A very interesting and informative exhibition, covering the break up of the Holy Roman Empire up to the fall of the wall.
Assembled by the BM's Director and Germanphile, Neil MacGregor, my only complaint would be that at times the mainly chronological presentation became thematic and it was somewhat easy to get lost.
Aside from the handholding on the history of the pulsing of the German borders, for example to include/exclude Northern Poland, I will remember the exhibition for individual pieces such as:
The amazing clock - like a domestic version of that in the Prague Square
The handcart used by migrating Germans at the end of WW2
The Richter painting of his daughter
The hyperinflation banknotes
Nazi party propaganda
All in all, for those ignorant of German history, such as myself, this was an excellent opportunity to acquire at least a veneer of knowledge.
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