Between ideal and reality: the “Stranger Friends” exhibition at the Utopia and Everyday Life Museum
The exhibition “Foreign Friends. International Friendship between Ideal and Reality” at the Museum Utopia and Everyday Life takes a critical look at the much-cited concept of international friendship in the GDR. Friendship was a frequently used term in official language — an expression of a socialist utopia that was both an ideology and a promise […]
Last shift: memories of Brandenburg’s industrial past
The special exhibition “Last Shift: Brandenburg 1994” at the Utopia and Everyday Life Museum invites visitors to take a look at three abandoned fossil fuel power generation sites in the state of Brandenburg. The 1990s were characterised by far-reaching changes in the East German industrial landscape: closures, demolitions and the loss of architecturally and historically […]
Louis Braille — The Braille revolution
Exactly 200 years ago, Louis Braille developed a typeface that significantly changed the lives of blind people around the world. The exhibition in the Museum der Arbeit’s Graphic Art Gallery brings this ingenious yet simple invention to life and shows why Braille has established itself as an international standard to this day. Visitors can explore […]
Respect — Being different together: an innovative exhibition at the Museum der Arbeit
The “Respect” exhibition at the Museum der Arbeit currently invites visitors to rethink key issues relating to identity, discrimination and equality. Young people aged 14 and over and young adults can experience a diverse presentation that not only offers exciting impulses for self-reflection, but also promotes dialogue about respectful interaction in school, education and professional […]
Care! When love becomes work — A social search for traces in the Museum of Labour
How does care work in our society? The current exhibition “CARE! When love becomes work” at the Museum der Arbeit focuses on the often invisible and underappreciated care work — be it unpaid care within the family or professional activities in nursing, day care centres and social services. With historical and contemporary photographs, objects, interviews […]