Looking back. Looking ahead. 2020-2025

FOREWORDS   7 difficult subjects and create historical experiences that are emotionally tangible. These approaches complement   traditional educational methods and open up new spaces   for dialogue and reflection. Since industrial activities at the former camp quarry came to an end in spring 2024, the memorial grounds have been gradually expanded and a new field for experimentation has emerged. Here, we will explore how memory, art and learning can continue to evolve within a changing society. The coming years will show how remembrance culture can be shaped under new conditions. It remains our mission and responsibility to keep the history of this site alive through   innovative educational approaches, making its relevance for the present experienceable. The Flossenbürg Memorial will continue on this path,   embracing new ideas while respecting established practices and heritage – fully aware that remembrance always keeps one eye on the future. Flossenbürg, October 2025 Prof. Jörg Skriebeleit Director of the Flossenbürg Memorial Ladies and Gentlemen, Memorials at the sites of former concentration camps have   to meet diverse expectations. They are places of personal   reflection, academic research, societal debate and local   everyday life. The Flossenbürg Memorial sees itself as an   open forum, embracing these perspectives, reflecting on them and translating them into contemporary forms of education. The past five years have been marked by profound changes. The COVID-19 pandemic presented not only organisational, but also conceptual challenges. At the same time, it offered an opportunity to reconsider and refine the memorial’s mission and methods.We have actively advanced our digital trans­ formation, with projects such as the learning platform   “Keeping Memories: Life Stories of Prisoners of Flossenbürg Concentration Camp” and the DigAMus-award-winning   platform“Research Stories” providing new ways of engaging with the memorial’s work. They offer insights into research processes, promote transparency and extend our educational outreach beyond the site itself. We have also made significant progress in research and   collaboration. In particular, our close partnership with the   University of Regensburg led to the establishment of the   Centre for Commemorative Culture in 2022 – a nationally unique collaboration blending academic research with   memorial work. This opens up new interdisciplinary   perspectives on history, memory and social responsibility. Another milestone was the joint exhibition The Disavowed. Victims of National Socialism 1933–1945–Today, which has been on display in Germany since the end of 2024. It sheds light on the long-overlooked group of victims branded   “asocials” and “career criminals”, representing one of our   central projects in contemporary remembrance culture. Moreover, the memorial is increasingly using creative formats to bring historical topics into contemporary discourse. Dance, theatre and film projects provide alternative entry points to Prof. Jörg Skriebeleit Director of the Flossenbürg Memorial ©Flossenbürg Memorial / Thomas Dashuber