Media

We collect audio-visual media in any form, including countless in-house productions. In terms of content, we concentrate on documentary film footage visualizing historical events and everyday occurrences. A special focus is on films that reflect the personal experiences of contemporary witnesses, in particular in the form of biographies, interviews with contemporary witnesses, and private film footage of key moments in history.

Films in the object database

The collection includes all manner of sound recordings that document historical moments: recordings of events, interviews and panel discussions on topics of relevance to contemporary history.

Recordings in the object database

We collect local, national and foreign newspapers with headlines and reports that capture key moments in history. The collection of the first issues and final issues of press media that have since been discontinued documents the ongoing change in the media world.

Newspapers in the object database

We collect digital objects referencing contemporary history that as a rule were “born digital”, have no physical counterpart, and consist of different technical components such as software applications, websites and data visualizations. This collection category is especially vibrant, as new forms of representation are constantly evolving, requiring new forms of documentation and long-term archiving.

Digital objects in the object database

We collect magazines that address key moments in history and contemporary life. The collection includes not only magazine series, but also many individual issues with striking covers that visualize the zeitgeist of the day.

Magazines in the object database

Here the focus is on print media that visualize key moments in history, social life and material culture. Bibliophile first editions of novels and works of non-fiction that were of relevance to contemporary history in the form of their dust jackets, film programmes and department-store catalogues are all items collected in this context.

Historical print media in the object database