Between 1933 and 1936, so-called Thingstätte were erected as propagandistic open-air theaters and meeting places for National Socialism. Four hundred were planned, and around sixty constructed. Many of these today almost barely known sites, can still be found in Germany, Poland, and Russia. In the form of an ongoing interdisciplinary research project, art and documentation, texts and images by over 30 international artists and scholars facilitate a critical examination of the history of the Thingstätte.  It is a search for recognizing the architectural remains of National Socialist Architecture as a problematic past that is relevant to understand the present times.

Exhibition Sept 7 – Oct 27 2023 at Deutsches Haus at NYU, New York

The publication is available in English at D.A.P. and in German at Geymüller Publications.

Missing Thingstätten Info? Maybe it’s in German – there is more info on the German Version of this Site