We offer a diverse program (lectures, readings, conferences, podiums) with a focus on historical, political and ecological topics.
Open-Air-Kino am GrenzlandwegWir zeigen am Freitag- und Samstagabend Spielfilme auf einer Leinwand am ehemaligen DDR-Beobachtungsturm. |
Filmvorführung und GesprächDer Dokumentarfilm „Eltern, Kinder, Stasihaft“ von Jürgen Haase und Angela Henkel beleuchtet die langfristigen Folgen… |
Buchvorstellung “Verschwunde Verlage”Der Verlagshistoriker Dr. Christoph Links fragt in seinem Buch, warum in der DDR so viele… |
COMMEMORATION
Periodical commemorative events
On the occasion of different historical anniversaries, the Borderland Museum commemorates the victims of the division of Germany and of the communist dictatorship in East Germany:
Anniversary of the Border Closure 1952
Each year around May 26th, the day when the GDR started sealing off the inner-German border in 1952, we organize a commemorative. The guided hike starts at Gut Herbigshagen, close to Duderstadt, and leads 9 kilometers along the former border to the Borderland Museum.
On the occasion of different historical anniversaries, the Borderland Museum commemorates the victims of the division of Germany and of the communist dictatorship in East Germany:
Wreath-laying Ceremony
On June 17th the Borderland Museum commemorates the victims of the communist dictatorship in general and of the anti-Stalinist uprising of 1953 in particular by laying a wreath at the memorial for the victims of the inner-German border.
On the occasion of different historical anniversaries, the Borderland Museum commemorates the victims of the division of Germany and of the communist dictatorship in East Germany:
Anniversary of the Border Opening 1989
On the evening of November 9th, remembering this meaningful day in German history, the Borderland Museum invites the public to a guided tour along the Borderland Trail. The tour takes place in the evening hours when the trail is partly illuminated by the historical arc lamps built along the border.
The educational center
From canteen to seminar and event location
Few people could imagine that the seminar building where most of our events nowadays take place was built as a canteen for the staff of the East German border crossing point in winter 1989/90.
In 2000 the Borderland Museum was expanded by an educational center, which provides space for lectures, readings, school projects, workshops and panel discussions. All rooms are equipped with modern event technology. The smallest room holds space for up to 25 people, the largest is big enough for 100 people.
The library and large parts of the museum’s archive are also housed in the educational center.
