On display are objects relating to the palace, drawings, photographs and posters, as well as audio and video interviews from the project “Remembrance Work at the Humboldt Forum”. The exhibition is dedicated to the phases of the building: from its planning and construction (1973-1976) to its use as a multi-purpose political and cultural building in the GDR, its significance as the seat of the first freely elected People’s Chamber, its interim use and its demolition.
The starting point is the encounter with the vanished site, which for many people is a symbol of the end of the GDR. For many people, the demolition of the palace is representative of how the Federal Republic of Germany dealt with the GDR legacy and its people, who experienced loss as well as the devaluation and devaluation of their own biographies. For others, the demolition is seen as an act of liberation from the GDR state and its dictatorial activities. Through numerous interviews, the exhibition shows the perspectives of people who worked in the Palast, who visited it or avoided it.
Opening hours: Wednesdays to Mondays from 10:30 – 18:30. Tuesday is a regular closing day.
For reservations please call: +49 30 99 211 89 89 or write to: [email protected]
For further information and ticket bookings please consider the event page at Humboldt Forum.
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