ROSTOCK 1945. ZWÖLF MONATE ZWISCHEN KRIEG UND NEUANFANG
In the organizer's words:
Rostock, 1945 - a year characterized by destruction, upheaval and hope.
80 years after the end of the Second World War, the Rostock Museum of Cultural History is dedicating a special exhibition to this eventful period in the city's history. Entitled "Rostock 1945: Twelve months between war and a new beginning", the exhibition sheds light on the period from the end of the war to the cautious new beginning.
The exhibition focuses on the final months of the war, when the city still lay in the ruins of the bombing raids and Nazi propaganda demanded that people hold out, as well as the chaotic post-war period with its mixture of uncertainty, violence and new perspectives.
Special emphasis is placed on eyewitness accounts. As part of a public appeal, people were found who shared their personal memories of 1945. Their experiences show how different the perceptions of this time of upheaval were - for some characterized by fear and loss, for others by liberation and hope.
In addition, pupils from the CJD Jugenddorf-Christopherus Rostock have written articles for a school newspaper in which they deal with the topics of war and new beginnings in very different ways.
With "Rostock 1945", the Museum of Cultural History is creating a reminder of a formative year in the city's history. The exhibition makes it possible to experience how deeply the events of the war and the new beginning influenced the lives of Rostock's inhabitants at the time - from the challenges of reconstruction to the hopes for a new future. At the same time, it encourages visitors to reflect on the impact of this period on the city and its society today and to raise awareness of Rostock's historical identity.
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