The German Emigration Center () is a museum located in

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dedicated to the history of German

emigration Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ...

, especially to the

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. It is Europe's largest theme museum about emigration. Visitors can experience the emigration process through interactive exhibits. The museum also provides access to databases of immigration records. The museum opened on August 8, 2005. Joachim Baur
Expokritik: ''Ein Migrationsmuseum der anderen Art. Das Deutsche Auswanderer-Haus in Bremerhaven''
. In: ''Werkstatt Geschichte'' 15, 2006, Nr. 42, S. 97-103

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German Emigration Center Website
in German and English

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