Since 2019, we have been taking our projects out into the city. Dialogue with an interested public about the questions of our time is one of the important concerns of the Bautzner Straße Dresden Memorial. In exhibitions in front of the Kulturpalast in Dresden’s city centre, we asked Dresden residents and visitors about their biographical experiences and opinions.
The Path of the Red Flag
In 2019, the focus was on the mural “The Path of the Red Flag”. It represents an ideological view of history that was intended to express socialist optimism about the future. If today we regard the communist model of society as having failed, we ask which social values are important to us today and what expectations we have for the future... More on this topic
Peaceful Revolution
In 2020, thirty years after German reunification, we looked at everyday experiences in East and West Germany before 1990 and at the challenges of the period of upheaval. What dreams were associated with the Peaceful Revolution, and which hopes — perhaps also disappointed ones — shaped the years after the change of system... More on this topic
Because we remain curious, we also invite you to take part in the discussion by completing a questionnaire. As a thank-you, you will receive a free ticket for a visit to the Bautzner Straße Memorial.