Catalogue of the permanent exhibition

The Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin is a unique place of learning and remembrance dedicated to the causes, phenomena and consequences of forced migration in Europe since the beginning of the 20th century. The displacement and expulsion of around 14 million Germans in the context of the Second World War and National Socialist policies form the main focus.

With thematic essays and digitised material, the richly illustrated catalogue provides an empathetic tour through one of the most modern exhibitions in the Federal Republic of Germany: films, soundtracks, maps and object photographs can be easily accessed via QR codes. Particular emphasis is placed on the exemplary fates of those affected, who also have the opportunity to speak personally.

The catalogue is available from 18 October 2024 directly at the Documentation Centre in the reading room of the Library & Testimony Archive, always from Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm (card payment only).

You can also order the catalogue directly from the publisher free of shipping costs: Sandstein Verlag or purchase it from a bookshop.

Publisher: Foundation for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, Berlin
336 pages, 237 mostly coloured illustrations
28 x 21 cm, softcover with flaps
Publication date 18 October 2024
ISBN 978-3-95498-839-6

Price: €25.00

Click here for the sample pages.

The English-language edition will be published in spring 2025.