Goodbye, Palace Of The Republic

The events on February 15 and 16 at the Humboldt Forum look at places and social relationships where the legacy of the GDR and the fall of communism is still alive. In her work KUBA ORANGEN, Viviana Medina sheds light on the lives of Cuban contract workers who came to the GDR from the 1960s onwards and reveals the legacy left behind by the state’s cultural and labor policies. The performance Names we bear by Michikazu Matsune shows how the social and economic upheavals of the post-reunification period are reflected in the biographies and names of the people in the East German province of Wolfen.

In the foyer of the Humboldt Forum, the results of the symposium Gefährlich gefährdet, which took place on February 13 and 14 in the Humboldt Forum, will be presented on stage. Afterwards, the public will be able to talk to artists and academics whose institutions are threatened by demolition, conversion or lack of funding at Palast Treffs.

Throughout the day, the foyer will be a place for a mixture of music, science and art: on Sunday, Kurt Schwitters’ Ursonate will be played and DJ Yuriy Gurzhy will create a special atmosphere with his music. In addition, a reading from the guest book of the Palace of the Republic exhibition will show how the public has responded to the theming of the Palace in the Humboldt Forum in recent months.

The last themed day as part of the thematic focus Blown Away: The Palace of the Republic brings together topics and people who are actively shaping and preserving the legacy of the GDR. All events offer the opportunity to deal with the challenges associated with maintaining and passing on the legacy of the GDR.