Exhibitions

In the postwar period, Munich became a central location for German research on Eastern Europe. It showed numerous continuities in terms of content and personnel with the Nazi era, which have hardly been addressed to date. Given the political relevance of research on Eastern Europe before and after 1945, a critical examination is long overdue. These continuities are the focus of an exhibition developed by students of the elite Eastern European Studies program (LMU Munich and University of Regensburg). It highlights the work of researchers in the context of their networks, their ideological influences, and their role in the war of annihilation and the Cold War. An exhibition in cooperation with the University of Regensburg, the Elite Network of Bavaria, and the Eastern European Studies program. Learn more

Children at the turn of the 20th century grew up in Germany during a period of secularization. Many Jewish children were also unfamiliar with their faith. However, increasingly vocal anti-Semitic voices made it necessary for many outcasts to consciously confront their Jewish roots. A vibrant Jewish children's culture was intended to help children learn about Jewish traditions in a playful way, strengthen their self-confidence, and show them perspectives for their future. The exhibition addresses the following questions: Who promoted the development of children's media? What content did they convey? How were they perceived by Jewish children? Learn more

In 2023, the University Library of LMU Munich will celebrate its 550th anniversary. Since its founding in 1473, many developments have shaped the history of the library of Bavaria's oldest state university. Using selected exhibits, the exhibition provides an insight into the long and eventful history of the University Library. Late medieval and early modern catalogs bear witness to the beginnings of the library of the Faculty of Arts in Ingolstadt. Secularization goods and acquisition requests from the Landshut period represent the rapid growth of the library at the beginning of the 19th century. User regulations, bookkeeping, and lecture notes symbolize the transition to Munich and the largest university library in Germany in the first half of the 20th century. The Nazi era and the destruction of buildings and collections during World War II are followed by old and new construction projects that span the arc of the university library's recent history. Learn more