Mensch. Raum. Geschichte.

Mensch. Raum. Geschichte. is the publication accompanying the Photographic Collection of the Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf.

The volume offers, for the first time, a comprehensive insight into a collection that brings together photography from its beginnings to the present day—ranging from commissioned work and private family photographs to artistic practices. Images from different periods and contexts enter into a visual dialogue, opening up perspectives on urban history, city life, social participation, and the medium of photography itself.

Accompanying texts by various authors reflect on the collection as a historically evolved visual memory and critically examine the processes of collecting and image production.