The exhibition focuses on five affected people, born between 1894 and 1963, and invites visitors to immerse themselves in their stories.

Placed in out-of-home care, deported, incapacitated, cared for in institutions: until around the 1970s, several hundred thousand children, adolescents and adults in Switzerland were affected by compulsory welfare measures and out-of-home placements. In the canton of Bern, there were at least fifty thousand. Many came from difficult social or economic backgrounds. If a family did not conform to middle-class norms, the authorities reacted with repressive measures that violated personal rights. For some years now, those affected have increasingly raised their voices. They report what they have suffered and demand that the long-term consequences be dealt with and mitigated. The fact that they were wronged is now officially recognized. In 2011, the government of the Canton of Bern issued an apology.

The exhibition focuses on five victims, born between 1894 and 1963, and invites visitors to immerse themselves in the stories of these people.
Finally, the question arises: how does what happened affect us today?


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