In the organizer's words:

When the NS-DOK opened its permanent exhibition in 1997, a milestone was reached: using a wealth of evidence, the exhibition dispelled the widespread myth that the majority of Cologne residents were opposed to National Socialism. Three decades have passed since then. Not only has knowledge about the history of National Socialism and how it is communicated evolved, but expectations of visiting the exhibition have also changed - as have the perspectives of the NS-DOK team.

Until the opening of our new permanent exhibition in a few years' time, an intervention will therefore comment on the existing exhibition. The starting points are individual exhibits, texts or forms of presentation that can be viewed critically today. Together with the visitors, the aim is to discuss more general questions that currently arise when exhibiting Nazi history: for example, how to deal with images of acts of violence, problematic terms or discriminatory representations.

Registration by January 18 by e-mail to nsdok@stadt-koeln.de

You can find more information on the accompanying events and curator tours at www.nsdok.de/intervention