Beschreibung
The Berlin Wall Memorial Center on Bernauer Strasse is the main memorial site of divided Germany, located in the center of the German capital. Alongside the exhibit at the former border strip, a permanent exhibition entitled 1961 - 1989. The Berlin Wall was opened in November 2014, providing information about the political and historical context. The exhibition catalog amply illustrates the history of a divided Germany. With essays by Marianne Birthler, Katja Böhme, Klaus-Dietmar Henke, Elke Kimmel, Axel Klausmeier, Kay Kufeke, Susanne Muhle, Maria Nooke, Gerhard Sälter, Günter Schlusche, Cornelia Thiele and Hermann Wentker.
Autorenportrait
Jahrgang 1965; Studium der Kunstgeschichte und Neueren Geschichte in Bochum, München und Berlin; 1999 Promotion; 2001-06 Assistent an der BTU Cottbus; 2006/07 Oberassistent an der ETH Zürich; 2007/08 wiss. Mitarbeiter in einem DFG-Forschungsprojekt zur Geschichte der Berliner Mauer; seit Januar 2009 Direktor der Stiftung Berliner Mauer.
