trotzdem da!

During the National Socialist era, friendly and intimate contact between Germans and prisoners of war or forced laborers was undesirable. In some cases, they were strictly forbidden. 

But they are "nevertheless here": children who were born from such forbidden relationships. Their stories have long been taboo. They have hardly been academically researched and are barely present in the culture of remembrance. This exhibition is dedicated to their life stories.

More than 20 children from forbidden relationships were found in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands and took part in the "neverthelesse here!" project. With their memories, documents and photos, they laid the foundation for the realisation of the travelling exhibition. The exhibition tells their life stories and sheds light on their experiences of marginalisation and discrimination in the post-war period as well as their parents' stories of persecution.