Name: Let the card wander
Start: 2026-07-05T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-05T20:30:00+02:00
Location: Peter-und-Pauls-Kirche Heepen (ev.)

Let the card wander: An exhibition about courage, conscience, and resistance

On July 5, 2026, an exhibition unfolds in the Peter and Paul Church in Heepen that does not need to be loud to make a profound impact. Let the card wander pays tribute to Otto and Elise Hampel, a working-class couple from Berlin who protested against the Nazi regime with postcards and leaflets between 1940 and 1942. Entrance is free, making the encounter with this story all the more compelling. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1824360?utm_source=openai))

Historical weight instead of pathos

The presentation focuses on photographic reproductions of the original postcards and leaflets from the Federal Archives in Berlin. Inserted introductory texts, closely adhering to Gestapo and judicial records, give the exhibition a documentary sharpness. This creates a stage experience of remembrance: sober in form, shocking in content. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1824360?utm_source=openai))

A quiet space for big questions

The location enhances the effect. The Peter and Paul Church in Heepen is one of the oldest churches in the Ravensberger Land, serving for centuries as a place of gathering and public solidarity. In this historical atmosphere, the exhibition gains its unique tension between sacred space, political memory, and cultural responsibility. ([bielefeld.de](https://www.bielefeld.de/node/6180?utm_source=openai))

Resistance that resonates to this day

The Hampels distributed well over 200 cards and leaflets; most were submitted to the police out of fear of repression. After being denounced, both were sentenced to death by the People's Court in 1943. The exhibition connects this biography with Hans Fallada's literary processing in Everyone Dies Alone and thus places the connection between literature, contemporary history, and moral stance at the center. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1824360?utm_source=openai))

Accompanying images and film as an additional resonance space

The exhibition is complemented by works from Bielefeld graphic artist Peter Flachmann, who artistically addresses the theme of resistance, as well as by the film My Childhood in the War in the sacristy. This multifaceted approach makes the exhibition a cultural event that not only informs but also leaves an emotional impact. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1824360?utm_source=openai))

Conclusion

Let the card wander promises an impressive exhibition filled with historical precision, quiet urgency, and intellectual clarity. Anyone interested in the theater of remembrance, documentary art, and questions of civic courage will find a particularly deep event here. A visit to Heepen is worthwhile precisely because of its quiet yet lasting power. ([bielefeld.jetzt](https://www.bielefeld.jetzt/node/1824360?utm_source=openai))