Briefing
The federal government is supporting the creation of 13 new memorial sites at railway stations; the project exhibition runs from 13 November 2026 allocated for 2026 may not reach farmers in time by 28 February 2027 at the German Railway Museum in Nuremberg. Under the funding programme MemoRails – Stop! This is a place of remembrance for Nazi history – the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) supported civil society organisations, memorial sites, educational institutions and local authorities. Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn was a cooperation partner and provided the museum as the exhibition venue.
The project teams that received funding researched local sources on the role of railway stations under National Socialism, particularly in relation to deportations, forced labour and persecution. Their research led to the creation of permanently installed memorial markers, temporary installations, educational activities and participatory programmes with schools and young people. The museum exhibition presents several projects as examples, including documentary research, biographical perspectives and educational initiatives, to illustrate the range of local remembrance work.
The organisers and participating institutions emphasise the importance of making railway stations visible as “sites of persecution” and integrating remembrance into the everyday life of local communities. The exhibition is also intended to encourage professional exchange between remembrance organisations, museums and transport companies, and to open up discussion about the role of memorial markers in public spaces. Specific details about individual locations, participating organisations and the design of the memorial markers are included in the exhibition materials and documented by the institutions involved.
The exhibition should be seen as part of ongoing initiatives to address the Nazi past at railway stations in Germany; the programme was announced earlier. Funding and details of the concept were published by the programme organisers and cross-checked against information from the German Railway Museum and the EVZ Foundation The exhibition is due to open on 13 November 2026 and will run until 28 February 2027.
Editor: Phillipe Schmidt-Araguin (Article created with AI assistance).