The “Culture Break” is a 15-minute guided tour—a thought-provoking experience—for your lunch break.
The Salmen is a cultural landmark, an exhibition and event venue, and, not least, a memorial site. As a House of Democracy and the site of a turbulent history, this space is intended to provide a place for remembrance and reflection.
Memory is never neutral. Both in the past and in the present, narratives about yesterday are repeatedly manipulated. A society’s collective memory, in particular, can thus become a political tool—for example, to secure power or to deny guilt and responsibility.
January 27 is the “Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism” in Germany.
Who and what do we remember, and how and why?
How can remembrance and commemoration become more diverse? How can looking back help create a more just tomorrow?
We’ll be asking ourselves and our guests these and other questions during this “Kulturpause.”
Free for everyone
The Salmen is a cultural landmark, an exhibition and event venue, and, not least, a memorial site. As a House of Democracy and the site of a turbulent history, this space is intended to provide a place for remembrance and reflection.
Memory is never neutral. Both in the past and in the present, narratives about yesterday are repeatedly manipulated. A society’s collective memory, in particular, can thus become a political tool—for example, to secure power or to deny guilt and responsibility.
January 27 is the “Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism” in Germany.
Who and what do we remember, and how and why?
How can remembrance and commemoration become more diverse? How can looking back help create a more just tomorrow?
We’ll be asking ourselves and our guests these and other questions during this “Kulturpause.”
Free for everyone
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