Paris – Scénographie et Narration | Scenography and Narration

with Sylvie Lindeperg and Rachel E. Perry

The travelling exhibition “Crimes hitlériens” was first presented on 10 June 1945 in the Grand Palais in Paris. It marked one of the first attempts to portray the suffering under German occupation from a European perspective, employing an elaborate scenography to tell this story. We will examine the genesis and impact of the narration and staging strategies used in “Crimes hitlériens”.

Place: Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte Paris

Language: French with German translation

Participation: on site, via Zoom or YouTube live stream

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Facing Nazi Crimes: European Perspectives after 1945

This European event series explores the social and historical contexts of the early exhibitions on Nazi crimes organised between 1945 and 1948. The series will unfold in the cities where these exhibitions were originally held – Paris, Warsaw, London, Liberec and Bergen-Belsen – and will conclude in Berlin. How did the exhibitions relate to the early visual, documentary, legal, political, and historical efforts to address the German occupation and its crimes? How were they received and what influence did they have on today’s culture of remembrance?

Over the course of six evenings, key aspects of the early exhibitions – their origins and their impact – will be presented and discussed with experts from local institutions.