Museum construction
Petition to support our museum launched
Anyone who would like to show their support for Museum Selma can now do so in a very concrete way: The independent initiative “Museum Selma bleibt,” which advocates for our museum, has launched an online petition.
In the wake of the public debate over the location of the Museum Selma, an initiative called “Museum Selma bleibt” has been founded in Cologne. This initiative, which is independent of us and consists of dedicated citizens, is advocating for the national migration museum, which is being established in Cologne by our sponsoring organization, DOMiD.
The initiative has also addressed the public in an open letter - which was signed by numerous prominent initial signatories.
These supporters are on board
Saša Stanišić, Writer
Dr. Navid Kermani, Writer, orientalist, and publisher
Feridun Zaimoglu, Writer
Dr. Lale Akgün, Psychologist and former member of the German Bundestag
Marica Bodrožić, Writer
Natalie Bayer, Director of the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum (Berlin)
Karima Benbrahim, Director IDA-NRW
Wilfried Schmickler und Christoph Sieber, Comedians / cabaret artists
Diedrich Diederichsen, Cultural studies scholar and author (Berlin)
Irene Franken, Historian and publisher
Prof. Dr. Ambros Gleixner, Mathematician, Berlin
Dr. Gregor Gysi, Member of the German Bundestag
Nedim Hazar, Musician, composer
Prof. Dr. Hiltrud Kier, Art historian and historic preservationist
Prof. Dr. Jochen Oltmer, Historian and migration scholar
Dr. Mark Terkessidis, Freelance author and migration scholar
Now, supporters of the museum can take action themselves: The initiative has launched an online petition on the weact platform to support our museum.
The petition calls for adequate funding for Museum Selma from the federal government, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the City of Cologne. It also appeals to the funding bodies to extend the deadline - which currently expires at the end of the year - for the existing grants awarded to the museum’s operating body, DOMiD. The petition makes a clear demand to the City of Cologne to “take action on the museum’s construction.”
The construction of the nationwide migration museum, Museum Selma, must “not fail due to 33 million euros in additional costs,” the initiators state there. “For a project of such appeal and national significance, even 77 million euros is not too much money.”
Take action now:
Sign the petition for the Museum Selma hereThe initiative operates independently of DOMiD, our museum’s governing body. We are grateful for the support our museum has received and appreciate the signatures on the petition.
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