tgac presentation: east germany - tradition and modernity
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(East) Germany between Tradition and Modernity - The German culture of Invention and Innovation - "Tradition is not preserving the ashes, Tradition is stirring the flames"TRANSCRIPT
“(Ea
st) G
erm
any
betw
een
Trad
ition
&M
oder
nity
”
-A
Cultu
re o
f Inv
entio
n &
Inno
vatio
n-
by U
teBo
ese
–gu
est s
paek
er a
t the
mee
ting
of
the
Ger
man
-Tex
an H
erita
ge S
ocie
ty, A
ustin
(TX)
Oct
ober
19t
h,20
08
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s.co
m
Ute
Boes
e
•bo
rn in
Gre
ifsw
ald,
Mec
klen
burg
•gr
own
up in
Thu
ringi
a
•at
tend
ed th
e Un
iver
sity
of B
erlin
•liv
ed in
Ham
burg
& H
anno
ver
•si
nce
2006
livi
ng in
Hou
ston
, TX
and
in S
uhl,
Thur
ingi
a
•ru
nnin
g a
smal
l bus
ines
s (T
rave
l)
with
par
tner
Jo A
nn W
olf w
ww
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Pict
ures
: Suh
l, Th
urin
gia
•M
y pe
rson
al b
ackg
roun
d
•M
iddl
e G
erm
any
= T
reas
ure
Cham
ber
of E
urop
ean
cultu
re &
his
tory
•Sa
xony
& P
russ
ia: h
omes
and
res
iden
ce
of m
any
Ger
man
Em
pero
rs
•m
any
UNES
COW
orld
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
Site
s
•H
ome
of fa
mou
s Ge
rman
s, e
xam
ples
:
Mar
tin L
uthe
r(Th
urin
gia,
Sax
ony-
Anha
lt)
Joha
nn S
ebas
tian
Bach
(Thu
ringi
a, S
axon
y)
•al
mos
t 20
year
s af
ter
the
Fall
of th
e Be
rlin
Wal
l
•Ti
me
to (r
e)di
scov
er E
ast G
erm
any
Why
talk
abo
ut E
ast G
erm
any
???
GD
R -
East
Ger
man
y: 1
949
-19
90: t
he fo
rmer
Ger
man
Dem
ocra
tic R
epub
lic
Ger
man
y 19
45: f
our
zone
s of
mili
tary
occ
upat
ion
•M
ay 2
3, 1
949:
foun
datio
n of
FRG
(cap
ital B
onn)
•O
ctob
er 7
, 194
9: fo
unda
tion
of G
DR
(cap
ital B
erlin
)•
East
Ger
man
y: o
ccup
ied
and
sinc
e M
ay 1
955
allie
d w
ith th
e US
SR –
an a
utho
ritar
ian
coun
try
with
a c
ontr
olle
d ec
onom
y•
Berli
n W
all b
uilt
on A
ug13
, 196
1 =
sym
bol o
f the
Col
d W
ar
•si
nce
1970
s: a
form
of m
utua
l rec
ogni
tion
was
cre
ated
•In
the
1980
s: p
oliti
cs o
f USS
R pr
esid
ent M
. Gor
bats
chow
•In
198
9: p
ublic
ang
er o
ver
elec
tion
resu
lts –
man
y ci
tizen
s le
ft th
e G
DR
via
Hun
gary
or
appl
ied
for
exit
visa
s•
Nov
embe
r 9, 1
989:
Fal
l of t
he B
erlin
Wal
l•
Oct
ober
3, 1
990:
Reu
nific
atio
n of
Wes
t-an
d Ea
st G
erm
any
FRG
–W
est G
erm
any
flag
& co
at o
f arm
s
GDR
–Ea
st G
erm
any
flag
& co
at o
f arm
s
East
Ger
man
y
•15
For
mer
GD
R co
untie
s
•5
“New
” Sta
tes:
MP
-M
eckl
enbu
rg-W
est P
omer
ania
capi
tal:
Schw
erin
BB-
Bran
denb
urg
capi
tal:
Pots
dam
SA-
Saxo
ny-A
nhal
tca
pita
l: M
agde
burg
SX-
Saxo
ny
capi
tal:
Dres
den
TH -
Thur
ingi
aca
pita
l: Er
furt
an
d
BL -
Ber
lin(C
apita
l of G
erm
any)
BL
MP
BB
SA
SXTH
ww
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ac-u
s.co
m
Insp
iratio
n fo
r Th
eme
of th
e pr
esen
tatio
n
“Let
us
upho
ld th
e ol
d fa
shio
n –
if it’
s go
od.
