DEEDS CALENDAR: 35 years of peaceful revolution and the fall of the Wall: the programme for the celebration of freedom | until 10.11.2024
At a press event today, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, Moritz van Dülmen and Simone Leimbach, Managing Director and Head of Department of Kulturprojekte Berlin, together with Marianne Birthler, former Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former GDR, and Frank Ebert, Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship of the State of Berlin, presented the concrete plans for the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
WHEN? + WHERE?
Friday, 08 November – Saturday, 09 November 2024:
Thousands of voices for freedom and democracy:
The installation route runs along a kilometre-long section of the old city wall and invites people to experience, reflect and celebrate. The installation will be open to the public 24 hours a day and free of charge.
Saturday, 09 November 2024:
China is not far away! 35 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall – 35 years of Tian’anmen:
There will be seven themed special exhibitions along the poster installation. These include the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation’s open-air exhibition in front of the House of Representatives ‘China is not far away! 35 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall – 35 years of Tian’anmen’ (Platz des himmlischen Friedens).
Concert for freedom:
The concert will take place in the evening hours along the 4 km long event area between Alexanderufer and Zimmerstraße and will be recorded and broadcast live.
Sunday, 10 November 2024:
Campus for Democracy:
The examination of the fall of the Berlin Wall will continue in the former Stasi headquarters on the Campus for Democracy. A programme of theatre, workshops, guided tours, music, discussions with contemporary witnesses and debates will round off the exhibition. A selection of posters from the outdoor installation will also continue to be on display here. The full programme will follow shortly.
Image above: Foto: Oliver Walterscheid
