On Displaying Violence: First Exhibitions on the Nazi Occupation in Europe, 1945-1948
Facts and Dates

Duration
24 May to 23 November 2025
Exhibition Space
around 400 m², Ground floor, Pei Building
Size of Exhibition
360 object, 31 media stations, 4 interactive stations
President
Raphael Gross
Head of Exhibitions
Ulrike Kretzschmar
Head of Project
Philipp Springer
Curator
Agata Pietrasik
Research Associate
Christian Schmittwilken (until November 2023), Maciej Gugała (from February 2024)
Project Assistance
Tomoko Mamine
Research Trainee
Niklas Krekeler
Research Consultant
Dagi Knellessen
Exhibition Design
Hans Hagemeister, Marie-Luise Uhle, Johannes Karger (Student assistant), Jelle Spieker (Model design)
Media Design/Media Technology
Felice Fornabaio, Sina Aghazadehsaeini (Student assistant)
Expert Advisory Board
Christoph Kreutzmüller, Oliver Lalieu, Rachel Perry, Joachim von Puttkamer, Christine Schmidt, Katja Seybold, Karolina Szymaniak
Registrars
Victoria Sánchez, Nicole Schmidt
Exhibition Graphics
VISUAL SPACE AGENCY Julia Volkmar mit Anja Rausch
STUDIO BENS Jens Ludewig, Benjamin Rheinwald
Communication Campaign
STUDIO BENS Jens Ludewig, Benjamin Rheinwald
VISUAL SPACE AGENCY Julia Volkmar
Visual Consultant
Mason Leaver-Yap
Academic Programme
Alfons Adam, Axel Bangert, Martin Borkowski-Saruhan, Annette Wolf, Nike Thurn
Copy Editing
Wanda Löwe, Berlin; Harriet Merrow; Melissa M. Thorson, Jackson, MS/USA
Translations
John Barrett, Inis/Irland; Marta Eich, Berlin; Caroline Gutberlet, Berlin; Manuela Hotvedt, Tvedestrand/Norwegen; Stephen Locke, Berlin; Valentine Meunier, Berlin; Carolin Piorun, Berlin; Sven Scheer, Berlin; Nicholas Yantian, Berlin
Interns
Marc Busch, Anastasia Hoffmann
Education and Communication
Brigitte Vogel-Janotta (Head of department), Verena Bischoff, Claudia Braun Carrasco, Margot Desplanches, Rebecca Junglas, Attila Magyar, Andrea Plamper, Norman Salusa, Max Wandel (Guides), Anna-Lena Janako, Andrea Schenk (Visitor Service)
Audio Guides
Nathanael Kuck (Author)
John Berwick (Translation)
N.N. (Speakers)
K13, Kinomischung und Tonstudio, Berlin
soundgarden audioguidance GmbH, München
Media Technology
Eidotech GmbH, Berlin
Photo Service
Anne-Dorte Krause, Claudia Küchler
Photography
Sebastian Ahlers, Indra Desnica
Administrative Project Management
Ines Baginski, Manuela Itzigehl, Lina Lassak, Ramona Selchow
Film Series
Jörg Frieß, Stephan Ahrens, Thomas Tode, Chris Wahl, Lea Wohl von Haselberg
Graphics Production
Digidax, Potsdam
Conservation
Martina Homolka (Head of department), Michaela Brand, Elke Enzmann, Julia Garve, Juliane Girndt, Ulrike Hügle, Olaf Ignaszewski, Antje Nützmann, Matthes Nützmann, Hannah Pesch, Anne Ristau, Annine Wöllner, Judith Zimmer, Maxi Zimmermann
Framing
Sabina Fernández-Weiß
Exhibition Construction and Workshops
Lisa Berchtold (Head of department), Jens Albert, Sven Brosig, Christin Elle, Anette Forkert, Susanne Hennig, Torsten Ketteniß, Kai-Evert Kriege, Holger Lehmann, Ralf Schulze, Thomas Strehl, Stefan Thimm, Gunnar Wilhelm
Painter
Malermeister Antosch, Berlin
Carpenters
Max Leppinius GmbH Messebauten, Berlin
Exhibit Installation
Abrell & van den Berg – Ausstellungsservice GbR, Berlin
Collections
Fritz Backhaus (Director of department), Thomas Jander, Matthias Miller, Brigitte Reineke, Matthias Struch
Communications
Stephan Adam (Director of department), Christina Behrendt, Ina Frodermann, Vivien Gidde, Jenny Jakubik, Daniela Lange, Alexandra de León, Thabea Lintzmeyer, Ilka Linz, Jana Nawrot, Nicola Schnell, Peter Schützhold, Oliver Schweinoch
IT
Gerhard Schmitt (Head of department), Alexandra Gelemerova, Jan-Dirk Kluge, Uwe Naujack, Magnus Wagner
Audio Station Production
N.N. (Speakers)
K13, Kinomischung und Tonstudio, Berlin