Important information for your visit at FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum
Unfortunately, our elevator will be out of service due to repairs expected until the end of september. Our exhibitions and events on the rooftop floor are unfortunately only accessible via the staircase during this period and are therefore not barrier-free. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Remembering O-Platz - An exhibition by International Women* Space at the FHXB Museum
28. April - 1. Oktober
Since its occupation in 2012-2014, Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg has become a symbolic place for solidarity and the political struggles of refugees. Both the occupation and the evacuation of Kreuzberger Platz were not only local, but also national and global events that changed debates about the migration and border regime. To mark the 10th anniversary of the occupation, International Women* Space (IWS) organized a five-day open-air art construction site at Oranienplatz in 2022 with many initiatives and people.
With an intervention in the exhibition "local calls - long-distance calls - local stories" at the FHXB Museum, International Women* Space remembers the major event of 2022. At the same time, a photo installation in the Open Archive: gathering/collecting anti-racist struggles on the 1st floor of the museum marks the occupation of Oranienplatz in 2012 -2014 in focus.
Curation: Denise Garcia Bergt (International Women* Space e.V.)
With participation of: Johnny Welch, Veronika Krotki, Lica Stein, Dilara Hadroviç, Helen Gimber
Photos: Muhammed Lamin, Umbruch Archiv, Denise Garcia Bergt
Design: Julia Schnegg and Janno Himpel
Re/Assembling Anti-Racist Struggles
An Open Archive
From May 22nd, 2022
Opening: May 21st, 5 pm
Anti-racist struggles and acts of resistance constitute part of the history of this country. Whether they have immigrated, were born here, or are simply passing through, people who have endured first-hand experiences of racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of discrimination have been fighting for equality and social change for decades.
Their demands for social inclusion have played a significant role in shaping society, as have countless projects to combat racism and oppression. However, their individual stories and perspectives remain for the most part unseen and unheard. Their knowledge, experiences and voices are often co-opted or are omitted from the mainstream culture of remembrance and official archives.
For some time now, we have been working together with a range of people from East, West and reunified Germany to develop formats in which they can tell their stories of their own struggles against racism and anti-Semitism. We are working together to find and establish new ways of collecting, processing, and presenting this material.
An open archive has been established at the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum showcasing the initial outcomes of this collaborative research. The archive comprises a collection of fragments and found objects which will be further expanded upon through workshops and with the support of visitors to the museum. This open archive is intended to become a site for debate—one that unites past experiences with contemporary debates and struggles against anti-Semitism, racism, and all other forms of discrimination.
This project is a cooperation of Georg-August-University Göttingen, Fachhochschule Kiel, Documentation Centre and Museum of Migration in Germany e.V. (DOMiD) an FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum.
Funded by Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb.