Motion Detector No. 29: “We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident”. A Motion-Detector for German-American Relations

News vom 29.06.2026

In the Motion Detector series, the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) presents objects from the collection and loans related to topics concerning people in Europe. The 29thMotion Detector focuses on the German-American relationship on the occasion of the 250thanniversary of the founding of the United States, and will be on display in the foyer of the MEK until December 2026.

Distribution of food from American CARE- packages to striking Reichsbahn workers, May/June 1949 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Fotograf unbekannt

Motion Detector No. 29: “We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident”. A Motion-Detector for German-American Relations

In the Motion Detector series, the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) presents objects from the collection and loans related to topics concerning people in Europe. The 29thMotion Detector focuses on the German-American relationship on the occasion of the 250thanniversary of the founding of the United States, and will be on display in the foyer of the MEK until December 2026.

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