30 years of memorial Lindenstrasse: Celebration on July 15th in Potsdam!

30 years of memorial Lindenstrasse: Celebration on July 15th in Potsdam!

Lindenstraße 54, 14467 Potsdam, Deutschland - A very special birthday will soon be celebrated in Potsdam: the Lindenstrasse memorial will be 30 years old. On the occasion of this anniversary, a festive event will take place on July 15 to 8 p.m. in the courtyard of the memorial. Minister of Culture Manja Schüle and Mayor Burkhard Exner will keep greetings and thus underline the importance of this place, which has developed into a national educational and memory location over the years. Mayor Exner describes the memorial as a "important place of education and memory" and emphasizes the civic engagement, which has made a significant contribution to securing the location.

The Lindenstrasse memorial, which is located in the heart of Potsdam, is devoted to the history of political persecution and violence in the dictatorships of the 20th century in Germany. Here the story is discussed by people who were detained during the Nazi dictatorship, the Soviet occupation and the SED dictatorship for political reasons. The achievements of the peaceful revolution 1989/90 are also recognized here, which symbolize the victory of democracy. A multimedia permanent exhibition and changing special exhibitions invite visitors to deal intensively with the story.

program and other offers

The program of the anniversary celebration promises a colorful mix of discussion rounds, contemporary witness talks, film screenings and a concert. Dr. Birgit-Katharine Seemann, the chairman of the foundation, emphasizes how important it was to create solid structures for the memorial that was secured ten years ago when the foundation was founded. This is funded by financial support from the city and the country. In addition, the memorial is an open place of learning that is not only available for individual visits, but also for tours, project days and public events.

the memorial annually attracts over 20,000 visitors, including numerous school classes. This shows how important the place is for education and historical awareness of the coming generations. The fact that there are efforts to make visiting concentration camp memorials for students underlines the relevance of the topic at the federal level. As was discussed on Bayern 2 and ARD Alpha, visiting such memorial is considered important in order to impart a serious awareness of the atrocities of the Holocaust and to raise awareness of anti -Semitism and other forms of misanthropy Br.de .

Maria Schultz has headed the memorial since June 1, 2021 and has a committed team of twelve employees. Under your leadership, the function of the memorial is continuously expanded in order to do justice to the goal of doing a comprehensive educational work. She invites everyone interested to take part in this important anniversary and to deal with the history of political persecution and teaching of the past.

A memorial that not only preserves the past, but also actively looks into the future - that is the Lindenstrasse memorial in Potsdam. Your successful concept and the diverse offers make you an indispensable part of the memory and educational work in our society.