The Junges Museum Frankfurt is showing an exhibition for children and young people that looks at revolutions and protest movements and puts them into practice in a way that is suitable for the target group. In it, children and young people aged 9 and over learn that pluralism of opinion forms the basis of liberal democracies. With four historical revolutions and protest movements, the exhibition becomes a playground: the events leading up to the election to the National Assembly in 1848, the revolution at the end of the First World War in November 1918, the dispute over the construction of Runway 18 West in 1980 and the Occupy Camp in front of the European Central Bank in 2011/12 are brought to light and become present. For these selected revolutions and protest movements, the exhibition takes Frankfurt into focus.
The historically significant revolution of 1848/49 is directly linked to the city of Frankfurt am Main. It was a first bourgeois-democratic and national unity and independence movement, which obtained the National Assembly in the Paulskirche and the first German fundamental rights. The attempt to create a democratic, unified nation-state failed; it was put down by military force. The November Revolution of 1918/19 led to the abolition of the monarchy in the final phase of the First World War and paved the way for a parliamentary-democratic republic. It gave rise to women's suffrage in Germany. Protests over the construction of Frankfurt Airport's Runway West came to a head at the end of 1980 and led to the occupation of the construction site and the construction of the Hüttendorf, which lasted barely a year. The construction of the runway was realized under massive police protection and accompanied by (not always peaceful) protests and rallies. The most recent large protest action in Frankfurt am Main, which was part of a global protest and drew wider circles, was the Occupy movement 2011/12 with its camp in front of the European Central Bank. Both recent protest movements stand for the extra-parliamentary engagement of citizens' initiatives and groups that in the Federal Republic, especially after the 1968 protests, demand social, ecological and political rights in society for themselves and others.
The issue already affects children and young people: It is necessary to know, stand up for and demand their libertarian rights - including the right to resist. This intangible cultural heritage must not be underestimated. It must be nurtured and preserved. In order to make the exhibition playful, after a short introductory film all visitors will be given a tablet as small groups, in which a virtual navigator will guide them through the exhibition. Animations provide an exciting introduction to the respective topic, while tasks and games encourage visitors to participate. Meaningful, original objects help to master the various tasks.
Opening hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday through Friday: 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Text source and more information about this event: http://kindermuseum.frankfurt.de/ausstellung/ausstellung.html
