Art, Architecture, and Cultural Policy in Nazi Germany (1933–1945)

1. Law restores civil service, enabling cultural purges

   Apr 7, 1933Labels: Law for

   • Britannica
   • USHMM

2. Nazi student campaign culminates in book burnings

   May 10, 1933Labels: German Student

   • USHMM
   • Britannica

3. Reich Film Chamber created to control cinema

   Jul 14, 1933Labels: Reichsfilmkammer

   • Film Chamber
   • Filmportal

4. Reich Theatre Chamber founded in Berlin

   Aug 1, 1933Labels: Reichstheaterkammer

   • RTK DE
   • RTK FR

5. Reich Chamber of Culture established by law

   Sep 22, 1933Labels: Reichskulturkammer, Joseph Goebbels

   • RKK
   • USHMM

6. Haus der Deutschen Kunst cornerstone laid

   Oct 15, 1933Labels: Haus der, Adolf Hitler

   • Haus der Kunst
   • Haus der Kunst

7. Reich Chamber of Fine Arts founded

   Nov 1, 1933Labels: Reich Chamber

   • Fine Arts DE
   • RKK

8. Reich Chamber of Literature founded

   Nov 15, 1933Labels: Reichsschrifttumskammer

   • RSK DE
   • USHMM

9. Nuremberg Laws intensify racialized cultural exclusion

   Sep 15, 1935Labels: Nuremberg Laws

   • Britannica
   • USHMM

10. Great German Art Exhibition opens in Munich

    Jul 18, 1937Labels: Great German, Haus der

    • Haus der Kunst
    • GDK EN

11. “Degenerate Art” exhibition opens in Munich

    Jul 19, 1937Labels: Entartete Kunst

    • V A
    • GHDI

12. “Degenerate Music” exhibition opens in Düsseldorf

    May 24, 1938Labels: Entartete Musik

    • DW
    • RKK

13. “God-gifted” artist list compiled for exemptions

    Aug 1, 1944Labels: Gottbegnadeten-Liste, Joseph Goebbels

    • Gottbegnadeten DE
    • Gottbegnadeten

14. Reich Chamber of Culture ceases with Nazi defeat

    May 8, 1945Labels: Denazification

    • RKK
    • USHMM