Pankow's twin city Rivne - Personal accounts of everyday life during the war

In March 2025, employees of the Pankow Museum visited the western Ukrainian twin city of Rivne. Numerous meetings and visits took place during their stay. The result is twelve personal portraits of residents of the twin city, including teachers, nurses and civil society actors, who shape everyday life despite the daily threat and are committed to urban society. There are also business people, historians, museum and theater directors and representatives of the Jewish community.

The exhibition focuses on large-format photo portraits by photographer Anna Mischuk and film portraits of the interviewees, who talk about their everyday lives during the war. Other media stations and a chronicle of Rivne's history provide information about the German occupation from 1941-1944 and the current town twinning between Berlin-Pankow and Rivne.

With this exhibition, the Museum Pankow would like to inform visitors about the history of the twin city and raise awareness of the current situation of the residents since the Russian war of aggression.

The exhibition is designed as a traveling exhibition. Displays and media stations can also be presented at other locations. Contact:

The Berlin Pankow - Rivne Partnership Association and the district of Pankow are actively trying to organize practical help for the twin city of Rivne and to enter into a joint cultural exchange. Further information on the Berlin Pankow - Rivne twinning association:

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Runtime: Sun, 06/09/2026 to Sun, 27/09/2026

Takes place here:

• Rathaus Pankow