Memorial site for the freedom movements in German history
The memorial for the freedom movements in German history in Rastatt , known as the Freedom Museum for short , deals with the liberal democratic traditions in Germany. It was opened on June 26, 1974 by the then Federal President Gustav Heinemann . The content structure and the institutional responsibility were transferred to the Federal Archives . From 1997 to 2006 Wolfgang Michalka was the head of the memorial site.
The memorial was housed in Rastatt Castle. Rastatt was an important scene of the Baden Revolution and thus of the struggle for freedom of 1848 . The museum is a central station on the Straße der Demokratie from Frankfurt am Main to Lörrach .
On the occasion of 20 years of German unity , the memorial site was expanded in 2009 to include the permanent exhibition on the opposition and resistance in the GDR . Both the section on the revolution of 1848/49 and the section on the freedom movements in the GDR serve to illustrate the Germans' struggle for freedom.
subjects
The permanent exhibition on the freedom movements in the 19th century covers the following topics:
- Freedom Movements in the Early Modern Era
- Social question
- Between two revolutions : 1789–1848
- The March Revolution of 1848
- The German National Assembly 1848/49
- The fundamental rights
- The struggle for the imperial constitution 1849
- Freedom fighters in emigration
- Gustav W. Heinemann and Rastatt
The permanent exhibition on the freedom movements in the GDR is divided into the following areas:
- Freedom movements between 1945 and 1961
- Freedom movements between 1961 and 1989
- Youth between adaptation and rebellion
- Ministry of State Security
- Peaceful revolution and German unity
In addition to the permanent exhibition, special exhibitions are shown several times a year.
Illustrations
Model of the fortress
Bust of Heinrich von Gagern
Split imperial crown
literature
- Bernd Heimbüchel (Ed.): We are the people! Freedom movements in the GDR 1949–1989. Catalog for the exhibition in the memorial for the freedom movements in German history . Federal Archives, Koblenz 2009. ISBN 978-3-89192-140-1 .
- Unity and justice and freedom. Memorial site for the freedom movements in German history. Catalog of the permanent exhibition, Bönen 2002. ISBN 3-935019-41-6 .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ 31 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 16 ″ E