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24.8 to 31.10.26
Workshop
Roots in the wind
Educational programme for children and school classes
2.10.26 to 31.1.27
Exhibition
From Here
Stories of Exile from Fasanenstraße
14.10.26, 18 Uhr
Lecture
From Fasanenstraße to Auschwitz
With historian Atina Grossmann
17.10.26, 15 Uhr
Guided tour
Converversations at the Wardrobe
Series of talks with curator Bettina Klein
27.10.26, 19 Uhr
Panel discussion
Speechless in Sweden?
With Aris Fioretos and Deniz Utlu
12. to 15.11.26
Performance
SCHERBEN
A performance by Christopher-Felix Hahn
19.11.26, 19 Uhr
Documentary film
The European Dream
Film screening and discussion with director Mooly Landesman
24.11.26, 19 Uhr
Book presentation
"The ground is burning beneath our feet."
A Jewish family between Berlin, Santiago de Chile and the Litzmannstadt Ghetto
26.11.26, 19 Uhr
Reading and Discussion
"I saw the darkness coming from afar."
With Michael Krüger and Detlev Schöttker
10.12.26, 19 Uhr
Presentation and discussion
The mysterious Anna de Bagdad
With Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu, Senta Höfer and Ruth Ur
Programmes
With exhibitions, talks, readings, films and educational programmes, our programmes create spaces for encounters, exchange and new perspectives. Various programme series connect the history of exile from 1933 to 1945 with questions of our time and invite visitors to reflect on democracy, belonging and social cohesion.
From Here – Fasanenstraße and Exile

With the exhibition "From Here," the Exilmuseum begins to engage with the building, the street and the neighbourhood in which it is being created. We are collecting the stories of people who once lived here and who, persecuted by the National Socialists, had to flee into exile. Visitors are invited to share their knowledge about people from the street and thus contribute to the ever-growing collection.

From Here
Exhibition
From Here
Stories of Exile from Fasanenstraße
Portrait of a Street
Talk
Portrait of a Street
About the mural by illustrator Carlo Stanga
From Fasanenstraße to Auschwitz
Lecture
From Fasanenstraße to Auschwitz
With historian Atina Grossmann
Embassies of Exile

Life in exile is always connected to at least two countries. This international perspective shapes the Exilmuseum. For the programme "Embassies of Exile", it works with embassies in Germany and abroad. This creates new partnerships and a global network.

The series focuses on largely overlooked figures from the arts, literature and academia who found refuge from the National Socialists in the respective partner country. Each event is individually conceived, whether as a lecture, reading, concert, film screening or conversation with descendants.
The events take place at various locations in Germany and abroad: at the embassies themselves, in cultural institutions, academic institutions or at the Exilmuseum.

The programme was developed by Ruth Ur and Thomas Sparr. It is funded by the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung.

Speechless in Sweden?
Panel discussion
Speechless in Sweden?
With Aris Fioretos and Deniz Utlu
"The ground is burning beneath our feet."
Book presentation
"The ground is burning beneath our feet."
A Jewish family between Berlin, Santiago de Chile and the Litzmannstadt Ghetto
Einstein's Time Machine: The Life and Work of Composer Julia Kerr
Reading and Music
Einstein's Time Machine: The Life and Work of Composer Julia Kerr
Event at the Einstein House in Caputh
Education and Mediation

The Exilmuseum sees educational outreach as one of its central tasks and as an essential part of its social responsibility. Drawing on the experiences of people who fled Germany between 1933 and 1945 to escape National Socialism, the museum opens up spaces for historical learning, critical engagement and shared reflection on the present.

Our education and outreach programmes are aimed at people of all age groups, with different experiences and perspectives. Workshops, guided tours and participatory formats create opportunities to acquire knowledge, develop questions and enter into dialogue with one another. The education programme is continuously expanded and developed further.

Ein Foto von drei Koffern jeweils umrandt von einem Ring. Auf jedem Koffer steht je ein Gegenstand: Ein Spielzeugauto, ein Katzen-Stofftier und ein Hunde-Stofftier
Workshop
Roots in the wind
Educational programme for children and school classes
At the ruins

In 2025, the Exilmuseum Foundation launched a new exhibition series featuring artistic installations at the ruins of the portal to the historic Anhalter Bahnhof. The installations engage with the site and its history, while also bringing the concept of exile from history into the present. The projects aim to strengthen Anhalter Bahnhof as a vibrant place of remembrance and culture.

The series is kindly supported by Deutsche Bahn AG and the Heinz
and Heide Dürr Foundation.

I Don't Have Another Land
Art installation
I Don't Have Another Land
by Nathan Coley

About Us

“I envision a museum in which the loss to this country and existence in exile are brought together in their full implications. And I imagine that this museum would be the best basis for treating the people who come to this country as persecuted individuals with greater understanding and dignity.”

Herta Müller

Behind every flight lies a face, behind every exile a fate. In a historic residential building in Berlin, the Exilemuseum tells stories of loss and new beginnings, uncertainty and departure, persecution and survival. The museum sheds light on exile during the Nazi era and today, and invites visitors to reflect on the fragility of freedom and democracy in Germany and around the world. 

The Exilmuseum will soon open at Fasanenstraße 24 in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Renovations are currently being planned to make the building accessible with minimal barriers for everyone. In the immediate vicinity of Kurfürstendamm, the Literaturhaus and numerous art galleries, an international venue is being created with historical exhibitions, contemporary interventions and a diverse programme for visitors of all ages.

 

Sharing stories: Historical biographies are made tangible through artistic, multimedia, participatory and other innovative formats. In addition to tourists and specialist audiences, the museum also addresses people who have previously had little contact with historical-political education or the culture of remembrance.

 

Connecting: Life in exile is always connected to at least two countries. This international perspective shapes the Exilmuseum. The “Embassies of Exile” programme creates new partnerships and a global network.

Discovering: A wide-ranging programme for school classes enables children and young people to engage with biographies of exile during the Nazi era and relate them to experiences from their own lives. In addition, the Exilmuseum is establishing a publicly accessible research library on the subject of exile. It comprises historical sources, academic literature, new publications and children’s books, and will become a central point of contact for research, education and outreach.

Contributors

Patronage
Portraitfoto vonHerta Müller

Herta Müller

Writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
Portraitfoto vonJoachim Gauck

Joachim Gauck

Former Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Executive Board

Bernd Schultz

Chairman of the Board

Dr. Heinz Berg

Dr. Christina Stresemann

Robert Unger

Board of Trustees

Prof. Dr. Peter Raue

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Michael Beckel

Dr. Mathias Döpfner

Markus Frank

Prof. Dr. Daniel Koerfer

Gabriele Quandt

Julia von Schacky

Dr. Chana Schütz

Team

Ruth Ur

Director

Lukas Geck

Head of Strategy

Philipp Sukstorf

Head of Education and Outreach

Sarah Blendin

Senior Research Associate

Nicole Skoczowsky

Office Management

Would you like to work with us? We currently have no vacancies. You are welcome to submit a speculative application for an internship at any time.

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