"A story has come to an end" — Ayhan Artar on the closure of Germany's last hard coal mine.
17 September 2026
2 Min.Objects. History. Stories.
The journal of the Deutsches Historisches Museum
Insights into exhibitions, projects, collection work and current debates on history
New Articles
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What’s that for? A Wooden Chest with a Stadium on Top
9 September 2026
Simon SachaObjects. History. Stories.
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![[Translate to English:] Portrait Stephan Malinowski](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/b/2/csm_Thumbnail_Malinowski_c33c56a2f9.webp)
A historical comparison of two violent regimes: Curator Stephan Malinowski on the upcoming exhibition “Controversial Kinship. Colonial and National Socialist Violence”
17 August 2026
8 Min.Controversial Kinship
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![[Translate to English:] Eine Frau im Rollstuhl sitzt in einer Halle vor Teilen der Berliner Mauer](/journal/fileadmin/_processed_/0/2/csm_vlcsnap-2026-08-03-13h26m47s977_efb8c215db.webp)
“Suddenly, you could no longer leave the country without risking your life”, recalls Renate Werwigk-Schneider, looking back on the building of the Berlin Wall
12 August 2026
7 Min.Objects. History. Stories.
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“Working with collections and researching individual objects is essentially about understanding the historical circumstances in which they were created.”
27 July 2026
Editors , Brigitte ReinekeResearch
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Freedom on Paper: The German edition of the United States Declaration of Independence
3 July 2026
Wolfgang Cortjaens , Dorlis BlumeObjects. History. Stories.
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With a new corporate design, the museum is on the way towards its new Core Exhibition in the Zeughaus
25 June 2026
Nicola SchnellBehind the Scenes
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Lunar Landscapes and Lignite: The story of a bucket-chain excavator
9 June 2026
Martin BaumertNature and German History
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