On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the UN Human Rights, the exhibition "Mein Name ist Mensch" shows visual interpretations of the 30 articles protecting human rights. Designer Jochen Stankowski looks at the 1948 United Nations resolution and translates its words with design.

The exhibition can be seen from 10 August to 30 December 2023 at the University and City Library of Cologne and focuses on the basic principles of design. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be experienced through forms and images, the design concept translates the words into a visual language that can be understood by all people. The aim of the project is to realise the exhibition at 75 locations in 2023 and 2024 to keep the theme of democracy and human rights present. Cologne kicks off the nationwide campaign, and 30 other exhibition locations have already been confirmed.

The University and City Library of Cologne is presenting "Mein Name ist Mensch" in cooperation with the Academy for European Human Rights Protection and the Office for Europe and International Affairs of the City of Cologne. The idea to show this exhibition project in Cologne goes back to the initiative of the citizens' project "Die AnStifter" from Stuttgart, which as a cosmopolitan network promotes communication and cooperation between people of different nationalities. In addition, the designer Birgit Schöne is participating in the exhibition and presenting the work on her Children's Rights Primer.

"Mein Name ist Mensch" is open since 10th of August with a keynote speech on the exhibition's design concept and a panel discussion on "How do we protect human rights today? The event is in German.

Programme of the vernissage on 10 August from 6 pm:

Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Christof Breidenich (Macromedia University of Applied Sciences)

Round table discussion: How do we protect human rights today? (Moderated by Martin Stankowski) with:

• Gerhart Baum, Federal Minister (ret.)
• Prof. Dr. Angelika Nußberger, Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne
• Jessica Mosbahi, Office for Europe and International Affairs of the City of Cologne

Exhibition "Mein Name ist Mensch"
University and City Library Cologne, Universitätsstraße 33, 50931 Köln
Monday to Friday from 9 am to midnight,
Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Free admission!

Contact:
Dr. Philipp Budde
buddeub.uni-koeln.de