In the organizer's words:
Only a few above-ground relics of the GDR border fortifications remain in today's Berlin cityscape. In his two-volume work "Die Berliner Mauer (1961-1989): DDR-Grenzanlagen und Fluchttunnel im Spiegel archäologischer Dokumentationen und ihr Denkmalwert" (The Berlin Wall (1961-1989): GDR border fortifications and escape tunnels in the mirror of archaeological documentation and their monument value), the author summarizes the results of archaeological research and combines them with already known historical sources in pictures, writing and sound. The archaeological research results and numerous material remains complete the hitherto incomplete historical picture of the border system, the underground escape routes and the countermeasures taken by the State Security and the border troops of the GDR to prevent escape.
At this book presentation, the author will discuss with various guests what the last relics of the GDR border installations can still tell us today about control, escape and life at the Berlin Wall.
Program
Welcome: Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director of the Berlin Wall Foundation
Book presentation: Torsten Dressler, author and archaeologist
Discussion with:
- Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director of the Berlin Wall Foundation
- Dr. Sebastian Heber, Head of the Archaeology Department at the Berlin State Monuments Office and Deputy State Archaeologist Berlin
- Katharina Malek-Custodis, Deputy State Archaeologist Brandenburg and Consultant for Contemporary Archaeology at the Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeological State Museum
- Dr. Leonie Glabau, Head of the Department of Garden Monument Preservation and Urban Monument Preservation at the Berlin State Office for Monument Preservation
Moderation: Dr. Christoph Rauhut, State Conservator and Director of the Berlin State Monuments Office
In cooperation with the Landesdenkmalamt Berlin
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Price information:
Free admission Registration requested