But l
et u
s bu
ilt n
ew o
nto
p of
the
old
grou
nd
ever
y ho
ur a
lso.
”
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
A lo
t wha
t we
toda
y co
nsid
er a
“tra
ditio
nal G
erm
an p
rodu
ct” w
as v
ery
inno
vativ
e at
the
time,
whe
n it
was
inve
nted
. Oth
er p
rodu
cts
beca
me
so
popu
lar
all o
ver
the
wor
ld, t
hat w
e “f
orgo
t” th
ey a
re G
erm
an in
vent
ions
.
•14
04 in
Thu
ringi
a: g
rill s
ausa
ge –
Rost
brat
wur
st (f
irst m
entio
n)
•14
40 in
Mai
nz, R
hine
land
: let
terp
ress
(Joh
ann
Gut
enbe
rg)
•14
43 in
Dre
sden
: one
of t
he o
ldes
t Ger
man
Chr
istm
as m
arke
ts
•15
thce
ntur
y in
Nur
embe
rg &
Son
nebe
rg, T
hurin
gia:
toys
& d
olls
•
1516
in B
avar
ia: p
urity
law
for b
eer
(Wilh
elm
IV.)
***
•16
thce
ntur
y in
Thu
ringi
a: S
chw
arzb
ier
–D
ark
beer
•
1650
in L
eipz
ig, S
axon
y: d
aily
new
spap
er (T
imot
heus
Ritz
sch)
•
1708
in D
resd
en: E
urop
ean
porc
elai
n (Jo
hann
von
Boe
ttge
r)
•17
10 in
Fra
uens
tein
, Sax
ony:
Org
ans
(Silb
erm
ann
fam
ily)
•18
thce
ntur
y in
Ore
Mou
ntai
ns, S
axon
y: C
hris
tmas
pyr
amid
s •
1765
in F
reib
erg,
Sax
ony:
wor
ld’s
old
est t
echn
ical
Uni
vers
ity
***
1434
“Sta
tuta
thab
erna
” Wei
ssen
see,
Thu
ringi
a: p
urity
law
for
beer
(bar
ley
–m
alt,
hops
, wat
er) a
s on
e ru
le fo
r be
er b
rew
ers.
Dis
cove
red
in 1
998
in a
n ar
chiv
e.
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
A lo
t wha
t we
toda
y co
nsid
er a
“tra
ditio
nal G
erm
an p
rodu
ct” w
as v
ery
inno
vativ
e at
the
time,
whe
n it
was
inve
nted
. Oth
er p
rodu
cts
beca
me
so
popu
lar
all o
ver
the
wor
ld, t
hat w
e “f
orgo
t” th
ey a
re G
erm
an in
vent
ions
.
•17
65 in
Fre
iber
g, S
axon
y: w
orld
’s o
ldes
t tec
hnic
al U
nive
rsity
•
1799
in M
eckl
enbu
rg: d
ivin
g su
it (P
eter
Kre
eft)
•18
04 in
Hal
le, S
axon
y-An
halt:
old
est G
erm
an c
hoco
late
pro
duct
ion
•18
11 in
Fre
iber
g, S
axon
y: g
as la
mp
(Wilh
elm
A. L
ampa
dius
) •
1821
in T
hurin
gia:
har
mon
ica
(Chr
istia
n Bu
schm
ann)
•
1847
in L
ausc
ha, T
hurin
gia:
Chr
istm
as g
litte
r bal
l (gl
assb
low
er)
•18
51 in
Sax
ony:
Goe
ltzsc
htal
brid
ge: w
orld
’s la
rges
t bric
k br
idge
•18
66 in
Bra
nden
burg
& B
erlin
: The
rmos
bot
tle (R
einh
old
Burg
er)
•18
80 in
Pla
uen,
Sax
ony:
Em
broi
dery
(Kau
fman
n Bi
ckel
) •
1881
in B
erlin
, Pru
ssia
: ele
ctric
al T
ram
(Wer
ner v
on S
iem
ens)
•
1882
in W
arne
mue
nde,
Mec
klen
burg
: can
opie
d be
ach
chai
r •
1882
in B
erlin
, Pru
ssia
: ele
ctric
al s
tree
t lig
htin
g (S
iem
ens)
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
A lo
t wha
t we
toda
y co
nsid
er a
“tra
ditio
nal G
erm
an p
rodu
ct” w
as v
ery
inno
vativ
e at
the
time,
whe
n it
was
inve
nted
. Oth
er p
rodu
cts
beca
me
so
popu
lar
all o
ver
the
wor
ld, t
hat w
e “f
orgo
t” th
ey a
re G
erm
an in
vent
ions
.
