German Emigration Center
German Emigration Center
The German Emigration Center (German: Deutsches Auswandererhaus) is a museum located in Bremerhaven, Germany dedicated to the history of German emigration, especially to the United States. It is Europe's largest theme museum about emigration. Visitors can experience the emigration process through interactive exhibits. The museum also provides access to databases of immigration records.[1]
The museum opened on August 8, 2005.[2]
References
- ↑ German Emigration Center Bremerhaven
- ↑ (German) Joachim Baur, Expokritik: Ein Migrationsmuseum der anderen Art. Das Deutsche Auswanderer-Haus in Bremerhaven. In: Werkstatt Geschichte 15, 2006, Nr. 42, S. 97-103
External links
- German Emigration Center Website, in German and English
Further reading
- Quirin, Katrin (2009). Das Buch zum Deutschen Auswandererhaus = The German Emigration Center Book. (in German and English) (2nd ubarb. und erw. ed.). Bremerhaven [Germany]: DAH. ISBN 978-3-00-028384-0.
Coordinates: 53°32′43″N 8°34′27″E / 53.54528°N 8.57417°E
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