It is often overlooked: Berlin has always had a rural history, even and especially in times of division (1945 - 1990). The event will trace these traces - with surprising insights for the city's history.

Program

• Welcome: Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director of the Berlin Wall Foundation
• Lecture: Dr. Jens Schöne, Deputy Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
• Panel discussion:
  Prof. Dr. Dorothee Brantz, Director Center for Metropolitan Studies, TU Berlin
  Dr. Claudia Buchwald, Director of the Marzahn-Hellersdorf Museum
  Prof. Dr. Axel Klausmeier, Director of the Berlin Wall Foundation
  Dr. Jens Schöne, Deputy Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship

In cooperation with the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship