Exciting exhibitions in the Weißensee town hall: youth, culture, and 100 years of youth welfare offices

Exciting exhibitions in the Weißensee town hall: youth, culture, and 100 years of youth welfare offices

insight into the history and future of youth work: exhibitions in the Weißensee town hall

In the heart of Weißensee, more precisely in the town hall in Berliner Allee 252-260, two fascinating exhibitions are currently opening up, which are accessible to everyone with free admission. The town hall receives visitors: inside from Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Time travel through youth work: The exhibition on the specialist day "Cooperation (s) in social areas between youth, culture and school"
In the 1st floor of the town hall, in the corridor in front of the 109 to 117 rooms, an exhibition invites you to an journey through time that started in December 2023 as part of the “Cooperation (s) between youth, culture and school”. Drawings and photographs by Anika Schröck, Sebastian Lang and Lena Leuschner impressively capture the diverse interactions, workshops and discussions of the specialist day. The coordination of cultural education in Pankow, a pilot project by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family, supports and finances this exhibition, which aims at networking and supporting the actor in the cultural field of education.

youth work over time: celebrations "100 years of youth welfare"
The youth welfare office Pankow celebrates the celebrations for "100 years of youth welfare offices" with the continuation of an exhibition of the Pankow Museum, which can still be admired on three floors in the Weißensee town hall by the end of December 2024. Visitors dive into the history of the youth welfare offices under the title "Departure and reforms. Pioneers of modern social work in Prenzlauer Berg during the Weimar Republic". The focus is particularly on the beginnings of modern social work by committed employees in Prenzlauer Berg during the Weimar Republic to illustrate how youth work has grown over time.

On April 1st, 1924, the Reichs Act for Youth Welfare came into force, which formed the basis for the work of the youth welfare offices. Both then and today it is the people who form youth work and meet life. The exhibition recognizes the pioneering work in the field of youth care and youth welfare and invites you to reflect on the development and importance of youth work over the decades.

Accompanying events will be planned next autumn 2024, including a tour with the head of the Pankow Museum, Bernt Roder, on October 22nd at 3 p.m. A great opportunity to immerse yourself even deeper into the world of youth work and to explore the historical roots up to the current challenges.