Online Now | Two New NGHM Exhibitions
What can we learn about local history when we read administrative files, index cards, and survey forms not merely as carriers of information, but as sources that were themselves involved in the production of knowledge about population, belonging, and…
NGHM asks | Where can memorial sites for Displaced Persons actually be found in Germany?
Why this question? After liberation in May 1945, between 6.5 and 11 million "Displaced Persons" (DPs) were located in the territory of the western occupation zones of Germany. This category included former forced labourers, concentration camp prisoners,…
History@SFB: DOMiD Workshop with Students of History and IMIB
On 27 June, the first test workshop of the SFB 1604 transfer project "Reflexive Migration Research in the Museum" took place. For this purpose, the project staff members Aladin El-Mafaalani, Lale Yildirim, Annika Heyen, Johannes Pufahl and Tim Ott,…