their parents' stories of persecution.

"Still there!" is an exhibition project at the Sandbostel camp memorial. It is funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) as part of the educational agenda on Nazi injustice.

Participation in this event is limited. Please register online. If places are still available, spontaneous participation is possible shortly before the tour.

Photo: Michael Kohls

A program accompanying the special exhibition "Still there! - Children from forbidden relationships between Germans and prisoners of war or forced laborers"

For: Adults | By: Museumsdienst Köln | With: Maximilian Felger | Meeting point: Foyer EL-DE-Haus | Participation: free of charge | plus admission | Registration until: 19.08.2025

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Price information:

plus admission: 4.50 regular, 2.00 reduced