As Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich resumed its academic activities in the spring of 1946 following the end of World War II, it faced significant challenges. Many university buildings were severely damaged, and both staff and students suffered from shortages of housing and food, much like the wider Munich population. A critical examination of the Nazi past was urgently needed, although some perspectives lacked the necessary critical reflection.

The exhibition explores four major themes: the reconstruction of the university, coping with scarcity, denazification, and memorial work. This exhibition was developed by LMU students and pupils from the Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium Unterhaching, under the guidance of the Chair of History Didactics and Public History and the University Archives.

This exhibition is part of the program '1945 | 2025 - Stunde Null? Wie wir wurden, was wir sind,' organized by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.

The opening will feature a lecture titled 'Schauplatz München - zwischen Freiheitsaktion und demokratischer Erneuerung' by Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Kramer on Tuesday, April 29, at 19:00 in Lecture Hall A 125. Due to limited seating, registration for the lecture is required by April 25 at info@lmu.de.

The exhibition will be held in the Central Library, Lending Hall, until July 11.