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DOMiDLabs

In the DOMiDLabs: Labs for participatory museum design project, different people came together in four labs. They developed design concepts on various topics, which are being tested for the Selma Museum.

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    We are hiring for the Museum Selma: Current vacancies

    We are advertising three attractive positions in different departments for our planned Museum Selma.

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    DOMiD announces the name of the museum: Museum Selma

    The name is derived from the Celtic for “beautiful view” and the Arabic for “harmony and peace”. It is used as a female first name in many cultures around the world. The name thus stands for the polyphony of our planned museum.

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  • Handle with Care is written in large black letters in the middle against a pink, cloudy background. To the right is the subtitle Eine Ausstellung über Erzählungen, Gefühle und Perspektiven aus der Migrationsgesellschaft. The Lab #04 logo can be seen at the top right. At the top left is the exhibition date 12.10. to 28.11.24 and the exhibition venue GOLD+BETON and Gemeinde Köln, Ebertplatzpassage Köln.

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    Handle with Care – Eine Ausstellung über Erzählungen, Gefühle und Perspektiven aus der Migrationsgesellschaft

    12 October 2024 – 28 November 2024

    The fourth and final DOMiDLabs exhibition “Handle with Care” starts on 12.10.24. I will be seen at GOLD+BETON and Gemeinde Köln in the Ebertplatzpassage, Cologne.

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Museum Selma

Über 30 Jahre setzte sich DOMiD für ein bundesweites Migrationsmuseum ein.
Ab 2029 wird es Wirklichkeit: Museum Selma

DOMiD has been campaigning for a nationwide migration museum for over 30 years. From 2029, it will become a reality: Museum Selma.

Based on the DOMiD collection, a unique cultural venue will be created that tells the story of our migration society. Follow the progress of the museum project!

The book is available for download as a free e-book, as well as for purchase as a hardcover.

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Our collection

Photo: Dietrich Hackenberg/DOMiD-Archive, Cologne

Photo: Dietrich Hackenberg/DOMiD-Archive, Cologne

DOMiD collects and conserves material which documents migration history. Furthermore, we believe it is our duty to research and present the history of migration in Germany to a wide audience. In addition to our museological and archival work, we organize events, conferences and talks. Our goal is to convey that migration is a norm in human history. We believe this perspective can provide a basis for developing a shared, transcultural identity.

Found some treasures in your attic or basement?

If you are in possesion of material that you think may be relevant to migration history, we would love to hear from you! Become a donor.

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Dr. Mark Terkessidis
Right from the beginning DOMiD has told the story of immigration in a new way - as the story of acting people, not as the story of problems. So who would be more suitable to design the Museum of Migration?
Dr. Mark Terkessidis, Migration researcher / freelance author

Migration history in pictures

Migration has left a lasting mark on our society. In the motif series "Migration History in Pictures" we have selected objects from the DOMiD collection that stand for certain phenomena of migration history since 1945. In short, richly illustrated online stories, we tell how migrants have influenced the history of Germany.

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