Revolutions from a Polish and feminist perspective

BERLIN GLOBAL
The Revolution room at BERLIN GLOBAL also focuses on the peaceful revolution of 1989.
© Kulturprojekte Berlin und Stadtmuseum Berlin, Photo: Alexander Schippel

How should we look back on historical revolutions from today’s perspective? The writer Ewa Maria Slaska will look at revolutions from a Polish and feminist perspective in her public tandem guided tour at BERLIN GLOBAL.

Prices
Regular: 10 € – exhibition admission included
Price info

Tickets can be booked at the box office in the foyer of the Humboldt Forum or online.

Duration
1h 30min
Cancelled

The tandem guided tour “Revolution from a Polish and feminist perspective” on Saturday, 05.08.23, unfortunately has to be cancelled due to illness. Please contact the Visitor Service of the Humboldt Forum if you have already purchased tickets. Thank you for your understanding.

She will discuss the role that the Polish trade union Solidarność played in the peaceful revolution of 1989. Slaska also talks about places of remembrance in Berlin, such as the Memorial to Polish Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists and the Cemetery of the March Fallen. With the story of the Prussian Queen Louise and her sister Frederike, she draws connections to sisterhood and women’s power in today’s world.

About the person

Ewa Maria Slaska (1949, Poland) is a writer, journalist, blogger and project manager. She has lived in exile in Berlin since 1985. She founded among other things the programme Wyspa – Inselmagazin (1986) and was editor of the literary magazine WIR. In 2003, she received the German-Polish Journalism Award. On her blog Ewa Maria and Friends, she and other authors publish daily writings on cultural, social, historical and political topics.  
ewamaria.blogwww.polkopedia.org

Info & Service

Opening Hours

Mo + Wed – Sun | 10.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Tue | closed

Last admission is at 5.15 p.m.

Closing times

The exhibition will be closed to the public from 3 p.m. on 6 June 2024. This is due to an internal event. Thank you for your understanding.

Directions

Schlossplatz
10178 Berlin

Contact

For ticketing and service requests, please contact the Humboldt Forum Visitor Services:
+49 30 9921 189 89
Mo – Fri, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m.