Action week "Children in War" at the HGM

The target audience for the action week is students who are working towards a general understanding of the difficult issue. Unique objects will provide clues to historically locate this phenomenon. Following this, a presentation highlighting current focal points invites general discussion. A short film will further clarify the horrors and miseries that war means for children.

Finally, the students will have the opportunity to ask questions to witnesses - Mr. Kon Kelei or Mrs. Garang Awuol, who have experienced firsthand what it means to be a child in war - to gain an even deeper understanding of the dangerous interplay between children, weapons, and war.

The director of the Museum of Military History, Christian Ortner (pictured left), refers to the museum's motto "Wars belong in the museum" and the associated obligation to actively work towards this: 154 groups with a total of 2,037 students will be engaged with the issue of children in war and can learn from it through the museum's educational program.

For guided tours, which take place from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm, a guide fee of €2.50 per student will be charged. Entry as well as accompanying persons are free.

Registration and INFO: Museum of Military History, Mag. Georg Rütgen; Tel.: 0664/8876 3813; Email: [email protected]

HERE is the information brochure for the action week.