Abstract:

Memory, recall and forgetting are terms that are intertwined in an individual and collective context. The city phenomenon, which is directly related to memory and media, is a concept at the center of these individual narrative. In this study, which focuses on individual memories and experiences in urban memory, the concept of memory is studied first, in addition to that memory creation processes are mentioned and especially the concept of autobiographical memory is emphasized. A questioning about the importance of the living place on memory creation, which is an output of the individual’s own experience, was carried out. In order to clarify the relationship between the urban memory and the individual experiences of people in the city, Offenes Heimatmuseum Billerbeck (OHB) hybrid museum, which was established with the support of North Rhine Westphalia State of Germany between 2020-2021, was examined. The works of the museum are the experiences of the residents of Billerbeck about the city. The displays placed on the streets of the city provide visitors both an offline experience and access to the online view of the museum. The whole memory places of the city, which mean differently for each individual resident, in a sense, shows the memory of the city. In the article, by examining the works of the museum, the opportunities, that is provided by memory of individual residents in terms of city memory and representation of city, were attemped to be determined.

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