100 years of mosque in Berlin: History and Memories - New Exhibition in Charlottenburg -Wilmersdorf!

100 years of mosque in Berlin: History and Memories - New Exhibition in Charlottenburg -Wilmersdorf!

The Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf will present the special exhibition "Open House. A hundred-year-old mosque in Berlin" in Villa Oppenheim from September 20, 2024. The exhibition honors the Lahore-MaDiyyya mosque in Wilmersdorf, which was built a century ago.

The mosque on Brienner Straße is a meaningful place. The Lahore-MaDiyya movement from the then British India started the construction of the dome building with the two high minarets a hundred years ago. The mosque is the oldest preserved in Germany and is still used by the community.

The exhibition illuminates the eventful history of the mosque. During the interwar period, she attracted progressive intellectual circles and flourished as a converts. It was also an important anchor point for the Muslim communities living in Berlin at the time. However, that changed in National Socialism.

The recent renovation work is the merging of the municipal archive. The exhibition presents documents from the municipal administration, mission writings and numerous photographs. Memorporations from private family archives illustrate the importance of the mosque for many Berliners.

The show in German and English is open until March 23, 2025. Admission is free, and the museum is accessible on Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends and on public holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

At the opening on September 19 at 6 p.m., the Imam of the Wilmersdorf community, Amir Aziz, and Dr. Abdul Karim Saeed, President of the global Lahore Ahmadiyya community, will be present. A press admission is possible on September 18 at 3:30 p.m.

Accompanying the exhibition there will be tours and events. Further information is available on the museum's website. Contact: Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Villa Oppenheim, Heike Hartmann, Tel. (030) 9029-24101.