opening: Learning and Leisure in „Little America“ | Orte amerikanischer Bildung und Freizeit in Giesing und Harlaching, 1945–1992

In the organizer's words:

Program accompanying the exhibition "Learning and Leisure in "Little America" | Places of American Education and Leisure in Giesing and Harlaching, 1945-1992"

Under this title, geographer Elvira Auer and historian Karin Pohl present a special selection from their photographic and historical documentation of the US presence in Giesing and Harlaching, which was shown in the former McGraw barracks in 2025 to mark 80 years since the end of the war.

The special focus is on places of education, culture and leisure in the US barracks and their surroundings, which were also shaped by the "Americans". The exhibition and the varied accompanying program deal, for example, with American music and club culture and the popular AFN radio station, the American youth club in Harthauser Straße, typical American sports such as American football and basketball in Säbener Straße and Soyerhofstraße respectively, as well as the Munich Campus of the University of Maryland.

Accompanying program at the Giesinger Bahnhof cultural center

Part of the accompanying program is free of charge, part is subject to a fee. We also ask you to register for the free events so that we can plan ahead.

• Sunday May 03, 2026 | 11.00 a.m.
  Opening | Learning and Leisure in "Little America" | Opening | Places of American Education and Leisure in Giesing and Harlaching | 1945-1992
  with Elvira Auer & Dr. Karin Pohl | Music Christoph Bohning
  Free admission | Donations welcome | Ticket reservation free of charge
• Wednesday, May 06, 2026 | 7.30 pm
  Mel Canady &Friends | Concert
  tickets
• Sunday May 10, 2026 | 11.00 am
  Servus! 75 years of munich campus memories
  Book presentation Dr. Circe Woessner & Dr. Karin Pohl
  Free admission | Donations welcome | Ticket reservation free of charge
• Sunday May 17, 2026 | 6.00 pm
  Basketball is Jazz! | The Ernest Butler story
  Free admission | Donations welcome | Ticket reservation free of charge

Exhibition | Admission to the exhibition free of charge

Monday-Friday: 11:00-16:00 and by appointment

Access via the south pavilion (right part of the building, office of the cultural center). The exhibition is partly located on the 1st floor (without elevator).

Please note that individual rooms may be temporarily occupied due to rentals. If you would like to visit all parts of the exhibition at once, it is best to inform yourself in advance by telephone or via the current information on our website.

The exhibition "Amis in McGraw Kaserne" was conceived in 2025 and organized as part of the "Zero Hour? How we became what we are" at the Munich State Building Authority. The exhibition curated in May 2026 consists of parts of this major exhibition.

Current information on our website