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Special exhibition October 8 to December 19, 2021

Michael Bacht: Slave.Slaver.Slavery.

The Mark Twain Center for Transatlantic Relations is currently closed.

wall-paper in the Mark Twain Center (photo: Mark Twain Center)

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History Harvest

The Mark Twain Center for Transatlantic Relations in Heidelberg’s Südstadt district is currently developing a multimedia exhibition on German-American relations.

The Mark Twain Center in Heidelberg (photo: Mark Twain Center)

Heidelberg and the USA at the Mark Twain Center

Shaping a transatlantic partnership – past and future

Based in a location of historic significance, the Center’s mission is to combine living memory with academic research and culture.

farewell and banner applause of the U.S. Army (photo: Diemer)

Mark Twain Center for Transatlantic Relations

The idea

The focus of the Mark Twain Center for Transatlantic Relations (MTC) is the shared history of the German and American people. The Center aims to bring together cultural and academic perspectives and to promote discussion of important issues for the future of German-American relations.

backside of the Mark Twain Center (photo: Wenzel)

Our premises

The Keyes Building and German-American relations in Heidelberg

Encounters with Americans have fundamentally influenced Heidelberg’s past and present. Similarly, Heidelberg has had a place in the consciousness of many US citizens since the 18th century.

Mark Twain Center in the making (photo: Wenzel)

Commemoration, research and culture

With its three pillars of commemoration, research and culture and the combination of local history and discussion of issues of importance for the future of transatlantic relations, the MTC is in a unique position

The Mark Twain Center for Transatlantic Relations in Heidelberg’s Südstadt district is currently developing a multimedia exhibition on German-American relations.

Join in!

"Sklavenschiff_Detail" (Photo: Michael Bacht)

Slave.Slaver.Slavery.

The exhibition includes installations, models and images from different creative periods in the work of Heidelberg artist Michael Bacht.

October 8 to December 19, 2021, 12am to 6pm