Name: PERMANENT EXHIBITION: Potsdam. A City Makes History
Start: 2024-02-03T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-28T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Potsdam Museum - Forum für Kunst und Geschichte

Experience Potsdam's History in Original

The Permanent Exhibition Potsdam. A City Makes History at the Potsdam Museum - Forum for Art and History invites you on a compact yet impressive journey through over 1000 years of urban history. Over 500 original objects, images, film contributions, and audios condense the development of Potsdam into a vivid artistic experience between memory, research, and the present.

A City Walk Through Eras, Images, and Voices

The presentation unfolds a clear curatorial handwriting: not as a dry chronicle, but as a sensual examination of a city that has continually reinvented itself. Historical source materials, artworks, photographs, and documents open perspectives on power, daily life, architecture, migration, and urban identity.

Original Objects, Film, and Audio as an Immersive Exhibition Experience

Particularly impressive is the connection between material testimonies and media formats. This creates an exhibition atmosphere in which light, space, and objects engage in a quiet dialogue. Visitors encounter prominent personalities, traditions, and anecdotes that not only explain Potsdam's history but also make it emotionally tangible.

Museum Education and Cultural Learning in Focus

The Potsdam Museum sees itself as a cultural and research institution with one of the largest collections of art, culture, and regional history in Brandenburg. Tours, workshops, and museum educational offerings make the permanent exhibition attractive for school classes, families, and groups. Those who wish to deepen their understanding of the city's historical connections will find well-founded cultural education at a high level here.

Barrier-Free and in the Heart of the City

The museum at the Old Market is easily accessible by public transport and offers ground-level, barrier-free access as well as an elevator to all exhibition levels. This makes the visit suitable for a wide audience that appreciates an accessible and carefully curated exhibition in a historic setting.

Conclusion

This Permanent Exhibition is much more than a city portrait: it is a concentrated artistic experience about memory, change, and identity. Anyone who truly wants to understand Potsdam should visit this exhibition live and discover the city's history in the original.