Special Reading by Angela Merkel: "Freedom" - Memories 1954 - 2021

Reading with Angela Merkel

For 16 years, Angela Merkel bore responsibility for governing Germany, leading the country through numerous crises and shaping German and international politics and society through her actions and convictions. Of course, Angela Merkel was not born a chancellor. In her memoirs, written together with her longtime political adviser Beate Baumann, she looks back on her life in two German states - 35 years in East Germany, 35 years in reunified Germany. More personally than ever before, she recounts her childhood, youth and studies in East Germany, and the dramatic year 1989 when the Wall fell and her political life began. She shares her meetings and conversations with the world's most powerful figures and, through significant national, European and international turning points, clearly and precisely illuminates how decisions were made that shape our era. Her book offers a unique glimpse into the inner workings of power - and is a resolute plea for freedom.

Admission from 18:00
Please allow sufficient time for the walk from the parking lot to the event venue. Parking is available only outside the event grounds. Please note that bag checks are conducted at the entrance.

Motor ferry "Apollo I" Registration and fares at +49 (0) 38371 28429
From Freest: journey time approximately 20 min, return after the reading ends.