Overview
- The Zentrum für Politische Schönheit set up a life-size bronze statue and a small memorial park opposite the CDU’s Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, including an information stele and bench, under a two-year public-art permit from the Berlin-Mitte district.
- CDU leaders Friedrich Merz and Berlin’s Mayor Kai Wegner condemned the installation as tasteless and instrumentalizing, while family friend and CDU MP Michael Brand called for the action to end and for an apology; the Lübcke family declined comment.
- The collective says the memorial is a warning against any cooperation with the AfD and claims it laid foundations inside the party headquarters’ security area without being noticed.
- The tourism agency visitBerlin accused the organizers of misusing an old company logo on an information panel and said it is considering legal steps.
- An opening with the district mayor has taken place, and the group has announced a public commemoration with Michel Friedman on Friday alongside ongoing fundraising for the site.