FRIENDSHIP! A frequently used phrase in the official language of the GDR. Socialism as a global movement was both an ideology and a promise in the early years after World War II. The practice of international solidarity and friendship among nations shaped global politics as well as people's everyday lives.
The still-young GDR courted transnational alliances, partly to secure its own legitimacy. Important partners were countries that were freeing themselves from colonial dependence. State-led expressions of solidarity permeated everyday life in schools, workplaces, and leisure activities. The continued impact of racist imagery and violence was rarely questioned, even when attacks on people who had entered the country, among other things, through labor agreements, increased in the 1980s.
The exhibition examines the contradictions of the much-cited friendship between nations based on the museum's holdings.
More information about cycling in the Leipzig Region as well as more interesting routes:
The still-young GDR courted transnational alliances, partly to secure its own legitimacy. Important partners were countries that were freeing themselves from colonial dependence. State-led expressions of solidarity permeated everyday life in schools, workplaces, and leisure activities. The continued impact of racist imagery and violence was rarely questioned, even when attacks on people who had entered the country, among other things, through labor agreements, increased in the 1980s.
The exhibition examines the contradictions of the much-cited friendship between nations based on the museum's holdings.
More information about cycling in the Leipzig Region as well as more interesting routes:
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Price information: Per person: €4 Concessions: €2* Groups: €40** Guided tours: €30 / €50*** School projects: €15 plus €1 per person Registration: +49 3364 41 73 55 *Students, pupils, severely disabled persons, senior citizens; children under 7 free **Maximum group size: 20 people ***Maximum group size: 12 people; Tue-Fri: €30 / Sat-Sun: €50
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Museum Utopia and Everyday Life, Everyday Culture and Art from the GDR, Eisenhüttenstadt location
Erich-Weinert-Allee 3
15890 Eisenhuettenstadt
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