Overview

• SED-dictatorship commissioner Frank Ebert presented the concept for an exhibition titled “Opposition und Widerstand 1945–1990.”
• Curatorial work is slated to begin in 2026, with an ideal opening in 2029 to mark 40 years since the 1989 upheavals.
• The exhibition would document resistance to communist rule in the GDR and across Eastern Europe, citing Solidarność and Prague 1968 as touchstones.
• About 4,000 square meters are designated within the Humboldt Forum, replacing the current “Berlin Global” experience.
• Kulturprojekte Berlin is set to lead the conceptual development, and CDU leader Dirk Stettner says funding will be planned from 2026 pending Abgeordnetenhaus approval.