The Beginning

Our society seems divided in many places, and encounters are becoming rarer. This is exactly where #endlichankommen comes in: with the aim of creating spaces for exchange – open, creative, and free of prejudice. Supported by partners such as the Mainfrankentheater, museums in the city, the city library, and many other committed initiatives, the project has developed step by step in 2024/25.
1,000 experiences – voices from the city
With the podcast series “PEACE OUT – 1,000 experiences,” we give people from Würzburg a voice. The conversations are about life, arriving, hopes, and fears – honest and approachable. They are recorded in the city library, which has become a place for listening.
There, Pia Beckmann and Thomas Kirchberg conduct interviews with people who might otherwise never have met: parents and children, teachers and learners, people who were born here – and those who have found refuge here.

1,000 Odysseys – Art that moves
At the same time, the photo exhibition “1,000 Odysseys” by Winfried Muthesius is also moving. His photographs of shoes found between Africa and Europe tell silent stories of flight, loss, and hope.
They have been shown at the Mainfrankentheater, the Museum am Dom, and currently at the Museum im Kulturspeicher, where they will remain on display until November 2, 2025.

During the artist talk
It became clear how strongly art and personal experiences resonate with each other: encounters arise when people begin to look and listen.

Posters that show attitude
A special highlight of the project was the poster competition organized by students at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) under the direction of Prof. Gertrud Nolte.
In the course “I A : A I – Always Current: Currently Interpreted,” the young designers spent a semester exploring social and political issues—inspired by the idea behind the #endlichankommen project.
Over 100 posters were created – visual commentaries on democracy, freedom, cohesion, and extremism. We exhibited 32 of them in a large-format exhibition at the Congress Centrum Würzburg – coinciding with a conference of the AfD parliamentary group. A coincidence that could hardly have been more fitting. The works, with their clear stance and strong symbolic power, attracted a great deal of attention. 
Posters such as “Our imprisoned future” or “Tesla for AfD!” combined design with political statements – critical, funny, provocative.
The media response was huge – and the message was clear: art can take a stand, make democracy visible and invite dialogue.
The jury of the Kunstkubus Prize 2025 gave the students special recognition for this – as a sign against indifference and for active, thoughtful coexistence.

#endlichankommen shows how strong Würzburg's civil society is when people connect—through art, conversation, and shared values.
The project builds bridges and opens up new spaces for understanding.
Because arriving is not a state.
It is a journey – and we are continuing on it.

You can read more about our project in the blog – and all the posters are on Instagram! You can find the #endlichankommen podcast PEACE OUT by pics4peace on all popular platforms. 
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