Contemporary Monument Concepts in Germany

Stumbling stones; Copyright: Uta Franke
Debates have been under way in Germany since the early 1980s on relevant and appropriate forms of remembrance.
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    Visitors to the field of stele at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, September 2005, Photo: Yara Lemke, Copyright: Stiftung Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas

    The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin

    Since its opening, the Memorial has become one of Berlin’s tourist attractions.More ...
    Berlin Wall Memorial Site, Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

    The Berlin Wall as a Memorial

    Reminders of the Wall are only rarely visible.More ...
    Stumbling Stones in Cologne; Copyright by Robert Sprang

    Do Tread on Me!

    Artist Gunter Demnig remembers victims of Nazi persecution – in over 15,000 commemorative stones at German doorsteps.More ...
    Karl-Marx-Monument in Chemnitz, Copyright: picture-alliance/ dpa

    Dealing with GDR-Era Monuments

    The new German Länder have a multitude of monuments.More ...
    In the Restricted Zone – Art project for Stasi memorials in Berlin; Copyright: Jan Lengert (ZENON, Berlin)

    “Thorny Issue” – the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial Centre

    In East Berlin the main former prison of the “Stasi” still exists.More ...
    Camp gate with a view to the commander’s office. Copyright: Sammlung Gedenkstätte Buchenwald. Photo: Peter Hansen

    Memorial Sites with a Dual Past

    After reunification, critical reflection and a review of existing forms of commemoration began.More ...
    Renata Stih and Friedrich Schnock: `After 8 p.m. Jewish citizens should not.. …´; Copyright: VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008

    Seeking Traces of the Past - Thinking about history in public places

    The German word “Denkmal” encapsulates a monument’s primary and vital function.More ...
    Jochen Gerz and Esther Shalev-Gerz, `Harburg Anti-Fascism Memorial´, 1986 Passerby giving her signature, 1986; Copyright: Kulturbehörde Hamburg

    Counter-Monuments - Criticising Traditional Monuments

    The American scholar James E. Young coined the term “counter-monument”.More ...
    Olympiastadion Innen; Copyright: Berlin Partner/FTB-Werbefotografie

    Getting Stones to Speak

    A documentary exhibition showcases the “Historical Venue Olympic Site” in Berlin.More ...