06/07/2026
⚠ Morgen in der Galerie Wedding: Panelgespräch »Archive des Überlebens. Kunst, Zeug*innenschaft und Erinnerungsarbeit nach Aghet«
07.07.2026 – 19 Uhr
Mit Dr. Jeanette Ehrmann, Prof. Dr. Elke Shoghig Hartmann, Dr. Eren Yetkin, Beatrice Moumdjian
Moderation: Gabriela Seith
Aghet (Աղետ), which means “the catastrophe” in Armenian, is the term used to describe the genocide of the Armenians. Between 1915 and 1917, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were deported and murdered in the Ottoman Empire. Many survivors were forced into exile and established new diaspora communities around the world, which to this day preserve the stories of the survivors, pass on knowledge, and create spaces for exchange and remembrance. To this day, the genocide is officially denied by the Turkish government. In Germany, the Bundestag passed a resolution on the Armenian Genocide in 2016, in which it also acknowledged the shared responsibility of the German Empire as a military ally of the Ottoman Empire at the time.
The invited guests will discuss current issues surrounding a transnational culture of remembrance based on solidarity: How can artistic, activist, and scholarly approaches help bring to light repressed histories of violence or contested memories?
Foto 2: Silvina Der Meguerditchian
Foto 3: Privatarchiv
Foto 4: Stefan Gloede