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The German National Library in Frankfurt am Main will be closed from 10 to 22 March 2025. The exhibitions of the German Exile Archive will open Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 21:30 and on Saturdays from 10:00 to 17:30.

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Exhibition Archive of the German Exile Archive 1933–1945

View into the temporary exhibition Erika Mann Photo: DNB, Alexander Paul Englert

In its exhibitions, the German Exile Archive 1933-1945 at the German National Library presents the phenomenon of exile in all its scope and complexity. The foundations for this are provided by the comprehensive historical collections of the Exile Archive, which also always provide a means for addressing current social issues.

With the aid of the life stories of some of those who had to go into exile, as well as with numerous documents, our permanent exhibition conveys the complexity of exile between 1933 and 1945. In our temporary exhibitions, we present different themes in the context of historic exile and the present. This is our way of making a significant contribution to a living culture of remembrance.

2023 - 2024

Newcomers. People in exile

Pop-up exhibition
Frankfurt am Main
25 November to 20 December 2024

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Silhouettes of ten figures against a blurred background Photo: Stephan Jockel, Grafik Space 4

Out of Exile – The Photography of Fred Stein

1 December 2023 to 6 January 2024
Frankfurt am Main

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Graphic with exhibition title Graphic: SPACE4

Burnt locations │Banned words (Römerberg)

10 to 22 October, Römerberg
Frankfurt am Main

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The exhibition “Burned Places – Banned Words” on Frankfurt’s Römerberg; in the background its historic town houses. Photo: DNB/Marc Wurich

Burnt locations │ Banned words

9 May to 5 July 2023
Frankfurt am Main

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Photo collage of four places where National Socialists burned books on 10 May 1933 Photo: Jan Schenck (copyright protected)

2019–2022

Marcel Reich-Ranicki. One life, many roles.

3 June 2022 to 14 January 2023
Frankfurt am Main

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Marcel Reich-Ranicki Photo: F.A.Z.-Photo/Frank Röth

Child emigration from Frankfurt

2 September 2021 to 15 May 2022
Frankfurt am Main

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Exhibition poster

Erika Mann. Cabaret Artist – War Correspondent – Political Speaker

9 October 2020 to 10 July 2021
Frankfurt am Main

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The black-and-white photo shows Erika Mann at the age of 43. She is looking toward the right and holding a cigarette between the fingers of her left hand. Photo: Florence Homolka, Source: Münchner Stadtbibliothek/Monacensia

“...the wind sets down its bag in another land...” – Herta Müller. Collages

29 November 2019 to 28 March 2020
Frankfurt am Main

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Collage von Herta Müller vor einem Bild mit Blick in den Ausstellungsbereich des Deutschen Exilarchivs. © für die Collage: 2019 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

Oskar Maria Graf: Rebel, global citizen, storyteller

4 April to 7 September 2019
Frankfurt am Main

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Oskar Maria Graf Photo: stefan moses

Short-URL: https://www.dnb.de/EN/dea
Contact: exilarchiv@dnb.de

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