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Meeting Place
EinsteinHaus, A Place of Encounters
I have many parents. This is not unusual for a building with so many visions. I would call Inge Aicher-Scholl my mother. She wrote letters, held conversations, and built trust. All of this so that I could come to life at all. From the very beginning, I was meant to be a place for the Ulm Adult Education Centre—and to feel like one. In July 1959, the decision was made in favour of Kornhausplatz. A campus emerged here with the trade school and the Kornhaus Hall. I stood in the middle—in a white dress. White stands for the yearning for peace, closeness, exchange, and togetherness in the postwar era. As a building, I was designed to provide space for that. My father, architect Hans Frieder Eychmüller, knew: buildings must be inviting. His concept was an ‘educational centre’ with study rooms, workshops, halls, a cinema, and a café—a place to stay and spend time. Not a school building, not a quiet library. But a ‘clubhouse of knowledge’: open to conversations, discussions, everyone. A ‘cell of life,’ where intellectual, political, cultural, and creative forces meet. My large foyer is a promise. It welcomes people without a plan, but with hope. And they stay. On 16 October 1968, I was officially opened—after twelve years of planning and construction. My name: ‘EinsteinHaus.’ My exterior, shaped by Ulm Functionalism and the Ulm School of Design (HfG), was not immediately popular. And yet, it was unmistakable. As a Third Place, a living landmark, I remain young. I welcome everyone who brings me to life each day.
Das EinsteinHaus kurz nach der Fertigstellung, 1968.
© Archiv vh Ulm
Von links nach rechts: Architekt Hans Frieder Eychmüller und seine Mitarbeiter Manfred Bränder und Harry Messerschmidt.
© Archiv vh Ulm
Exhibitions at EinsteinHaus
Our house hosts many exhibitions—one in particular resonates deeply with us: the Denkstätte Weiße Rose, a memorial to the White Rose resistance group, on the ground floor. Many visitors do not know that Hans and Sophie Scholl came from Ulm and were part of a defiant resistance network. The exhibition tells the story of young people who, between 1933 and 1945, had the courage to say ‘no’. It is complemented by the exhibition ‘We wanted something different’, which portrays 26 young people from Ulm. They refused to take the Hitler oath, distributed leaflets, helped those being persecuted, or sought their own path—often secretly. For young visitors in particular it becomes clear here that civil courage is timeless. You do not have to go along with the crowd; you only need the courage to stay true to your humanity. The portraits show these young people in their emotional conflict as they sought the right path. On the upper floor, a permanent exhibition dedicated to Albert Einstein features private photographs. It highlights his many facets as a researcher, a family man, and a politically aware contemporary. Curiosity, courage, and independence of mind make him the ideal namesake for our house. In the café, we encounter Otl Aicher’s poster designs from the early days of vh Ulm—clear, pared back, sometimes playful, and remarkably relevant even today. They still catch the eye.
