On Grimmaische Straße, the Leipzig Citizens’ Movement Archive (ABL) is displaying ten large-format photographs from 1989. Some of the images reflect the project locations along the Path of Light. Students taking the advanced history course at Gerda Taro School selected and annotated them for the Leipzig Festival of Lights as part of an archive education workshop. Alongside providing historical context, they focused primarily on the following questions: How do the historical events of 1989 in Leipzig relate to the challenges of the present day? What inspiration can they offer?
Our RESPONSibility...
Civil Movement Archive Leipzig and Gerda Taro School Leipzig
Our RESPONSibility... at a glance
A portrait of the Civil Movement Archive Leipzig and the
Gerda Taro School
Since 1991, the Civil Movement Archive Leipzig has collected personal accounts from the GDR opposition, the citizens’ movement and the initiatives and political parties established in 1989/90. The materials are preserved, catalogued and made accessible – documenting protest, change and democratisation.
The Gerda Taro School is a grammar school run by the City of Leipzig. Democracy education plays a central role and is explored in greater depth through numerous activities across all subjects.