Christoph Heubner (*1949 in Niederaula/Germany) is a writer, Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee and co-founder of the International Youth Meeting Centre in Oswiecim/Auschwitz. From his earliest youth, he was moved by two areas of tension: What do anti-Semitism, war and dictatorship do to people, how do victims live with their pain and their losses, their anger and their rage? Will life return to normal, at some point? What happens to the perpetrators? And, the bursting question in the disillusioned times of the already new war and the old-new hatred in Europe: Do we learn from history?

Together with the exhibition organiser and documentarian Michèle Déodat (* 1959 in Paris/France), Heubner gets to the bottom of these questions in conversations with survivors of Auschwitz and visits to the Auschwitz and Birkenau crime scenes. From pictures, memories, poems and portraits, the “Institute to remember” is created, which tells of the beginning and climax of anti-Semitic hatred. It moves between times, between perpetrators and victims, and opens up spaces for discussion so that anti-Semitism, racism, hatred against minorities and Islamophobia can be understood from the different histories of origin of those involved and can be expressed in their pain.

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Get out of the studio, grab your yoga mat and head down to the Kunsthaus! The combination of contemporary art and yoga offers a particular change of perspective, awakens the senses and enhances perception of […]
Back in his day Joseph Beuys recognised that “everybody is an artist” and can be creative in different ways. Inspired by themes and techniques in the current exhibition and with professional guidance, young and old […]
Once a month on a Sunday afternoon, independent Göttingen-based artist and illustrator Ruth Reiche will lure you into the world of drawing. Inspired by the current exhibition, which you will get to know during a […]
Twice a month after a hard day at work you can simply soak up the end-of-day atmosphere and let art soothe your soul. Look forward to exciting exhibition themes sprinkled with interesting anecdotes, followed by […]

Children and families

Vacation time is art time. On two consecutive days children aged eight and over can get creative each morning and delve into the world of contemporary art and the KuQua arts district with the help […]
Bringing the family to the Kunsthaus? Not a problem! One Saturday each month is dedicated to family time at Kunsthaus Göttingen. Young and old together embark upon a journey of discovery through the exhibition spaces […]
Art? You can do it! After the children explore the exhibition spaces filled with countless exciting works of art, they can draw, print or film to their hearts’ content. Once a month, children aged six […]
Children big and small can celebrate their birthdays at Kunsthaus Göttingen. After a little discovery tour through the exhibition on a specific theme and with lots of little art-themed games, the birthday guests will then […]

Schools at the Kunsthaus

For each exhibition there will be an introductory teacher workshop. Following a dialog-based overview tour, interested teachers can try out the bookable and the public educational offerings and begin crafting their first plans and ideas […]
For school classes in particular, a visit to the Kunsthaus should be as lively and as activity- and skills-oriented as possible, so that all classes and levels are given access to art. The programme invites […]
Kunsthaus Göttingen is happy to work with schools (not just in Göttingen!) to realize various project days and weeks covering the areas of photography, print and poster art, as well as new media. Contact us […]
Learn English outside the classroom and talk naturally about art-related themes outside the school setting: Kunsthaus Göttingen makes it possible. Part of learning English is exploring new, unfamiliar terrain and putting yourself in situations in […]