Wilhelm-Leuschner-Gedenkstätte

Over het museum

Wilhelm Leuschner was born in 1890 in the residential building at Moritzhöfen 25, completed an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor in Bayreuth, and joined a trade union in 1907. In Darmstadt he later rose to become a union chairman, SPD member of the state parliament, and, in 1928, Hessian interior minister, and he fought the rising NSDAP early and publicly. After 1933 he was imprisoned, joined the resistance, and was slated to become vice chancellor after a coup; after the failed assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, he was arrested and executed in Berlin-Plötzensee on September 29, 1944.

The listed birthplace, which is privately owned, was renovated in 2002/2003. In 2003 the city of Bayreuth set up a memorial there, which is now run as a branch of the Historisches Museum Bayreuth. The exhibition is based on Leuschner's papers, which the Wilhelm-Leuschner-Stiftung, founded in 2002, keeps and studies in the nearby Leuschner-Zentrum on Herderstraße.

With picture panels and original objects, the show follows Leuschner's path from his childhood in Bayreuth through the political years in Darmstadt to the resistance in Berlin. A short film deals with his concentration camp imprisonment, and the chess set with which he occupied himself in prison with his fellow prisoner Ernst Reuter is also on display. The memorial serves mainly historical-political education: the Historisches Museum and the foundation offer tours, project days for school classes, and city tours on National Socialism in Bayreuth.

Hoogtepunten

• Original birthplace of Wilhelm Leuschner in Moritzhöfen
• Chess set from his time in prison, used with Ernst Reuter
• Film of about 15 minutes on Leuschner's concentration camp imprisonment
• Stages of life in Bayreuth, Darmstadt, and Berlin
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Wilhelm Leuschner – Lebensweg eines Demokraten – Four rooms with five thematic sections trace Leuschner's life from Bayreuth through Darmstadt to the resistance in Berlin with picture panels, documents, and personal belongings, supplemented by a film about his concentration camp imprisonment.

Opgericht

2003

Beheerder

Stadt Bayreuth (Historisches Museum Bayreuth)

Directie

Martina Ruppert

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission. Tours and educational programs on request through the museum education department of the Historisches Museum Bayreuth or the Wilhelm-Leuschner-Stiftung.

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Beperkt geschikt voor kinderen

Memorial on the history of resistance against National Socialism; the programs are aimed mainly at school classes and young people.

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