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Votes. An experimental exhibition exploring the history of democracy and the present day

STIMMEN is a multimedia exhibition on the history of democracy, the present day and participatory decision-making. It brings together personal perspectives on the history of the cemetery and the revolutions of 1848 and 1918. These perspectives come from various people who have volunteered their time to explore the subject.


On 15 September, the exhibition will open with a celebratory event featuring a range of exciting activities.


Welcome address: Sigrid Klebba, Chair of the Paul Singer Association

Address: Dr Kai-Michael Sprenger, Director of the Foundation for Sites of German Democratic History


On the exhibition: Dora Busch, Paul Schmitz, forum 1848


Performance: Participants in the exhibition experiment – Anne Heimerl, Cornelia Lagrange, Ingeburg Lange, Lilia Manthey,

Joshua Niehaus, Jette Porath, Christian Puckert, Axel-Werner Sauerteig, Tom Ullrich


Discussion: Co-determination & Democracy

with Daniela Billig (Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, Deputy Group Leader, Alliance 90/The Greens), Melanie Kühnemann-Grunow (Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, Deputy Group Leader, SPD) & Pascal Meiser (Member of the German Bundestag, The Left), Moderator: Dr Susanne Kitschun, Director of forum 1848


Followed by a reception, with musical accompaniment by Bade Nosa.

Additional information
Dates
September 2026
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