2023/24 marks the 75th anniversary of the "Airlift", an event closely linked to Berlin's history. To mark the occasion, the Museum of Military History of the Bundeswehr at Airfield Berlin-Gatow, the Allied Museum Berlin and the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst are presenting at Tempelhof Airport the special exhibition "Blockaded Victors - Divided Berlin. 75 Years Airlift", which has been jointly developed.

The exhibition will be shown "open air" from 29 June 2023 to 12 May 2024 on the square in front of the departure hall of Tempelhof Airport, the central approach site of the Airlift, and thus covers the entire period of the Berlin Blockade 75 years ago.

The narrative of the success and achievement of the Airlift is generally known. The exhibition adds further perspectives to this view: How did the blockade and airlift come about in 1948 in the first place? What policies did the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, as victorious and occupying powers, pursue towards Germany and Berlin in the first post-war years? What do the blockade and the airlift have to do with the division of the city? How do Berliners experience this period? And what role does the Airlift play in Berlin's culture of remembrance? The exhibition explores these questions in four chapters: Blockaded Victors, Divided Berlin, Airlift, Myth and Commemoration.

The exhibition is presented in four languages: German, English, French and Russian. A handout in Ukrainian is also being prepared. An online publication will also be published to accompany the exhibition. An accompanying programme with lectures, readings and film screenings will be announced soon.

The exhibition was designed by the Berlin office tecton and is realised with the support of Tempelhof Projekt GmbH.

GUIDED TOURS
On several days a week the three cooperating museums offer guided tours through the exhibition in English and German. Please indicate at the time of booking if you would like a guided tour in English.

Please book here: Booking portal

For bigger groups also tours in French and Russian can be arranged.