Dealing with National Socialism in Germany since 1945
80 years ago, at the end of the Second World War, Europe lay in ruins. The Nazi regime had persecuted and murdered millions of people and had laid to waste and plundered large parts of the European continent.
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After 1945, the Germans struggled to come to terms with their National Socialist past. Most suppressed their responsibility and kept quiet about what had happened. It was only gradually that the way people dealt with the period of National Socialism changed, and there were differences in this regard between East and West Germany.
The exhibition of the School Museum of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg looks at this process and poses the question as to how we should remember the history of National Socialism going forward. It was developed with input from school pupils and is aimed in particular at young people. The first stop for this touring exhibition is the Topography of Terror Documentation Centre.
An exhibition of the School Museum of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg,
funded by the Alfred Landecker Foundation
Please note that a smartphone is required to access some of the English exhibition texts via QR code.
Opening Reception
Exhibition opening with Lena Altman (Alfred Landecker Foundation), Dr. Mathias Rösch, Prof. Dr. Sybille Steinbacher, and students from the Kant-Gymnasium Berlin-Spandau
