Storytelling café: What concerns me about care and coercion?

Museum.BL
Liestal, Switzerland
Knaben in der Erziehungsanstalt Sonnenberg bei der Arbeit Kriens, 1944. Depositum Gottfried Keller-Stiftung, Foto_Paul Senn
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In a protected setting, those affected and those interested can talk about their experiences and questions about compulsory welfare measures and out-of-home placements. Anyone who simply wants to listen is also welcome. The storytelling café will be moderated by experts from among the exhibition organizers. Anyone who would also like to research their own life or family history can register for a free guided history workshop.

In the foyer of Museum.BL
An offer for the guest exhibition "I was simply nobody" - care and coercion in Switzerland
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Zeughausplatz 28
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Liestal
Liestal, Switzerland
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Free entry with the Museums-PASS-Musées
Dates
On 11 June 2026
Tuesday: 18:00-20:30
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Boys at the Sonnenberg reformatory at work in Kriens, 1944, Gottfried Keller Foundation, Photo_Paul Senn
Storytelling café: What concerns me about care and coercion?
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