The exhibition Hin und weg. The Palace of the Republic is Present brings the history and present of the palace to life.
Image gallery
Passage Humboldt Forum
On display are objects relating to the palace, drawings, photographs and posters, as well as audio and video interviews from the project ‘Remembrance Work at the Humboldt Forum’.
The exhibition is dedicated to the phases of the building: from its planning and construction (1973-1976) to its use as a multi-purpose political and cultural building in the GDR, its significance as the seat of the first freely elected People's Chamber, its interim use and its demolition. The starting point is the encounter with the vanished site, which for many people symbolises the end of the GDR. For many people, the demolition of the palace symbolises the way the Federal Republic of Germany dealt with the GDR legacy and its people, who experienced loss as well as the devaluation and devaluation of their own biographies. For others, the demolition is seen as an act of liberation from the GDR state and its dictatorial activities. The exhibition uses numerous interviews to show the perspectives of people who worked in the Palast, those who visited it and those who avoided it.
Wednesday to Monday from 10:30 - 18:30
Tuesday is a regular closing day
