Visitors to the House of Memory: identity and political education at the Jewish Museum Berlin
As one of the most visited museums in Germany's capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity. Visitors to the House of Memory is an intimate exploration o...
| Published in: | Museums and collections |
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| Subtitles: | The Jewish Museum Berlin$dvisitor experience in the context of political education |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York Oxford
Berghahn
2020
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| In: |
Museums and collections (volume 9)
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| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Series/Journal: | Museums and collections
volume 9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jüdisches Museum Berlin (1999-)
/ Political education
/ Collective memory
/ Experience
B Audience research / Visitor / Museum pedagogy / Political education |
| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism KBB German language area |
| Further subjects: | B
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Museums (Europe)
B Jüdisches Museum Berlin (1999- ) B Jewish museums (Germany) (Berlin) B Thesis B Holocaust memorials (Germany) (Berlin) |
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| Summary: | As one of the most visited museums in Germany's capital city, the Jewish Museum Berlin is a key site for understanding not only German-Jewish history, but also German identity in an era of unprecedented ethnic and religious diversity. Visitors to the House of Memory is an intimate exploration of how young Berliners experience the Museum. How do modern students relate to the museum's evocative architecture, its cultural-political context, and its narrative of Jewish history? By accompanying a range of high school history students before, during, and after their visits to the museum, this book offers an illuminating exploration of political education, affect, remembrance, and belonging |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1789208440 |