20 Years After The Fall of the Berlin Wall

A week-long commemoration including exhibit openings, movie screenings, symposiums and cake cutting
Host:
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Monday, November 2, 2009 at 5:00pm
End Time:
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location:
GW Campus

Description

GW celebrates the freedom that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago. For more information or to register for events, please visit http://bit.ly/1E48Y8

This week-long celebration includes:

Remembering Leipzig: Vigil & Candlelight Procession
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Die Vereinigte Kirche, The United Church, 1920 G St., NW

Exhibits Opening & Reception for “Goodbye Comrade Revisited” and “Berlin Walls”
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Gelman Library , 2130 H St., 7th Floor,

Images & Sound: Multimedia Installation
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Kogan Plaza, H St., NW, between 21st and 22nd Sts., NW

Film Showing: “Kolya”
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Gelman Library, 2130 H St., NW, Rm. 207

Symposium on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc
Panel 1: “20 Years After: Views from Eastern Europe”
Panel 2:“The US and USSR: New Perspectives”
Panel 3: “The Berlin Wall: From its Construction to its Collapse”
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Gelman Library, 2130 H St., NW, Rm. 207

Film Showing: “The Interrogation”
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
Gelman Library, 2130 H St., NW, Rm. 207
“Tear Down This Wall” Cake Party
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Kogan Plaza, H St., NW, between 21st and 22nd Sts., NW

Images and Sound: Multimedia Installation
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Kogan Plaza, H St., NW, between 21st and 22nd Sts., NW

Film Showing: “When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours that Changed The World”
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009; 6:00
Gelman Library, 2130 H St., NW, Rm. 207

Other Information

  • Guests are allowed to bring friends to this event.

Event Type

This is an open event. Anyone can join and invite others to join.