Object Story From Sample Case to Museum Piece Over 100 years, and it's still on the move – despite its rather plain appearance, this old brown case has had a rather impressive "career". It was once a sample case for woolen fabrics, a trusted companion on vacation trips, a means of transportion on the run and a piece of furniture in the bare dreariness of a home for refugees. Today, on loan from HAUS SCHLESIEN, it is an exhibit in the Museum of the Lubuskie Region in Grünberg (Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej w Zielonej Górze), and a silent witness to a hundred years of history.
Background Article Into the Jungle with the Reichsbahn The Spreewald, south-east of Berlin, was already a popular local recreation area for city-dwellers in the early 20th century. By including the Sorbian minority in their natural idyll, the tourist industry created an association between them and the consumer’s longing for an exotic escape.
Series Schriften des Bundesinstituts für Kultur und Geschichte der Deutschen im östlichen Europa The BKGE's publication series is aimed both at the specialist scientific community and at a scientifically interested public.
Research institute | Library | Archive Sorbian Institute The Sorbian Institute is a research institution with a focus on the language, history and culture of the Lusatian Sorbs/Wends, as well as on comparative minority studies. It combines research, documentation and outreach.
Background Article “Naš puć” (Our Way) In the fall of 1947, a group of Sorbian school students in Varnsdorf in the Czech Republic launched a bold initiative to voice their political views. They began publishing a magazine, which became an appeal to young Sorbs – to join forces and help build a new society.
![Tourist:innen drängen sich auf den Spreewaldkähnen im Hafen von Burg/Bórkowy. Abbildung aus: Der Spreewald und seine Sommerfrischen. Cottbus [1929], S. 57, Reproduktion](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_d2/public/externals/75820f253d535b33ce144ce5bdeac6ec.jpg?itok=zhjlwTOB)
