Contemporary History Forum Leipzig

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Contemporary History Forum Leipzig
The Forum of Contemporary History on Grimmaische Strasse. (2009)
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opening October 9, 1999
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The Zeitgeschichtliches Forum is a museum in Leipzig that deals with the history of the division of Germany , everyday life in the communist dictatorship of the GDR and the reunification process as well as the challenges that reunified Germany is facing in the 21st century. The museum is a location of the House of History Foundation in Bonn , funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media . Jürgen Reiche has been the director since September 2015. Rainer Eckert was the founding director from 1999 to 2015.

history

On the recommendation of the Independent Federalism Commission to the German Bundestag , the House of History Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany was commissioned in 1992 to set up an “Archive of German Unity” in Leipzig. In the center of the city (Grimmaische Straße 6), the Contemporary History Forum Leipzig, an exhibition, documentation and information center, was built. It was opened by Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on October 9, 1999, the 10th anniversary of the Leipzig demonstration . Since then it has worked through exhibitions , panel discussions and documentaries. Around 3.7 million visitors have visited the house since it opened.

The sculpture “The Step of the Century ” in front of the entrance to the Forum of Contemporary History

Permanent exhibition

The permanent exhibition of the Contemporary History Forum Leipzig begins with the period after the Second World War, shows life in the GDR and continues to the present day of the Federal Republic. The Monday demonstrations took place in Leipzig in autumn 1989 , a key step towards the end of the GDR. At the historic location, the permanent exhibition shows the revolutionary upheavals in the GDR and Eastern Europe , as well as their effects on Europe and world politics.

The fundamental revision of the permanent exhibition, which was completed in 2018, gives the period after reunification more space and sets new thematic focuses: successes and difficulties of growing together, international terrorism, digitization and globalization . 2000 objects, photos and films, as well as numerous interviews with contemporary witnesses, illustrate modern German history.

Temporary exhibitions

Several times a year the Forum for Contemporary History shows temporary exhibitions that complement and expand on the theme of the permanent exhibition. The changing exhibitions are shown on 450 m². In addition, the museum presents exhibitions in the foyer at shorter intervals.

