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Eröffnung | UmBenennen?! Berlins Straßennamen und ihre Geschichte – Spandaus SonderWege
Opening | Rename?! Berlin's street names and their history - Spandaus SonderWege
Event by: Zitadelle I Museen und Ausstellungen
Location: Schmiedehof, Berlin
About event
Speaking:
Dr. Carola Brückner – District Councilor for Culture
Dr. Urte Evert - museum director
Nora Richter - curator
Spandau can look back on an intensive history of Sonderwege as a Berlin district, also with regard to the (re)naming of its street names.
In the exhibition, special examples are discussed, such as Jüdenstrasse, Erich-Meier-Weg and Hans Carossa as the namesake. They tell a lot about the eventful past of the idiosyncratic Berlin district and the current handling of public memory. They bear witness to the historical changes of the eras, refer to people and events that have shaped the district, sometimes honor problematic personalities or reveal traces of medieval city structures.
At the same time, renaming in particular, for example after incorporation, after the Second World War and after reunification, has been sparking political and social discussions for decades. Today, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist principles are increasingly coming into focus - and are being negotiated in social debates.
And of course Spandau is not alone in these negotiation processes: as part of the “rename?!” project. The twelve Berlin district museums are working together with the Active Museum of Fascism and Resistance in Berlin. V. deals with the history of street renaming throughout the city.
The exhibition will be shown in all districts in 2025 and 2026 and will be supplemented with district-specific content.
The exhibition is bilingual – German and English.
Dr. Carola Brückner – District Councilor for Culture
Dr. Urte Evert - museum director
Nora Richter - curator
Spandau can look back on an intensive history of Sonderwege as a Berlin district, also with regard to the (re)naming of its street names.
In the exhibition, special examples are discussed, such as Jüdenstrasse, Erich-Meier-Weg and Hans Carossa as the namesake. They tell a lot about the eventful past of the idiosyncratic Berlin district and the current handling of public memory. They bear witness to the historical changes of the eras, refer to people and events that have shaped the district, sometimes honor problematic personalities or reveal traces of medieval city structures.
At the same time, renaming in particular, for example after incorporation, after the Second World War and after reunification, has been sparking political and social discussions for decades. Today, feminist, anti-colonial and anti-racist principles are increasingly coming into focus - and are being negotiated in social debates.
And of course Spandau is not alone in these negotiation processes: as part of the “rename?!” project. The twelve Berlin district museums are working together with the Active Museum of Fascism and Resistance in Berlin. V. deals with the history of street renaming throughout the city.
The exhibition will be shown in all districts in 2025 and 2026 and will be supplemented with district-specific content.
The exhibition is bilingual – German and English.