Paths of memory: New exhibition in Berlin about colonial history!

Paths of memory: New exhibition in Berlin about colonial history!

Müllerstraße 146/147, 13353 Berlin, Deutschland - On May 23, 2025, the exhibition "Ways of the remembering" at 7 p.m. in the Wedding gallery - space for contemporary art will be opened. The district mayor of Mitte, Stefanie Remlinger, emphasizes the importance of the exhibition that is dedicated to people and initiatives that have contributed to the transformation of the Berlin urban space. Curated by Dr. Ibou Coulibaly Diop and Julien Enzanza, the exhibition will confront visitors with a large -format photo series by the artist Yero Adugna Eticha, who documented the personalities of plural memory work in Berlin.

In addition, the shop window installation “remind. Sorry. Submit” a look at the Berlin Africa conference from 1884/85. Films work by Nicolas Premier and Siska, which were created on behalf of the Colonialism Memory, complement the program. Interestingly, the exhibition "Kakakati Nno Munange" takes place with new photographic work by the artist Delovie Kwagala aka Papa de, which both part of the larger initiative "Decoloniale remains?!" are, which was designed as part of the model project decolonial culture of remembrance in the city and city museum of Berlin.

context of the exhibitions

The project "Decolonial- what remains?!", which was opened on November 14, 2024, addresses Berlin's entanglement in global enslavement and colonial history. The exhibition was created through the cooperation with the City Museum Berlin and highlights three essential places in Berlin-Mitte: the Museum Nikolaikirche, the (post) colonial area of ​​the "African Quarter" and the historical place of the Berlin Africa conference in Wilhelmstrasse 92. To include perspectives to promote a sustainable culture of memory. Decolonial reminds of the need not to forget this story.

The two exhibitions in the Nikolaikirche Museum offer in -depth insights. "Colonial ghosts - resistant ghosts" addresses the interweaving between colonialism, religion and historiography. Artists like Theresa Weber and Percy Nii Nortey deal with historical places such as the Berlin Africa conference. The second exhibition "enrolled" focuses on eight short biographies and links the history of colonialism with the Nikolaikirche and the Stadtmuseum Berlin.

practical information

The exhibition "Paths of the memory" will be shown from May 24th to August 31, 2025 in the Wedding gallery, which is open on Tuesday to Sunday from 12 noon to 7 p.m. The address is Müllerstraße 146/147, 13353 Berlin. Interested parties can also contact the press office of the Mitte district to get more information; The email address is press@ba-mitte.berlin.de .

Entry is free of charge for under 18 year olds, while adults pay a fee of 7 euros for the exhibitions in the Nikolaikirche Museum.

These initiatives are part of a continuous endeavor to recognize and reflect the colonial past in Berlin. The funds for the project are provided by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion as well as the federal cultural foundation.