Rotkreuz-Museum Vogelsang ip
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| place | 53937 Schleiden , Vogelsang ip |
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Red Cross Museum
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| opening | 2011 |
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| ISIL | DE-MUS-055421 |
The Rotkreuz Museum vogelsang ip in the Kameradschaftshaus 10 of the former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang is one of the largest museums of the Red Cross in Europe. An overview of the worldwide humanitarian aid of the Red Cross is given on 600 m² of usable space and 550 m² of exhibition space over two floors.
history
Significant parts of the over 100 soccer field large facility visible today were built by the National Socialists in 1934 as the NS Ordensburg Vogelsang with the aim of training selected party officials here.
From 1946 to December 2005 it was the center (camp) of an initially British, then Belgian military training area.
Today the site is a versatile place in the Eifel National Park , which has many visitors because of its nature, culture, history and education.
vogelsang ip and the "Kameradschaftshaus 10"
With the transition of the Belgian military training area Camp Vogelsang to civil use in 2006, after 60 years of military use, a new era began:
The military training area was given over to nature as part of the Eifel National Park , while the camp, the built-up area of the former NS-Ordensburg or the barracks, is now used for information, recreation and diverse learning.
The use of the "Kameradschaftshaus 10" as a place for dealing with human rights and with international humanitarian law is an essential contribution. In the former accommodation of the "NS-Ordensjunker" as well as in the more than 50-year-old use as team accommodation and canteen for the exercising soldiers of the post-war era, visitors can now get an overview of the international humanitarian work of the world's largest humanitarian organization, the Red Cross. The volunteer-run Rotkreuz Museum is an integral part of the educational landscape that has been created on the vogelsang ip site since 2006.
Exhibitions
Permanent exhibitions
Human Right & International Humanitarian Law
The focus of the exhibitions is on international and human humanitarian law , the history and international humanitarian work of the Red Cross movement.
The visitor has the opportunity to deal with human rights , international humanitarian law , the Geneva Conventions and the role of the Red Cross in the development and implementation of the scriptures. Past and current violations of the rights of all people are shown in large black and white pictures. The human rights as well as the Geneva Conventions can be read on clear blackboards.
Red Cross - a worldwide humanitarian movement
In 1859 the businessman Henry Dunant witnessed the cruel consequences of the war between the army of Austria and the troops of Piedmont-Sardinia and France after the Battle of Solferino . Deeply shocked by the nearly 40,000 wounded and dying on the battlefield, he organized civil aid together with the villagers. After this moving event, the “International Committee of Aid Societies for the Care of the Wound” was founded in Geneva in 1863 and the first Geneva Convention was signed a year later . This was the beginning of today's worldwide Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement .
In the exhibition, visitors are shown a variety of exhibits from the Red Cross work and their function is explained on blackboards. The pictures and exhibits illustrate a wide variety of work areas, from a field operation area to emergency vehicles for the mountain rescue service.
The youth red cross - youth that moves
Over 113,000 young members are involved in the German Youth Red Cross (JRK) for health, the environment, peace and international understanding. Since the 1990s, the Youth Red Cross has been running campaigns on topics for young people, for example on future opportunities for young people or child poverty in Germany. The educational offers cover the topics of first aid, school medical services , health promotion, international humanitarian law and social engagement.
In the exhibition, visitors learn a lot about the committed social work in the Youth Red Cross, such as aid projects for those affected in crisis regions, social initiatives and campaigns, dispute settlement and school medical services.
About helping and helping
The Rotkreuz Museum vogelsang ip shows typical Rotkreuz résumés in this exhibition. These contemporary witnesses have often volunteered and committed themselves to their fellow citizens at a young age. It becomes clear that the skills and qualifications gained in voluntary work have a significant impact on later life.
Special exhibitions
Detour Prague 1989
A special component is the special exhibition "Detour Prague - The Prague Embassy Refugees in Autumn '89 in the Federal German Embassy in Prague " of the German-German Museum Mödlareuth . It illustrates the story of the beginning of the end of the division of Germany and the Iron Curtain in Europe. In several waves in 1989 up to 10,000 GDR citizens found refuge at the same time on the premises of the Bonn embassy in Prague until the East German regime was allowed to leave the country - and were taken care of there under the most difficult logistical conditions by, among others, the Euskirchen Red Cross members Angelika and Herbert Schmitz .
Angelika Schmitz's diary about her Red Cross catering assignment on the embassy premises serves as an important source for this presentation. Five media stations provide information about the fate of twelve families and illustrative material from the time when the Cold War came to an end in Europe.
Children of our world
Children are also often the ones most affected by disasters and wars. The photo documentation "Children of Our World" shows impressive and depressing photos of Red Cross helpers from all over the world.
Commitment today - the new civil society
A third of the citizens living in Germany are involved in associations, churches, religious communities and civil society organizations.
This exhibition shows the vision of the Red Cross for the future of civic engagement and the everyday wishes and problems of volunteers between social engagement, work and family or partnership.
literature
Eckart Roloff and Karin Henke-Wendt: From times of war to peaceful development in the national park. (Rotkreuz-Museum Schleiden-Vogelsang ip) In: Visit your doctor or pharmacist. A tour through Germany's museums for medicine and pharmacy. Volume 1, Northern Germany, S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart 2015, pp. 159–160, ISBN 978-3-7776-2510-2 .
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 15 ″ N , 6 ° 26 ′ 53 ″ E
