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Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Museumsmeile
Willy-Brandt-Allee 14
53113 Bonn
Tel.: (02 28) 91 65-0
Fax: (02 28) 91 65-302

represented by its President
Prof. Dr. Harald Biermann.

Director of Digital Services

Dr. Ruth Rosenberger

Director Museum in der Kulturbrauerei und Tränenpalast 

Dr. Mike Lukasch

Project team

Ellen Lehmann (Head)
Arnd Eßer (Technical Services)
Imke Dyck (Student Assistant)
Henriette Giersberg (Student Assistant)
Lina Harder
Tabea Hirche (Student Assistant)
Charlotte Janus
Jan-Martin Ogiermann
Alrun Schmidtke

Design concept and design

Markwald Neusitzer Identity, Frankfurt am Main/Düsseldorf

Technical concept and realization

IP-Plus, Düsseldorf

Server administration

Kramer & Crew

Sounddesign and Voice recording

dynamic audio, Berlin
Speaker: Marianne Graffam und Max Merrill

 

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Picture Credits

New photographs for this site were taken by Stephan Klonk. Furthermore, licences were obtained from: AKG-images, Alamy, Archiv der Versöhnungsgemeinde, Bundesarchiv, Bundesregierung, epd-Bild, Harald Hauswald, IMAGO, Landesarchiv Berlin, picture-alliance, Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft, Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo, Superillu, Udo Erdmann, ullstein Bild, Umbruch Bildarchiv. An individual picture credit is given for all images for which the Foundation obtained exploitation rights from third-party rights holders. We ask that you notify us immediately should, for all the care we have taken, third-party rights have been impinged.

Audio Credits

Most of the audio material used on the site comes from Zeitzeugen-Portal.de. There is a cooperation agreement with ZDF for the use of the content. For other audio sources used, the Stiftung Haus der Geschichte has obtained rights of use from external rights holders. We have carefully checked the rights of use. However, should any legal claims of third parties be affected, please inform us.

Other audio sources used:

Alexanderplatz

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv: Demonstration der Künstler und Kulturschaffenden, Redeausschnitt Christa Wolf, 4. November 1989.

East Side Gallery

Deutsche Welle: Interview-Ausschnitt mit Jim Avignon.
Spiegel Online: Interview-Ausschnitt von Stefan Sihler.
Spiegel Online: Interview-Ausschnitt von Teresa Casanueva.

House of the Teacher

Deutsche Gesellschaft e.V./Bundesministerium des Innern, für Bau und Heimat: Interview mit Evelyn Zupke, Alesch Mühlbauer (Projektleitung).

Potsdamer Platz

Deutschlandfunk: Zeitzeugengespräch mit Edzard Reuter.

Press Center of the GDR

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv: Pressekonferenz des ZK der SED, Redeausschnitt Günter Schabowski, 9. November 1989.

Rathaus Schöneberg

RBB: Kundgebung vor dem Rathaus Schöneberg, Ausschnitt Rede Willy Brandt, 10. November 1989.
RBB: Kundgebung vor dem Rathaus Schöneberg, Ausschnitt Rede Helmut Kohl, 10. November 1989.

Tränenpalast

Landeszentrale für politische Bildung NRW: Interview mit Paul van Dyk; in: Tränenpalast- Zwei Koffer und 48 Stunden: Folge 4.

Treuhandanstalt

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv: Pressekonferenz zur Tagung des Ministerrates, Redeausschnitt Detlev Karsten Rohwedder, 4. Juli 1990.

Deutschlandfunk: Zeitzeugengespräch mit Detlef Scheunert.

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