"Freedom without Walls?" Exhibits Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin WallMelissa Cox Norris, Director of Library Communications |
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“Freedom without Walls!: In Commemoration of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989-2009,” on display on Langsam Library’s fourth floor lobby, features a Berlin Wall timeline tracing the history of the Wall. Spanning over 60 years, the timeline begins in 1945 at the end of World War II when the Allied Powers (France, England, the United States, and the Soviet Union) split Germany into four occupation zones, and its capital, Berlin, into four sectors. Photographs along the timeline show significant moments in the life of the Berlin Wall, including its building in August 1961, President Kennedy’s 1963 “Ich bin ein Berliner!” speech, President Reagan’s 1987 “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” speech, and the tearing down of the Wall in 1989. The timeline ends in 2009 as the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The exhibit on Langsam Library’s fifth floor lobby showcases library resources about the Berlin Wall. “Freedom without Walls!: The Berlin Wall Remembered, 1989-2009,” displays books, movies, song, and art that tell the story of the Berlin Wall and those who lived with it. A bibliography is available in print at the exhibit and online. Created by Olga Hart, Instruction Librarian, Melissa Cox Norris, Director of Library Communications, and Richard Schade, Professor of German Studies and Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany, the exhibits take their inspiration from the “Freedom without Walls! Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989-2009” celebrations organized by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington. For more information visit www.Germany.info/withoutwalls. |
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November 9, 2009, marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate this important event, the Libraries created two exhibits for display in Langsam Library through fall quarter.