Category: MAMF Overseas
Wechselnde Ausstellungen im Rathaus
Seit Januar gibt es im ersten Stock des Rathauses eine Reihe von Ausstellungen, die von Dr. Circe Olson Woessner, Direktorin des MAMF International Humanities Center, gestaltet wurden. Jeder Monat steht unter einem einteiligen Thema. Das Thema im Januar lautete „Frieden“, im Februar „Liebe.“ Im März, „Gelegenheit“ war eine ausführliche Ausstellung über den WiS Ehrenbürger Walter Hahn. Die Familie Hahn arbeitete mit Dr. Woessner zusammen, um Walters außergewöhnliche Geschichte zu erzählen. Die Ausstellung „Kreativität“ im Juni/Juli zeigte Töpferwaren und Kunstwerke von Weil im Schönbuch Künstlerin Ulrike Gotowicz. Das Augustthema ist die Natur und ist ebenfalls eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Museum und der Weilerin Ulrike Gotowicz. Die US-Malerin Ceilon Aspenson gestaltet große Poster, die jede Ausstellung begleiten. Die wechselnden Ausstellungen sind während der regulären Öffnungszeiten des Rathauses zu sehen.
Changing Exhibits at City Hall
Since January, the first floor of City Hall has hosted a series of exhibitions designed by Dr. Circe Olson Woessner, Director of the MAMF International Humanities Center. Each month has a single theme. January’s theme was “Peace,” and February’s was “Love.” In March, “Opportunity” was an in-depth exhibition about Weil im Schönbuch honorary citizen Walter Hahn. The Hahn family collaborated with Dr. Woessner to tell Walter’s extraordinary story. The June/July “Creativity” exhibition featured pottery and artwork by Weil im Schönbuch artist Ulrike Gotowicz. The August theme is nature and is also a collaboration between the museum Ulrike Gotowicz. American artist Ceilon Aspenson designs large posters to accompany each exhibition. The changing exhibitions can be viewed during City Hall’s regular opening hours.
January poster by Ceilon Aspenson
The exhibit about Walter Hahn
Artist Ulrike Gotowisc
August’s “Nature” display
A closeup of one of the shelves
MAMF part of “Stunde Null” commemorative events in Munich, Germany
MAMF is proud to be one of 130 partner institutions that are part of the “Stunde Null (Hour Zero)” program. More than 220 events such as readings, lectures, exhibitions, art talks, walking and bike tours, film screenings, and music programs will take place from January to May 2025. The Amis in der McGraw Kaserne exhibit opened on March 11, 2025 on McGraw Kaserne, and our discussion and film programs were held at the Giesinger Bahnhof cultural center. It was an amazing weekend! Click here to stream the Brown Babies film:
Check out the Giesinger Bahnhof website here: https://giesinger-bahnhof.de. We want to thank our sponsors and contributors to our programs: Griffenharte Foundation, Kirtland Spouses Club, University of Maryland Global Campus, Giesinger Bahnhof, filmmaker Regina Griffin, historian Karin Pohl, and also the departments within the City of Munich.
MAMF’S “HOST NATION HOSPITALITY” EXHIBIT OPENS IN GERMANY
“Host Nation Hospitality” opened on German-American Day (October 6th). The event started with Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola, glasses of sparkling wine, and freshly baked breadsticks. After the speeches, the guests wandered through the exhibit of 17 individual panels depicting aspects of military life and culture—and their various intersections with Host Nations. The beautifully decorated tables provided the guests a place to mingle, make introductions, and converse over a drink or snack.
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We are very thankful for their support
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Johannes Schneider and Circe Olson Woessner collaborated on the Point Alpha panel
The main reception area 10/6/2024
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The anthology is available on Amazon.com
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This exhibit was a collaboration between many people and organizations, and it serves as a companion to our anthology, “Host Nation Hospitality,” available for purchase on Amazon.
We extend our thanks to all of our sponsors who made the exhibit possible and to all of the authors who contributed a story to the anthology, to MAMF’s 2020-2022 Writer-in-Residence Valerie Bonham Moon and Allen Dale Olson, who wrote the text for the panels, as well as Barbara Beck Azar who created the graphics. We also thank Mayor Lahl and the town of Weil in Schonbuch for their hospitality.
To purchase the anthology that sparked the exhibit, click here: