Axel Klausmeier is the director of the Berlin Wall Foundation. Between 2007-2008, he was scholarly staff in the DFG-research project “The Berlin Wall as a Symbol of the Cold War: From a Tool of SED Domestic Policies to a Building Monument of International Standing” at the department of architectural conservation of the University of Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Prior to this, Klausmeier was head assistant at the Institute for Historical Preservation at ETH Zurich (2006-2007) and assistant professor in the department of architectural conservation at the University of BTU Cottbus (2001-2006) where his research focused on “inconvenient historical monuments” and how politically tainted building legacies are handled and discussed. From 1999-2001, he was a trainee scholar with the Foundation of Prussian Castles and Gardens in Berlin-Brandenburg.
Klausmeier has published numerous publications on the documentation, handling and mediation of historical building fabric and historical cultural landscapes, in particular on the history and significance of the Berlin Wall. He holds a Ph.D. in art history, medieval and modern history from universities in Bochum, Munich, and Berlin.
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