•18
92 in
Dre
sden
, Sax
ony:
bee
r co
aste
r (R
ober
t Spu
th)
•18
99 in
Dre
sden
, Sax
ony:
Chr
istm
as c
ake
“Sto
llen”
•
1899
in D
resd
en, S
axon
y: B
ra (C
hris
tine
Her
dt)
•19
00 in
Ber
lin: e
lect
rical
blo
w-d
ryer
(AEG
com
pany
) •
1902
in L
eipz
ig, S
axon
y: T
eddy
bea
r (M
arga
rete
Ste
iff)
•19
07 in
Dre
sden
, Sax
ony:
Too
th p
aste
(Ott
omar
von
Mar
enbu
rg)
•19
08 in
Dre
sden
, Sax
ony:
cof
fee
filte
r (M
elitt
a Be
ntz)
•
1931
in B
erlin
: Tel
evis
ion
(Man
fred
von
Ard
enne
) •
1932
in D
resd
en, S
axon
y: c
ompa
ct c
amer
a (Z
eiss
) •
1941
in B
erlin
, Bra
nden
burg
: Com
pute
r Z3
(Kon
rad
Zuse
) •
1959
in G
lash
uett
e, S
axon
y: w
rist-
wat
ch
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
The
coex
iste
nce
of T
radi
tion
and
Mod
erni
ty h
as a
his
tory
in G
erm
any.
Gla
ss in
Thu
ringi
aTr
aditi
onal
gla
ss m
anuf
actu
re
Laus
cha:
art
istic
gla
ss fi
gure
s,Ch
ristm
as g
litte
r ba
lls, v
ases
…
Mod
ern
glas
s pr
oduc
tion
Jena
: ch
emis
try
glas
swar
e, o
ptic
al
lens
es, s
olar
pan
els,
gla
sses
…
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
The
cultu
reof
Inno
vatio
nan
d Pr
ogre
ss h
as a
his
tory
in G
erm
any.
Car
prod
uctio
n Ka
rl Be
nz 1
886
= fi
rst m
oder
n ca
r:“B
enz
Pate
nt M
otor
wag
en”
Got
tlieb
Dai
mle
r 188
9 =
firs
t fou
r-w
heel
ed a
utom
obile
eve
r bu
ilt:
“Dai
mle
r Mot
oriz
ed C
oach
”
Mod
ern
car
prod
uctio
n Sa
xony
: Po
rsch
e in
Lei
pzig
Volk
swag
en in
Dre
sden
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
The
coex
iste
nce
of T
radi
tion
and
Mod
erni
ty h
as a
His
tory
in G
erm
any.
Ger
man
Bre
wer
ies
trad
ition
alGe
rman
mic
robr
ewer
ies
–G
erm
anbe
er &
pur
ity la
w s
ince
1434
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6:
villa
ge S
inge
n, T
hurin
gia
mod
ern
beer
pro
duct
ion
Rade
berg
er G
roup
, Sax
ony:
Tr
aditi
on w
ith a
mod
ern
face
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
The
coex
iste
nce
of T
radi
tion
and
Mod
erni
ty h
as a
his
tory
in G
erm
any.
