Is admission to the exhibition free?

Yes, the exhibition is freely accessible according to event information.

Where is the exhibition taking place?

At the City Archive Erlangen, ground floor reading room, Luitpoldstraße 47 in 91052 Erlangen.

How long will the exhibition be on display?

The exhibition is announced until September 24, 2026.

Is the exhibition space barrier-free?

The reading room of the City Archive is accessible barrier-free.

Are there guidelines for use on site?

The usage rules of the City Archive Erlangen apply to the reading room. Personal working photos are only allowed with permission.

Who particularly benefits from visiting?

For everyone interested in contemporary history, cultural remembrance, political education, and historical responsibility.

Resistance, Conscience, and Courage: An Exhibition that Quietly Moves Erlangen

Name: Exhibition "What Could They Do? Resistance Against National Socialism 1933-1945"
Start: 2026-09-09T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-25T01:59:59+02:00
Location: Stadtarchiv Erlangen - EG Lesesaal

A Moving Artistic Experience of Remembrance at the City Archive Erlangen

The exhibition What Could They Do? Resistance Against National Socialism 1933-1945 places one of the most important questions of contemporary history in the spotlight at the City Archive Erlangen: What options remained for people under a brutal dictatorship? The traveling exhibition makes visible how diverse resistance, opposition, and courageous individual decisions could be.

History as Aesthetic Experience

Upon entering the reading room of the City Archive, one experiences a quiet, focused space for contemplation in a metaphorical sense. Documents, historical contexts, and cultural remembrance perspectives coalesce here into an exhibition that relies not on effects but on understanding. This restraint gives the presentation a special exhibition atmosphere.

Resistance in Many Forms

The exhibition illustrates that resistance in National Socialism is not to be understood merely as a spectacular act. Refusal, assistance for the persecuted, oppositional attitudes, sharing of information, or consciously clinging to humanity were all part of a dangerous spectrum of action. Thus, the exhibition opens a precise historical context while simultaneously providing a contemporary view on civil courage.

A Place for Cultural Education

The City Archive Erlangen stands for historical research, public mediation, and cultural education. The exhibition fits into this context because it not only informs but also encourages contemplation. For school classes, students, history enthusiasts, and all who take cultural remembrance seriously, a dense artistic experience emerges from knowledge, reflection, and spatial impact.

What Visitors Can Expect Now

Until September 24, 2026, the exhibition offers free and barrier-free access to engage with resistance and responsibility. Those interested in contemporary history, memorial culture, and the question of moral decisions in exceptional situations will find here an important, impressively curated space.

Conclusion: This exhibition touches, clarifies, and challenges at the same time. It makes historical complexity visible and invites us to understand resistance not as an abstract chapter but as a human decision. A visit to the City Archive Erlangen is worthwhile for everyone who wants to experience remembrance as a living cultural experience.