Perspectives on Displacement – Analyzing Photographs, Understanding Contexts
In this workshop, we will analyze representations of experiences of displacement in two exhibitions: In the special exhibition “The Trek – Photographs of Displacement 1945,” we explore photographs of a trek of 350 people from Lübchen (today Lubów) in Lower Silesia, who fled the advancing Red Army in January 1945. The photographs were taken by photographer Hanns Tschira and his assistant Martha Maria Schmackeit. In the permanent exhibition, we encounter additional images – from different periods, regions, and perspectives.
Photographs shape our perception of displacement and expulsion. Who takes these pictures? Are they personal snapshots or professionally staged images? What stories do they tell? What do they leave out?
Participants will work in small groups to actively engage with the photographs and discuss key questions: How do we read an image? What defines a “flight photograph”? What is shown – and what remains hidden? What role do photographic techniques, staging, and intended use play? And how do such images shape our culture of remembrance today?
Workshop:
- Suitable for: adults
- Duration: 120 Minutes
- Languages: German, English
- Group size: up to 20 people (bigger groups will be divided)
- Fee: Euro 120 (reduced price of Euro 60 for registered associations), free admission
- Bookable: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (last possible start), Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (last possible start)
- duration of the speical exhibition: 20 June 2025 to 18 January 2026