September 27, 2025 - May 9, 2027

The exhibition invites you to discover memory as something both personal and collective. Located at the historic site of the former Nazi forced labour camp, the exhibition offers insights into the history of the grounds and its development into today's documentation center. We show how memory is formed, how contested it is, and what role commemoration plays in our present.Through selected objects from our collection, the exhibition presents various forms of remembering. It showcases personal memories, family memories, and societal forms of remembering Nazi forced labour. A look at Berlin's urban space also highlights how diverse public commemoration can be. 

Memory is not a finished process: it changes, is passed on, and thrives on participation. Interactive stations invite you to discover, research, and contribute your own thoughts. Join us in a conversation about the past, present, and future of memory—and its significance for our democratic society. Students from the Archenhold-Gymnasium in Schöneweide, participants in an international youth exchange, and our neighbors helped design this exhibition.

November - April 2027

Goethe's "Italian Journey" inspires a new discovery tour through Italy, accompanied by a German visitor and an Italian woman. Together they explore places associated with the Second World War and resistance, discuss historical backgrounds and reflect on prejudices. The Ferruccio Parri National Institute has selected ten central themes relating to the war in Italy and identified symbolic locations. These diverse stops are supplemented with historical materials and digital insights. The exhibition invites visitors to engage with Italy's wartime history and ask how places of remembrance can become new witnesses when they are asked intelligent questions.