This digital public history project will explore and explain public art in the former region of East Germany, also known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Most monuments of Soviet and GDR leaders were destroyed after the regime fell in 1989. However, that does not mean that public art that demonstrates the history and cultural…

Persona 1 Name: MaxDemographic: 40s, Rostock, Diplom, social science researcherDescriptive Title: Ossi MillennialQuote: “Life in the GDR could be horrible, but it wasn’t all bad.”A Day in a Life Narrative:Max rides his bike to work every day. He appreciates that he passes by a beautiful park and a Kunsthalle on his way to work at…

What is the relationship between the audience and content in public history projects? Public historians should help the public understand history and their role in it.[1] They should keep this goal in mind while developing content for their projects. Because of technological advances in the 21st century, public history projects are accessible to a broader…

I interviewed one resident of former East Germany. She is a 41-year-old single parent and filmmaker who primarily makes history documentaries. She was born in Rostock but has lived in Leipzig for the past ten years. She works from home. She also plays music and enjoys athletics, especially weightlifting and jiu-jitsu. She visits parks with…

¡Presente! (Physical) at the National Museum of American History and ¡Presente! (Digital) at the National Museum of the American Latino, Smithsonian Institution ¡Presente! is in the Molina Family Latino Gallery at the National Museum of American History on the First Floor, one floor down from the street level. This exhibition was in the works long…

I am a graduate student beginning my second year in the Art History MA program at George Mason University. I am pursuing a graduate degree because I hope to work as a curator in an art museum. My main focus is global contemporary art. I am new to digital humanities. I currently work as a…