Changing and traveling exhibitions
Exhibition name Period Explanations
Contemporary history in the tram October 9, 1999 to October 2000
Views on Germany - Photographic portraits by Konrad Hoffmeister from October 1999
Images that lie March 2 to July 9, 2000
Photographs from both sides of the wall August 14th to November 5th, 2000
Traces of power. The transformation of man through office. A long-term study. Photographs by Herlinde Koelbl September 14th to November 12th, 2000
Testigos Invisibles. Invisible witnesses. Chile 1973–1990 November 10, 2000 to January 21, 2001
“Against Injustice - For Freedom!” Caricatures by Fritz Behrendt December 15, 2000 to March 25, 2001
"Gates of Freedom" April 20 to June 10, 2001
Fly, Johanna, fly May 4th to May 27th 2001
Jews in Germany today - synagogues in Saxony June 15 to July 8, 2001
Prosecutor of the Wall. Presentation of selected works by Roger Loewig August 9 to September 30, 2001
Photo stop. Four generations of East German photographers July 13 to October 21, 2001
shared - united - found November 16, 2001 to January 13, 2002
Spot on! Cartoons by Andreas J. Mueller December 14, 2001 to January 27, 2002
Women looks February 5 to May 26, 2002
Miss Germany - a beautiful story December 8, 2000 to February 25, 2001
Flashback 2001 June 21, 2002 to July 21, 2002 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
Wall cracks / knocking signs - art and culture of the 80s in Germany August 3 to October 27, 2002
Duel in the dark. Espionage in divided Germany December 17, 2002 to April 21, 2003
Show your face! March 27, 2003 to April 17, 2003
Wall jumps - art and culture of the 80s in Germany March 15, 2003 to May 4, 2003 Exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin
50 years of Germany. Reflections in photography and graphics May 9, 2003 to June 9, 2003
Flashback 2002 August 6 to August 31, 2003 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
On the seventh day. Sunday story June 20, 2003 to January 4, 2004
"Resistance and Opposition in the GDR" January 31, 2003 to January 6, 2004 Traveling exhibition
Zmizelé Sudety - The vanished Sudetenland March 4 to March 28, 2004
"Life behind the confectioner's facade" January 15 to February 29, 2004
Flashback 2003 June 11th to July 18th, 2004 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
Werner Tübke - paintings, graphics and final drawings July 23 to August 29, 2004 Foyer exhibition
Consumption in "consumption" August 31 to September 26, 2004 Foyer exhibition
Near and far. Germans, Czechs and Slovaks March 18 to October 10, 2004
Departures. Pictures of the change of epochs in the GDR and East Central Europe 1989–1991 September 28 to October 24, 2004
Back then in the GDR. 20 stories from 40 years October 29, 2004 to January 9, 2005 The exhibition on the multimedia project
Images and Power in the 20th Century November 26, 2004 to March 28, 2005
Fence worlds. Stories about everyday culture in the GDR March 4 to April 3, 2005
North Korea - the last communist regime March 18 to April 15, 2005
Flashback 2004 May 25 to July 3, 2005 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
"The bottom line - caricature and censorship in the GDR" April 22 to October 16, 2005
Life before the fall of the wall. Photographs by Harald Hauswald October 14th to November 20th, 2005 Foyer exhibition
Skirt! Youth and Music in Germany December 17, 2005 to April 17, 2006
"Try to remember" - Marius Müller-Westernhagen April 28 to May 28, 2006 Foyer exhibition
"Friendly neighbors: Germany - Austria" June 1 to October 9, 2006
Flashback 2005 June 15 to July 16, 2006 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
STASI - secret rooms. Photographs by Daniel & Geo Fuchs October 6th to November 12th, 2006
Flight, displacement, integration December 1, 2006 to April 22, 2007
Germany trip. Photographs by Pia Malmus May 11th to June 17th, 2007 Foyer exhibition
Flashback 2006 June 27 to July 22, 2007 The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature, foyer exhibition
over there. German Blickwechsel May 30th to October 9th, 2007
Presentation of the Lehmann label October 25 to December 9, 2007 in the foyer 3rd floor
Home and exile. Emigration of German Jews after 1933 2007
Roger Melis - In a quiet land. Photographs from the GDR February 15 to March 30, 2008 Foyer exhibition
Imprisoned. Photographs and reports from Franziska Vu's remand prison of the State Security April 11 to May 18, 2008
Scandals in Germany after 1945 May 7th to October 12th, 2008
“Honecker suitcase” in the Contemporary History Forum Leipzig May 22nd to June 8th, 2008
Flashback 2007 June 18 to July 20, 2008 Photo journalists and caricaturists interpret the political year, foyer exhibition
Anti-Semitism? Anti-zionism? Israel criticism? August 28 to September 28, 2008 Foyer exhibition
“Jürgen Schieferdecker: Continued interference. Pictures of contemporary history " October 8 to November 16, 2008 Foyer exhibition
"Melodies for Millions" - The Century of Hit November 22, 2008 to April 19, 2009
"The stuff dreams are made of. The Hawaiian shirt " December 11, 2008 to February 1, 2009 Presentation in the information center
The mosaic by Hannes Hegen. The Digedags, frenzied reporters through space and time May 14th to June 21st, 2009 Foyer exhibition
Flashback 2008 July 3 to August 16, 2009 The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature, foyer exhibition
PICTURES OF THE PEACEFUL REVOLUTION September 24th to November 15th, 2009 Foyer exhibition
We against us. Sport in divided Germany November 25, 2009 to April 5, 2010
Kurt Klingner: Work, Everyday Life, Perspectives. Photographs from three decades of the GDR. December 10, 2009 to February 28, 2010 Foyer exhibition
On the trail of the Digedags. First explorations March 17 to May 16, 2010 Foyer exhibition
Presented from the collection: Sebastian Krüger - “Capitale” portraits of politicians May 20 to July 4, 2010 Foyer exhibition
Joking aside. Humor and Politics in Germany May 22nd to October 24th, 2010
Flashback 2009 July 15 to August 22, 2010 The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature, foyer exhibition
And then the wall was gone. Photographs by Gilles Peress September 22 to November 14, 2010
Look over the wall. Photographs by Barbara Klemm December 2, 2010 to February 20, 2011 On the occasion of the 20-year city partnership between Leipzig and Frankfurt a. M.
The main thing is work. Change in the world of work after 1945 December 15, 2010 to May 8, 2011
Border / change. Berlin / Potsdam 1973/1989/2007. Photographs by Karl-Ludwig Lange October 7, 2010 to November 20, 2011
Pictures in my head. Icons of contemporary history June 16, 2011 to January 8, 2012
Dig, Dag, Digedag. GDR comic " Mosaic " February 17 to May 28, 2012
Dream and sadness. About life in the record. Photographs by Harald Kirschner March 8 to June 24, 2012
At 17 ... be young in Germany July 13, 2012 to November 4, 2012 Curator: Bernd Lindner
Timeskip. Photographs by Thomas Hoepker October 3, 2012 to March 17, 2013
Character. Language without words December 13, 2012 to April 1, 2013
Eat something?! Eating and drinking in Germany May 17, 2013 to February 2, 2014
Science fiction in Germany June 14, 2013 to January 12, 2014
The American Way. The USA in Germany April 2 to October 12, 2014
Shameless? Changing Sexual Morals November 14, 2014 to April 12, 2015
Negative pressure! Media and politics December 5, 2014 to August 9, 2015
Ceremony or picnic? German memorial days June 3 to October 18, 2015
Home is a distant land. Photographs by Gundula Schulze Eldowy November 26, 2015 to August 14, 2016
German myths since 1945 June 15, 2016 to January 15, 2017
Rückblende 2015. The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature. June 13, 2016 to August 28, 2016
Escape, asylum, protest? We need to talk! A photo and text project by Bettina Flitner November 26, 2015 to August 14, 2016
Staged. German history in a feature film April 5, 2017 to January 7, 2018
Comrades from tomorrow! Army of Unity March 17, 2017 to October 15, 2017
Rückblende 2016. The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature July 12, 2017 to September 3, 2017
Look at this land! Photographs by Sylvio Hoffmann October 12, 2017 to June 10, 2018
GDR comic "Mosaic". Dig, Dag, Digedag permanent exhibition
Is everything according to plan? Design in the GDR February 22, 2018 to October 14, 2018
Flashback 2017. The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature July 19, 2018 to September 2, 2018
Departure in the east. Photographs by Harald Schmitt October 9, 2018 to April 7, 2019
Top secret. Traces of the Cold War. Photographs by Martin Roemers February 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
My club March 1, 2019 to August 25, 2019
Rückblende 2018. The German Prize for Political Photography and Caricature August 21, 2019 to September 15, 2019
Pure luxury September 11, 2019 to April 13, 2020
"Test the West" - photographs by Daniel Biskup September 25, 2019 to February 2, 2020

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.hdg.de/zeitgeschichtliches-forum/organisation , accessed on June 14, 2020
  2. ↑ Press release , hdg.de, accessed on January 14, 2019.

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 23 "  N , 12 ° 22 ′ 33"  E