Willy-Brandt-Forum Unkel
How to find us:
- Street
- Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
- Zip, City
- 53572 Unkel
- Country
- Germany
- Phone
- 02224 / 984 074 0
- Web
- https://www.willy-brandt.de
- forum-unkel@willy-brandt.de
Tue: 11:00 – 17:00
Wed: 11:00 – 17:00
Thu: 11:00 – 17:00
Fri: 11:00 – 17:00
Sat: 11:00 – 17:00
Sun: 11:00 – 17:00
Eintritt frei
Description
Der ehemalige Bundeskanzler und Friedensnobelpreisträger Willy Brandt lebte von 1979 bis 1992 in Unkel. Hier schrieb er seine Erinnerungen, von hier aus unternahm er zahlreiche Reisen, die dem Frieden und der Völkerverständigung dienten.
Former Federal Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Willy Brandt lived in Unkel am Rhein from 1979 to 1992. Here, near Bonn, he wrote his memoirs and, as an internationally respected statesman without a state office, he was committed to global peace and development policies. The heart of the museum is the faithfully reconstructed private study, which the SPD gave to its chairman on his 70th birthday. A large number of exhibits and stations also make Brandt’s life and political work tangible. The famous Brandt portrait of Georg Meistermann, which was intended for the Chancellor Gallery in the Federal Chancellery, rests in the museum’s gallery.
The permanent exhibition documents the important stages in Willy Brandt’s political career and provides insights into his lesser-known life as a citizen of Unkel. A variety of objects and photographs, many original film and sound documents, as well as informative texts put the life and political work of the social democrat center stage. Interactive elements offer (to young people in particular) a playful, discovery-based approach to the character of Willy Brandt and the contemporary historical context.
Other exhibition areas deal with Willy Brandt’s chancellorship from 1969 to 1974, his international engagement as president of the Socialist International and as chairman of the North-South Commission. Additionally, visitors can discover some of the most important biographical stages from his childhood and youth in Lübeck, through the years of forced exile in Scandinavia to his political ascent in post-war Germany. A small cinema, as well as workstations with internet access, offer the opportunity to study the topic in greater depth.
Place on the map
Accessibility
Entrances and paths to the building
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Access stairless
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Access with ramp
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Dooe width (in cm) 200
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Marking of step edges
Lifts in the building
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Access stairless
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Access with ramp
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Elevator door width (in cm) 120
Others
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Disabled toilet