Exhibition Because I Don't Want to Be Forgotten in the Gallery at Eppingen Town Hall
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Poetic Memory in the Gallery at Eppingen Town Hall
The exhibition Because I Don't Want to Be Forgotten - Poetry Albums, Then and Now highlights a surprisingly vibrant cultural-historical object: the poetry album as a private archive of friendship, self-presentation, and memory. The exhibition can be seen in the gallery at the Town Hall in Eppingen from October 22, 2026, to January 15, 2027; according to the city of Eppingen, visits are possible during Town Hall opening hours and admission is free. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
Between Guest Book and Friendship Book
The poetry album tells of a long history of writing, collecting, and passing on. From the early guest book through the bourgeois memory culture of the 18th and 19th centuries to the friendship book of the late 20th century, a small cultural history of the intimate unfolds here. The exhibition makes visible how social forms of closeness, education, and self-presentation are reflected in handwritten entries, aphorisms, drawings, and small images. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
A Place for Viewings and Aesthetic Experience
The gallery at the Town Hall provides the perfect setting for this pre-reporting: a public space that connects historical memory with contemporary mediation. Those who walk through the exhibition encounter not just paper, ink, and ornament, but a fine materiality of remembering. Especially in the juxtaposition of old poetry albums and later friendship books, an enlightening art experience arises between cultural history, everyday aesthetics, and personal handwriting. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
Cultural Education with Subtle Radiance
The exhibition invites visitors to reconsider their own practices of memory. What once began with dedications, verses, and decorations appears today as an ongoing story in digital profiles and shared photos. The exhibition starts precisely at this point and opens a dialogical perspective on cultural education, social rituals, and the history of private communication. This creates a calm, yet very contemporary resonance space for all who appreciate art mediation and cultural-historical contexts. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
Practical Visiting Information
The exhibition can be seen at the gallery in the Town Hall, Marktplatz 1 in 75031 Eppingen. According to the city of Eppingen, the regular Town Hall opening hours apply for visits: Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Thursdays from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM. Admission is free. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion: This exhibition makes memory visible and transforms a seemingly familiar medium into a finely curated cultural theme. Anyone wishing to rediscover poetry albums, handwriting, everyday culture, and historical imagery should definitely visit the gallery at the Town Hall in Eppingen live. ([eppingen.de](https://www.eppingen.de/freizeit-kultur/veranstaltungskalender/1007/ausstellung-weil-ich-nicht-moecht-vergessen-sein/termin-14570?utm_source=openai))
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