Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Young "Mauerspecht" (Berlin Wall "woodpecker") [52/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
January 1990
Berlin, near Brandenburg Gate
Created By:
Wilfried Knoll,
Christina KnollLicense:
Depicts
Berlin Wall,
Berlin Wall woodpecker,
child,
chisel,
chisel traces,
hammer,
man,
two persons,
Wall graffiti,
Wall holePlaces
Brandenburg GateOther items in this set
Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.
Original Caption
"We went to visit friends in West Berlin and we, like many others, took a piece of the Wall back with us. My father ended up giving the chisel to an American. The man had in actual fact only wanted to borrow it but my father couldn't speak any English..."
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