Finissage: Becoming Who You Are – Studying Despite Displacement

On the occasion of the finissage of the special exhibition ‘Becoming Who You Are - Studying Despite Displacement’, we would like to talk about the transformative power of education, enjoy the music of the Berlin Philharmonic, and engage in conversation with one other.

Reading: Actress and author, Katja Riemann, will read from her book ‘Zeit der Zäune - Orte der Flucht’ [‘Time of Fences – Places of Displacement’] and share her personal impressions from travels and encounters in various displacement contexts.

Music: The Berlin Philharmonic is one of the best orchestras in the world, serves as a musical ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, and will contribute to a special evening with an ensemble.

Interview: Photographer Antoine Tardy portrayed young refugees worldwide for UNHCR. Ann Chukulu comes from South Sudan and grew up in Uganda, where she studied journalism with the support of a DAFI scholarship. She now lives in Berlin and is doing a Masters in Film, TV and Digital Communication. , The two talk to Katja Riemann about their experiences and share stories about challenges, hopes, and successes.

Program

Greeting

Dr. Gundula Bavendamm, Director Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation

Dr. Ricarda Brandts, Chairwoman of the Board of UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe e.V.

Musical contribution

An ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic

Greeting

Katja Keul, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office

Discussion and reading with

Katja Riemann, actress and author of ‘Zeit der Zäune - Orte der Flucht’

Ann Chukulu, DAFI scholarship holder

Antoine Tardy, photographer

Moderation: Katharina Lumpp, Representative UNHCR Germany

Afterwards we invite you to a small reception.

Free admission / Language: The event will be held in German and English with simultaneous translation.

An event organised in cooperation with UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the German Foundation for UN-Refugee Aid.