Frankfurt's new hope: Franziska Kiermeier heads political education!

Frankfurt's new hope: Franziska Kiermeier heads political education!

Franziska Kiermeier, a passionate historian with a special preference for the history of Frankfurt, has taken over the rudder of the State Center for Political Education in Hesse since February 1, 2025. The one from Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, born in 1975, moved to Frankfurt from love in 2008 and has since turned the city and history into its center of life. Her path led her from Wittlich in the Eifel, where her parents opened a psychological practice, to Trier, where she studied German studies, political science and economy. Kiermeier's professional career began with an internship in the State Chancellery in Erfurt, followed by an activity in the Ettersberg Foundation, which is devoted to the processing of dictatorships.

Before she started her new position, Kiermeier was a provisional director of the Institute for City History in Frankfurt for three years. Here she realized the exhibition "on the barricades", which dealt with the revolution of 1848/49. This exhibition opened on September 12, 2022 in the Carmelite monastery and highlights the events around the Paulskirchen parliament and the revolutionary fights in Frankfurt. The show, which lasted until September 18, 2023, was a real crowd puller and provided insights into the local history of this eventful time. During the exhibition, interactive stations on biographies of parliamentarians and the building history of the Paulskirche, which enabled the visitor: inside, enabled lively access to the political past.

a look into the past: the exhibition "on the barricades"

The exhibition in the Carmelite monastery addressed the National Assembly in the Paulskirche and the bloody arguments in 1848. Over 50 barricades were built at the time, and the city experienced violent unrest that cost more than 50 people. The September uprising, a central event of that time, led to the loss of power by Paulskirchen MPs. The National Assembly passed the "fundamental rights of the German people", which had a formative influence on subsequent constitutions - including the Weimar constitution of 1919 and the Bonn Constitution of 1949. "The ideas of the National Assembly had long -term effects that even extended to the small German solution in the empire in 1871," explains Dr. Markus Häfner, one of the curators of the exhibition, at the opening.

not only presented in the exhibition, not only historical documents and objects were presented, but also a 4 -square -meter city map visualized the 33 central locations of the revolution in Frankfurt. There was also an extensive accompanying program, the workshops for students from the 9th grade and the Podcast series "What happened to Robert B.?" included, which prepared the topic in an exciting way.

Kiermeier: Responsibility for political education

In her current role as director of the State Center for Political Education in Hesse, Kiermeier has been committed to promoting the political education of students and adults. One focus of their work is on cooperation projects that were directed against anti -Semitism and extremism. "Political education is an essential element to strengthen awareness of social values ​​and promote democratic participation," says Kiermeier.

With her extensive experience and its commitment to the history and culture of Frankfurt, Franziska Kiermeier is well prepared in order to shape and develop political education in Hesse. A good knack for the imparting of knowledge and a heart topic in the form of Frankfurt's history - this combination will certainly also bear fruit in your new position.