Lepsiushaus

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The Protestant theologian Johannes Lepsius (1858–1926) lived and worked in the villa at the foot of the Pfingstberg from 1908 until his death. From here he organized aid for the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire and, in 1916, made the genocide of the Armenians known in Germany with a secretly circulated report – against the will of the imperial government. The core of the house itself dates from around 1800; it was remodeled in the 1860s.

After World War II, the Soviet army used the building until the early 1990s, after which it fell increasingly into disrepair. In 1999, Potsdam residents and figures from German-Armenian, church, and academic circles founded a friends' association to save the house. After public funding was secured, the interior was restored from 2009; the Lepsiushaus was formally opened on May 2, 2011. The building is owned by the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten (Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation).

With the opening, the Johannes Lepsius Archive, previously held at the Faculty of Theology in Halle, came to Potsdam. Today, the house is a research institute with an archive, library, and media library dealing with violence against Armenians since the late 19th century, the genocide of 1915/16, and humanitarian responses to it. A permanent exhibition traces Lepsius's life and his commitment; in the garden, a marble sculpture by Roland Stelter has commemorated his civil courage since 2015.

Højdepunkter

• Authentic home and workplace of Johannes Lepsius (1908–1926)
• Permanent exhibition on Lepsius's life and work with historic photographs
• Johannes Lepsius Archive and specialist library on the Armenian genocide
• Sculpture "Zivilcourage" (Civil Courage) by Roland Stelter in the garden

Permanente udstillinger

• Dauerausstellung zu Johannes Lepsius – Follows Lepsius's life and his commitment to the Armenians, sheds light on networks of helpers, relief work, and efforts to expose the crimes, as well as the political context – complemented by contemporary photographs.

Grundlagt

2011

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Roy Knocke

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