Gewalt ausstellen: Erste Ausstellungen zur NS-Besatzung in Europa, 1945-1948
In the organizer's words:
How did post-war societies come to terms with the experience of violence and annihilation caused by the Second World War and the violent occupation of large parts of Europe by National Socialist Germany? A hitherto overlooked but historically formative form of debate was represented by exhibitions that were organized in many European countries by institutions, groups and actors of very different origins immediately after the end of the war from 1945 to 1948. In times of social hardship, political uncertainty, ongoing violence and unclear future prospects, the exhibitions aimed to document and visualize the effects of the Holocaust and Nazi crimes.
For the first time, the Deutsches Historisches Museum is showing the history of this pan-European phenomenon on the basis of early exhibitions in London, Paris, Warsaw, Liberec and Bergen-Belsen. Our focus is on the different forms and content with which the exhibition organizers of the time - mostly Nazi persecutees and Holocaust survivors - addressed the events of violence, the resistance, the perpetrators and the loss of cultural heritage. The different visions of the future reflected in these exhibitions also become visible.
Embedded in the respective local and national context, the visual languages of the time are analyzed and sources compared. The motivation of those involved is traced, as is the impact of the exhibitions, some of which toured throughout Europe. Original exhibits, photographs, films, documents, works of art and multimedia presentations make it possible to get closer to the challenges and backgrounds of this "first look back".
The exhibition is being created in collaboration with the Documentation Center "Second World War and German Occupation in Europe" (ZWBE). An accompanying program conceived by the DHM and the ZWBE will explore the topic of German occupation and tyranny in Europe in greater depth.
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One-way ticket exhibition € 7 | reduced € 3.50 | up to 18 years free || House ticket (to visit all exhibitions) € 10 | reduced € 5 | up to 18 years free
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