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A toolbox with a secret compartment
Many museum objects hold secrets: Not infrequently, their origin and maker, their age, or their various owners are hardly known, if at all. Often, one has to rely on assumptions and guesses. A toolbox from present-day Kazakhstan, however, is a bearer of secrets in more ways than one.
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Bismarck-Türme in Ostpreußen
The exhibition aims to chronicle the development of an extraordinary personality cult that was maintained by significant portions of the German public following the death of the "Iron Chancellor" in 1898, using the example of the so-called Bismarck Towers. Even though Bismarck's political views are...
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Collections and holdings of the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History
At the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History (MrK) you will find everything important about Russian-German culture and history! The numerous holdings in the library, collection and archive offer interested visitors both a thematic introduction and the opportunity for further research or...
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Complete holdings of the Cultural Center East Prussia
The rich collections of the CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA reflect the centuries-long history of East Prussia, which is brought to life in exhibitions and events, as well as through other media. The archive and library collections are also available to anyone who is interested in this fascinating...
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Oral history project
Contemporary witness projects
Over the last ten years, the CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA has carried out five unique projects centered around interviews with contemporary witnesses. The resulting audio documents leave a lasting impression and valuable insights into the special world of East Prussia for posterity.
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Cultural Center East Prussia
The Cultural Center East Prussia is a multi-faceted “showcase” of the culture and regional studies of East Prussia. Featuring a permanent exhibition and various temporary exhibitions, its collections are open to anyone interested in learning about this fascinating land between the Vistula and...
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Digitalization project
Indexing the archival records of four East Prussian county and town communities
The cataloguing of archive material is, needless to say, one of the most important tasks of any archive. Since the Cultural Center of East Prussia, in addition to many other valuables, also holds the archives of the Homeland Association of East Prussia, a new home was naturally offered to the...
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Introductory overview of Russian-German genealogy
Your family has a Russian-German background and you would like to find out more about it? The Museum of Russian German Cultural History provides an overview to get you started with family research.
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Kunst - Mensch - System ("Art - man - system")
Adaptation or resistance: these were the two poles between which many artists in the Soviet Union moved. The exhibition "Kunst - Mensch - System" ("Art - man - system") uses the example of the sculptor Jakob Wedel to show the influence the totalitarian regime had on an artist's work and everyday...
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Museum of Russian-German Cultural History
Russian Germans: Who are they? Where do they come from? How did they live? The first and only museum for Russian-German cultural history in Germany, located in Detmold, deals with these questions – and thus builds a bridge between the history and the present of Russian-Germans in Germany.
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Object catalogs of the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History
The online catalogs of the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History allow for an overview of its collections.
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Online catalogue (OPAC) of the Museum of Russian-German Cultural History
You would like to do research in the library holdings of the Museum of Russian-German Cultural History? Use the OPAC!
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Online services
The CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA also offers several online services, providing virtual visitors with quick and easy-to-access information on important events, names, and peculiarities of East Prussian history. Useful facts, dates, and figures are available at the touch of a button.
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Permanent exhibition of the Cultural Center East Prussia in Ellingen
Presenting more than 800 years of history, culture, and nature in a limited space is a challenge that the CULTURAL CENTER EAST PRUSSIA has masterfully risen to. The permanent exhibition, which covers a significant range of topics and showcases many unique artefacts, is one of the ways it has...
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Russian-Germans
The virtual exhibition "Russian-Germans", which has been created at the Martin Opitz Library, focuses on Russian German literature. By focusing on the literary works of this heterogeneous group, the exhibition doesn't just talk about the Russian-Germans, but gives them a voice and listens carefully.
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The ebook "Russian-German Cultural History"
The digital ebook "Russian-German Cultural History" is a digital study and workbook developed by the Institute for Digital Learning in cooperation with the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History. In telling the story of the Russian-Germans, it shows how experiences such as being on the move,...
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Unpacked
In this permanent exhibition, pieces of luggage and the stories of their Russian-German owners, are "unpacked". These are stories are marked by repeated migrations, different homelands and identities – and are still today an important part of German society as a whole.
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Verfolgte Kirche - Verbotene Bibel 1918-1988 ("Persecuted church – banned bible 1918-1988")
"Religion is opium for the people!" was Lenin's rephrasing of a quotation from Karl Marx in 1905. For 80 years the Soviet state waged one battle after another against churchgoers and clergy. The Russian-German population was particularly affected by this persecution, as they were once assured by...
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Volksgenosse oder Feind des Volkes? ("Comrade or enemy of the people?")
Black Sea Germans experienced two dictatorships during the Second World War: In one they were persecuted as "enemies of the people", in the other they are considered as "members of the nation". In a joint exhibition, the Odessa Regional History Museum and the Museum for Russian-German Cultural...
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Zürich an der Wolga ("Zurich on the Volga")
How did a village with the name "Zurich" come to be built on the Volga? And did Swiss people actually live there?