„Die kalten Ringe – 1964 all-German to Tokyo “
In 2021, the Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo for the first time since 1964. On the occasion of this not only sporting but also media mega-event and the fact that this year also…
Sites of democratic history speak out against appropriation
Increasingly, various institutions of the working group experience a direct and indirect appropriation of the history of democracy by right-wing populist groups. The speaker's council of the working group has therefore decided on a statement "Places of the history of democracy against right-wing populist appropriation"…
Jahnturnfest 2021 cancelled!
Due to the Corona pandemic, no Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Gymnastics Festival will take place in Freyburg (Unstrut) in 2021. The decision was announced by the Landesturnverband Sachsen-Anhalt and the city of Freyburg last week. Until the present time is…
Jahn Museum open to the public again!
We open again! From Tuesday, 25 May 2021, we may finally open our doors again for you. Currently, only the permanent exhibition on the life and work of the "Turnvater"…
Websymposium „Des Reiches Stützen?“
January 18, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the German Empire. For this reason, the AG Orte der Demokratiegeschichte (Working Group on the History of Democracy) is organizing a nationwide series of events and making resources available to…
