Spaces – Borders – Projections

Spaces and borders, but also their projections and constructions, are fundamental for the political history of Eastern Europe as well as for human interaction. The thematic focus shows the significance and function of space- and border-related debates and discourses in Eastern Europe and presents prominent case studies.

Spatial orders and spatial projections

Upper Silesia – a Divided Land

In Germany and in Poland – Upper Silesia between the world wars 1922-1939
Black and white photo of a control at the border station Bytom/Buthen in 1930; image: Weltrundschau/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Border Drawings - Border Discourses

Portraits of artists bearing witness to their times

A short film accompanying the exhibition "Borders in Art. Three generations of Czech art"