Arch
itect
ure
in G
erm
any
Cast
le S
chw
erin
, Mec
klen
burg
•Fi
rst r
epor
ts o
f a fo
rt in
973
•D
estr
oyed
& re
built
in 1
160
•Fr
om 1
358
for
cent
urie
s ho
me
of d
ukes
and
gran
d du
kes
of M
eckl
enbu
rg•
Impo
rtan
t cha
nges
in th
e 16
thce
ntur
yun
der d
uke
Joha
nn A
lbre
cht I
. –ch
ange
to a
cas
tle: c
omfo
rt a
nd o
rnam
enta
tion
•Ch
apel
add
ed in
156
3 w
hich
bec
ame
the
first
Pro
test
ant c
hurc
h in
the
stat
e•
Cast
le r
ebui
lt in
the
19th
cent
ury
unde
r gr
and
duke
Frie
dric
h w
ho w
as in
spire
dby
Fre
nch
Rena
issa
nce
cast
les.
•G
DR:
col
lege
for K
inde
rgar
ten
teac
hers
•Si
nce
late
199
0s th
e Sc
hwer
in c
astle
serv
es a
s th
e se
at o
f the
sta
te p
arlia
men
t.•
Hom
e of
cas
tle m
useu
m &
ora
nger
y ca
fé
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
The
coex
iste
nce
of T
radi
tion
and
Mod
erni
ty h
as a
his
tory
in G
erm
any.
Arch
itect
ure
in G
erm
any
Berli
n –
Pots
dam
er P
latz
:Th
e ne
w m
oder
n ci
ty c
entr
e Be
rlin
–M
useu
m Is
land
:UN
ESCO
wor
ld h
erita
ge
Berli
n –
Parli
amen
t bui
ldin
g:Sy
mbi
osis
of o
ld &
new
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
“Tra
ditio
n is
not
pre
serv
ing
the
ashe
s,Tr
aditi
on is
stir
ring
the
flam
es.”
Coex
iste
nce
of T
radi
tion
and
Mod
erni
ty
-Th
ese
cret
of “
Mad
ein
Ger
man
y” -
Not
to fo
rget
the
valu
able
kno
wle
dge
of re
gion
al c
raft
To in
vent
and
impl
emen
t new
tech
nolo
gies
To b
ase
econ
omy
on s
mal
l and
mid
-siz
e en
trep
rene
urs
To c
heris
h cu
lture
& h
erita
ge
ww
w.tg
ac-u
s.co
m
East
Ger
man
y is
just
per
fect
to e
xplo
re th
e Eu
rope
an c
oexi
sten
ceof
trad
ition
, cul
ture
, han
dcra
ft, h
erita
ge a
nd m
oder
n lif
esty
le.
(Re)
Dis
cove
r Ea
st G
erm
any
your
self
–G
o on
a e
xciti
ng &
uni
que
trip
!
The
Ger
man
Am
eric
an C
onne
ctio
n of
fers
spe
cial
inte
rest
them
e to
urs
for
smal
l gro
ups.
We
also
pla
n an
d la
yout
indi
vidu
al tr
ips
to G
erm
any.
We
orga
nize
all
kind
of y
our
trav
el:
leis
ure,
bus
ines
s, fa
mily
reu
nion
s,
exch
ange
pro
gram
s an
d so
on…
In a
dditi
on to
a w
ide
rang
e of
alre
ady
prep
ared
them
e to
urs
we
layo
ut y
our
indi
vidu
al s
peci
al in
tere
st to
urs:
win
e,
beer
, Ger
man
cui
sine
, sum
mer
con
cert
trip
s, a
rtis
ts s
uch
as J.
S. B
ach,
cas
tles,
Mar
tin L
uthe
ror
oth
er s
peci
al to
pics
.w
ww
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-us.
com
•G
erm
any
at A
dven
t –Tr
aditi
on &
Inno
vatio
nTr
avel
with
Mar
y Be
rgin
(Dec
7-1
6, 2
008)
•UN
ESCO
wor
ld c
ultu
ral h
erita
ge to
urs
•H
andc
raft
& T
radi
tion
–G
o Ea
st
•Sp
ecia
l Bee
r To
ur B
erlin
& E
ast G
erm
any
•Cl
assi
cal m
usic
& F
ine
dini
ng –
Gou
rmet
tour
s•
Bauh
aus
2009
Tou
rs (A
rt, A
rchi
tect
ure,
Des
ign)
•Ed
ucat
iona
l Stu
dy T
ours
to G
erm
any
•G
erm
an c
ookb
ooks
“C
ulin
aria
Ger
man
y”“D
r. O
etke
r”
ww
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ulto
urin
aria
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hlig
hts
2008
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