• Exhibition

China is not far! 35 Years – Fall Of the Wall / Tiananmen

2024 marks the 35th anniversary of both the peaceful revolution in the GDR and the crackdown against the democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

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The new exhibition “China is not far away!” focuses on both events, their connections, and the challenging situation of democratic dissidence in China today. Alongside three shipping containers displaying historical exhibits and eyewitness accounts, a five-meter-tall replica of the Goddess of Democracy is on display.

The exhibition opened on November 7 on the forecourt of the Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus (Berlin House of Representatives) and can be visited all day until November 10. Afterward, the exhibition will be displayed in front of the Axel Springer Building for one month starting on November 15.

“China is not far away!’ is a joint project of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation, Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship, Humanitarian China / Human Rights in China and Robert-Havemann-Society.

Office for curation and design: beier+wellach projekte.

In co-operation with Kulturprojekte Berlin.

The exhibition is offered in three languages: German, English, and Traditional Chinese.

Further information can be found on the website of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation.

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    • German
    • English
    • more languages
  • Free entry

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