Culture of Remembrance Interlinked

Public History Munich strives to foster a vibrant culture of remembrance for the diverse urban society. Therefore, this article examines how different biographical research projects, which were initiated by the City of Munich since the 1990s, led to ongoing processes to reconstruct many personal stories of suffering during the Nazi regime and to a comprehensive database on Nazi persecution in Munich. By examining projects, such as “The Return of the Names” or the “Biographical Memorial Book of Munich Jews 1933–1945,” this article shows how this valuable database had a major impact on various forms of academic, private, communal, and public memory and shaped the cultural landscape of the Bavarian capital to this day. Moreover, the article discusses how digital transformation affects the culture of remembrance and educational work, and illustrates how it shapes research and digital memory formats not only in the present, but also in the future.