At the start of the conference, the partner museums and the research project introduced themselves to the audience during a poster session.

Posters relating to the research project covered the overall project and its structure, an inventory of objects and materials at the partner museums, a survey of comparable museums, and the research contributions of the individual staff members.
We are making these available online once again here.
The posters serve as an overview for the PhD students as they work on their dissertations. They are particularly keen to receive suggestions and feedback at

Simply click on the link to open:

Project and Structure

Object and material inventories at the partner museums

Results of the survey of comparable museums – Lisa Preller

Nature, Gender and Ethnicity in New Local History Museums – Research paper by Smilla Ebeling

Spaces in New Local History Museums_Research paper and doctoral thesis by Dennis Herrmann

Patterns of Representation and Aesthetic Practices_Research paper and doctoral thesis by Sebastian Bollmann

Collection-building processes at ‘New Heimat’ museums_Research paper and doctoral thesis by Antje Vogt