"The latest addition to the chronologically structured exhibition can be found logically enough at the very end. It's a red protest sign against the new military conscription law, with the slogan "Wages up, armaments down." A museum employee carried it back to the museum from the demonstration that took place at Bonn's Hofgartenwiese on December 5. Less than a week later, it is already exhibited as a historical document in the section "Today," the last of five time periods covered in the interactive exhibition."
"The show's approximately 3,800 exhibits transport visitors back in time through the past eight decades of German history from the end of World War II in 1945 to the present day. Almost everything that was and is important in German history both West and East is on display. Bringing contemporary history to life is the goal of the new permanent exhibition, which was financed with 25 million ($29 million)."
Haus der Geschichte in Bonn reopened a renovated permanent exhibition titled "You are part of history." The exhibition displays about 3,800 objects covering German history from 1945 to the present. A recent addition is a red protest sign against the new military conscription law with the slogan "Wages up, armaments down," brought back from a December 5 demonstration and placed in the "Today" display within a week. The exhibition aims to bring contemporary history to life and was financed with 25 million euros. Planning and design took six years and the museum underwent a 14-month closure. The museum opened in 1994 and was one of Germany's most visited.
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