Workshop “The White Rose” (1942/43)

A German resistance group against Hitler – Hans and Sophie Scholl

Among others, this workshop was part of the French-German exchange project “Ombre et Lumière – Licht und Schatten”:

Age group: 14 years – … (adaptable, also for adults)

Working materials (inter alia):

Extracts from the leaflets of the White Rose
Extracts from litterary and philosophical sources which inspired the members of the White Rose (Dostojewski, Aristoteles, Goethe, Novalis, Leibniz…)
Excerpts from the documentary film Ich bin (2011) by André Bossuroy, sponsored by the Europpean Commission (programme “Active European remembrance”) and the Foundation Hippocrène
Video-interview with Franz J. Müller, a former member of the resistance group
Excerpts from the movie Sophie Scholl - the Final Days (2005) by Marc Rothemund
Our idea (2011): Illustration series by Roman Kroke interpreting Sophie Scholl’s dream the night before her execution
Historic photos – current photos from Munich (historical locations, memorial sites)
the metaphors of the CHILD and the ROSE
photos of students’ artworks created in previous workshops