University of Washington

Summer A Term 2013

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Palace of Tears- Reading Assignment


Please read through this site for general history and background about the Palace of Tears. 
http://www.spottedbylocals.com/berlin/traenenpalast/

This link below gives more background on the Palace of Tears. It is made available through the German Historical Museum to introduce the site and exhibition. The video has interviews by people from East and West.  Consider the different narratives representing a memorial:

Consider how commemoration is represented through an institution, In this case, the German Historical Museum. 


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