Catalogue of the permanent exhibition

The Documentation Centre Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation in Berlin is a unique place that commemorates and provides information about forced migration – its causes, manifestations and ramifications in Europe from the early 20th century onwards. Its main focus is the displacement and expulsion of about 14 million Germans in the context of Nazi policies the Second World War. This richly illustrated catalogue takes the reader on an empathetic, virtual tour through the Permanent Exhibition, and also includes QR-codes to access digitised films, audio material, maps and photographs.

The catalogue is available at the documentation centre in the reading room of the Library & Testimony Archive, always from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm (card payment only).

You can also order the catalogue directly from the publisher free of shipping costs: Sandstein Verlag or purchase it through a bookshop.

Publisher: Foundation Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation, Berlin

336 pages, 237 mostly coloured illustrations.

28 x 21 cm, softcover with flaps.

Publication date: 18 October 2024.

ISBN 978-3-95498-839-6.

Price: €25.00

Click here for the sample chapter.

The English-language edition will be published in May 2025.