What Could They Do? Experience Resistance Historically at the City Archive Erlangen
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Courage, Conscience, and Scope for Action at the City Archive Erlangen
The exhibition What Could They Do? Resistance Against National Socialism 1933-1945 opens a concentrated view of the diversity of resistance during the Nazi dictatorship at the City Archive Erlangen. It inquires about decisions, risks, and possibilities for action in a time when open opposition was life-threatening. Admission is free; the exhibition can be seen on 14.09.2026 at 09:00 in the reading room of the City Archive Erlangen. ([erlangen-news.de](https://www.erlangen-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/ausstellung-was-konnten-sie-tun-widerstand-gegen-den-nationalsozialismus-1933-1945-26090911183059?utm_source=openai))
Resistance as Historical Experience
The exhibition does not focus on heroic individual figures but rather on the spectrum of resistance: political, religious, civil, everyday. It is precisely this perspective that makes the artistic experience of a historical exhibition, even though no artworks in the classical sense are being shown. A dense exhibition atmosphere arises, in which documents, sources, and historical contexts enable precise consideration of works in an extended sense. ([erlangen-news.de](https://www.erlangen-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/ausstellung-was-konnten-sie-tun-widerstand-gegen-den-nationalsozialismus-1933-1945-26090911183059?utm_source=openai))
A Place of Memory and Historical Education
The City Archive Erlangen sees itself as a municipal archive that researches, preserves, and conveys city history. It regularly offers free city and archive tours, exhibitions, and lectures. This place is of particular value for educational work and cultural education because it combines historical research with public communication. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/themenseite/informationsservice/stadtarchiv?r=8&vid=378033_2026-01-12T09%3A00&utm_source=openai))
Visit, Access, and Atmosphere
The reading room of the City Archive is located at Luitpoldstraße 47 in 91052 Erlangen. The location is accessible barrier-free in the public area; furthermore, the reading room is accessible. Visiting hours are according to the archive's operations, making the exhibition particularly well-planned for a calm, focused visit. ([erlangen.de](https://erlangen.de/aktuelles/der-historiker-karl-hegel-und-sein-haus-in-erlangen?utm_source=openai))
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This exhibition offers a compelling, historically grounded engagement with the resistance against National Socialism. Anyone interested in contemporary history, memorial culture, and political education will find here an equally calm and demanding artistic experience of memory. A visit to the City Archive Erlangen is definitely worthwhile. ([erlangen-news.de](https://www.erlangen-news.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungen/ausstellung-was-konnten-sie-tun-widerstand-gegen-den-nationalsozialismus-1933-1945-26090911183059?utm_source=openai))
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