24 September 2008 – 2 November 2008

Child Soldiers – Forced to be Cruel!

According to international estimations, there are 300,000 child soldiers worldwide. They are being recruited for regular armed forces and rebel groups and forced into combat. In many conflicts, child soldiers are a constant component of the military infrastructure. From more than 10 years, many national and international organizations have been making an effort to counteract the situation facing child soldiers and shed light on the subject worldwide.
The exhibition features emotionally-charged photos from Child Soldiers in Sudan, Columbia, Congo, Liberia, Burma, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Exhibition curator Peter Mantello, professor of new media at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan and co-curator Leora Khan, a New York based editor and filmmaker assembled a wide range of internationally-renown photographers for this project. Amongst them the British photographer Tim Hetherington who recently was awarded the World Press Photo prize.The exhibition is a cooperation between the Foundation for International Dialogue of the Savings Bank in Bonn and Deutsche Welle.

Address

Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4
53113 Bonn
phone +49 228 917 12 00
http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Wednesday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday-Sunday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., closed on Monday.

Description of the Museum

In 1992 the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany was founded as an institution for changing exhibitions and has since then offered a varied programme of international significance in the areas of art, cultural history, science and technology.

opened in 1992; Architekt: Gustav Peichl

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