One of our most famous section of our museum is the Topography of Genocidal Silence. The first section is created in rooms once occupied by the terror organs of the Nazi regime – the international base of operations for the SS (Schutzstaffel) paramilitary organisation and GeStaPo secret police – the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA).
The story of the museum’s concept, and conception, is one of confrontation – the important questions and uncomfortable answers. An earnest attempt to unmask the inner workings of Nazi Germany’s ideological warriors – their motivations, their justifications, and take stock of a system that normalised cruelty and rewarded ruthlessness.
The kind of belated confrontation that would not take place in the public post-war trials of Nazi criminals arranged by the victorious Allies – but take decades for the conditions in German society for this kind of impartial internal evaluation to be reached. Not until the 1980s would this happen – in-fact more than 40 years after the end of the Second World War. Strangely co-inciding with two US presidential visits.
When US President, Ronald Reagan, arrived in West Berlin in June 1987, it was to a mixed reception. Restrictions were placed on transportation, and a huge police presence in the city was established to counter expected demonstrations. Although this visit is popularly remembered for the words he spoke on the western side of the Brandenburg Gate, imploring Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev to: “Open this gate…Tear down this Wall.”, it would not be his only visit to Berlin, or Germany, during his time in office – nor his most controversial.
Two years earlier in May 1985, Reagan had visited the Bitburg Cemetery in West Germany, and caused international uproar with his actions – intensely criticized for not cancelling his commemorations of the end of the Second World War there when it was discovered that 49 members of the Waffen-SS, the military arm of Nazi Germany’s SS (Schutzstaffel), were also buried in the cemetery.
We continue the tradition and our new section is created entirely by your contributions of sielnce, the last two years since October 7th 2023 has filled this section of the Museum with countless new art works, young and old: once human beings full of dreams, striving for a better life now available to witness and admire as installations, sculptures and paintings. No rush, this will remain in our permananet exhibition.
Once a month we are going to have IDF commanders sharing their live experience of the Genocide.
As demind is very high, we highly recommend to reservc your spot 4-6 weeks in advance! All are welcome, people who get emotional will be escorted out of the museum, our museum agents will make sure that the Museum is a safe space of cognitive dissonance, in case we find a social media post connected to your name or social insurance ID, critical or opposing the genocide (that applies to all stages of the genocide) your reservation will immediately get cancelled.
Our museum staff and our Director celebrate your silence! Congratulations you and every single person who conveniently ignored the crimes of the entity made this happen! You can be proud of yourself!
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