Arts in Exile

Art in Exile

The German National Library – German Exile Archive and Museum While thousands of artists were forced into exile during the Nazi era from 1933 to 1945, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic became countries in which people suffering persecution after 1945 were able to seek refuge – and Germany is still […]

Art in the GDR

Art in the GDR

This website offers an image atlas of East German artwork as well as the virtual exhibit “Abschied von Ikarus” from the Neue Museum in Weimar. This is a joint project of the Technische Universität Dresden, the Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden, the Kunstarchiv Beeskow, and the Leibnitz Center for Contemporary History in Potsdam. Website (in German)

German History in Documents and Images

German Historical Institute, Washington, DC German History in Documents and Images is a comprehensive collection of primary source materials–documents, images, but also maps, caricatures or graphics-documenting Germany’s political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present. German History in Documents and Images website

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