Deutsches Historisches Museum - Verf�hrung Freiheit. Kunst in Europa seit 1945 - Blog

The Catholic University in Eichstatt-Ingolstadt developed history workshops on certain subjects to supplement the DHM education department’s pedagogical programme: ‘Icons of terror—icons of freedom’, ‘Way to stop the forgetting: remembrance and commemoration in contemporary art’, and ‘Worlds to live in, worlds to take in'. What is unique about the history workshops is they encourage the students themselves to become the creative ones.

We were not the only curious ones, so our ninth Tuesday Question is: How does a history workshop actually go? 

Our Tuesday Questions have looked into what goes on behind the scenes (or at the desks) in the project office, why we have both analogue and digital versions of the exhibition catalogue, how the exhibition artworks are selected, or who Leo Glückselig actually is.

Today’s Tuesday Question looks beyond the German Historical Museum. We asked the project team what their favourite exhibition of the past year was, thus following the lead of the Frankfurt Historical Museum’s call for a blog carnival. 

What actually happens in the project office after the exhibition has opened?

What does the project team do once the catalogue is edited, the artworks safely shipped and installed in the museum, the blog and the Facebook page set up, the exhibition design decided, the audio guide mixed, the opening remarks made, and the exhibition officially opened?

A comparison of project members’ desks. 

Last week we introduced our online exhibition catalogue (which brought in several interesting comments: Dear Mr. Müller, we will report on how things have been going); this week we present the exhibition poster, specifically its imagery.

What kind of gloves are seen on the poster? 

After our last Tuesday Question explained why there are only 113 artists in our exhibition, but 180 in the catalogue, this Tuesday Question also has to do with the catalogue. Since in addition to our traditional printed catalogue we also have an online version.

But why an online version, and what is it?