Mahn- und Gedenkstatte, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
4.5 (44 reviews) Spent Ranking #38 in Dusseldorf Speciality Museums
So proud of Dusseldorf for this. Must do.
So proud of all the people who made the telling of this horrific story happen. To not learn the lessons from the Nazi era, as uncomfortable as it is for the German people, and show how so very many German people were resisting the regime is an important message. Given the sickening rise of right-wing politics in the UK and elsewhere, people need to know how quite apart from Jews and gay men, socialists, catholics and people with disabilities where persecuted and killed by the regime, built on a presumed superior race and people unable to see how they were being manipulated by fear, stoked by xenophobia, racism and homophbia. Sound familiar in 2020? Alas yes. A fitting and poignant last visit to mainland Europe, before Brexit at the end of this month. Enough said. Thank you for giving hope from the often unsung generosity of spirit and inclusivity of most people in the world.
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Muhlenstrasse 29, 40213 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
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http://www.gedenk-dus.de/
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Monday, May 13, 2024, 9:25
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4.5 based on (44 reviews)
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5john s 5:00 PM Dec 2, 2018
Important part of understanding nazism
Across Europe there is a wide range of monuments and museums that attempt to illustrate both the origins and impacts of the fascist regimes of the 20th century, especially through the wars they provoked. The Mann-und Gedenkstatte museum fills in an important piece in German nazi part of those narratives, and helps to draw the visitor into the almost irresistible environment that the fascist regimes surrounded people (especially young people) with as they hammered the populations of their countries into line with their ideology. The first-subtle, and then increasingly blatant and violent processes of suasion, indoctrination, peer and police surveillance, enforcement and ultimately murder, are explained in ways that are all too understandable. How these forces impacted many people, young and old, is powerfully described through a range of documents, artifacts, photographs, video and audio resources. The (almost exclusively German-language) exhibition is well laid out, if perhaps a bit print heavy. Some of the artifacts are poignant and powerful. For me a mug full of nazi swastika pins and buttons somehow brought home how ever-present the pressure to display ones loyalty became over time - along with the collection of badges that identified at a glance anyone who didn't fit or should be excluded. The audio guide (the English version at least) was excellent. There was a real shortage of those headphones in the museum, which was unfortunate, and we gathered this has been an ongoing frustration for museum staff. The museum is worth a visit, and will, I hope, draw increasing attention from a range of both citizens of Dusseldorf and from elsewhere. I hope this equipment issue will be addressed promptly. It would be a shame if some people were not able to benefit from this powerful explanation of such an important narrative - the understanding of which may be of particular importance in the increasingly nationalist world that seems to be emerging across Europe and elsewhere. There are some tragedies that we all need to be reminded of if we are not to see them repeated.
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4Nicky Preston 5:00 PM Oct 15, 2019
Free museum, worth a viist
Well curated images and tales of what it was like for children growing up in Nazi Germany. The audio guides make the all-German exhibit easy to follow. I stopped by for around 30mins and enjoyed it. It’s close to the old town and an easy visit.
