Learning and teaching

Who were the victims of Nazi persecution-related confiscation of cultural property? What happened to their possessions? What significance does National Socialist art theft still have for us today? What does reappraisal and remembrance mean?

These and other questions are central to our educational work, which combines cultural and historical-political education. In various programmes for teenagers and young adults either in the museum or the classroom, we deal in particular with Jewish life stories, deepen historical knowledge, create space for encounters and exchange and promote empathy and critical thinking regarding one's own life and the present.

We offer educational formats at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, the Dresden State Art Collections and in rural areas of Saxony. The formats are aimed at teenagers and young adults from the 9th grade onwards, both in class and in extracurricular contexts. Please refer to the individual programmes for exact content, venues and registration options.

The educational materials can be used in two to three 45-minute teaching units and are closely aligned with the content of the website. They guide pupils to engage with the „forgotten life stories“ independently and in small groups using audio stations, short films and map materials. The learning sets contain didactic handouts, work assignments, presentation texts and source materials on various aspects of the topic of art theft under National Socialism.

The materials can be used in the subjects of history, art, social studies and ethics and are suitable for pupils from year 9 onwards. They are free to use under the CC BY NC ND licence.