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Image film of the exhibition:
Video of the ceremonial opening in the Bundestag on 17 March 2022:
The travelling exhibition devoted to the four autochthonous national minorities and the Low German speakers’ group. “What do you mean – ‘minority’? – Dänen ∙ Friesen ∙ Sorben/Wenden ∙ deutsche Sinti und Roma ∙ Plattsprecher“
The linguistic and cultural diversity in Germany, the history and role of the national minorities and the Low German language speakers’ group – all these are little known in Germany and could even be called a closely guarded secret. Each of the national minorities has presented itself and various focal areas of its work in different ways. But there has never before been a joint presentation at a federal level involving all four national minorities and the Low German language speakers’ group.
A long-term joint project finally became reality beginning in 2019: a joint travelling exhibition! Diese hat zum Ziel, die dänische Minderheit, die friesische Volksgruppe, die Lausitzer Sorben, sowie die deutschen Sinti und Roma in Bezug auf ihre Geschichte, Kultur und Sprache unter Hinzunahme der Vertreter*innen der niederdeutschen Sprechergruppe vorzustellen. The exhibition website provides interesting information about the exhibitors, the groups presented, the exhibition’s touring route, and much more.
The touring exhibition opened at the German Parliament, the Bundestag, in March 2022, and will travel to all 16 German federal states by 2027.
Die Wanderausstellung entstand unter der Federführung des Minderheitensekretariats in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Minderheitenrat und dem Bunnsraat för Nedderdüütsch.
Project lead:
Judit Šołćina/Scholze
Project management:
Johanna Panse, Veronika Bjarsch
Curation:
Dr. Robert Lorenc
The exhibition team was assisted by a committee of experts consisting of representatives of the four autochthonous national minorities and ethnic groups and the Low German speaker group.
Expert panel and advisory institutions:
Jan Raatzsch | Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und Roma Heidelberg | www.dokuzentrum.sintiundroma.de
Christiane Ehlers | Niederdeutschsekretariat Hamburg | www.niederdeutschsekretariat.de
Christoph Schmidt | Nordfriisk Instituut Bräist/Bredstedt | www.nordfriiskinstituut.eu
Grietje Kammler und Bernd Grünefeld | Ostfriesische Landschaft, Plattdüütskbüro Auerk/Aurich | www.ostfriesischelandschaft.de
Johanna Evers und Karl-Peter Schramm | Seelter Buund Seelterlound/Saterland | www.saterland.de
Christina Bogusz | Serbski muzej/Sorbisches Museum Budyšin/Bautzen | www.sorbisches-museum.de
Martina Noack und Steffen Krestin | Städtische Sammlungen, Serbski muzej/Wendisches/Museum Chóśebuz/Cottbus | www.wendisches-museum.de
Tine Andresen | Sydslesvigsk Forening Flensborg/Flensburg | www.syfo.de
The organisation of the joint interactive touring exhibition receives support from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and of Community as a result of a decision by the German Bundestag.
