A series of the photographic material of Jürgen Nagel was acquired by the German Historical Museum already in 1991. Aware of the political changes, the photographer approached the German Historical Museum already in 1990 with the purpose of sharing his works with the museum. Despite the fact, the museum at the time was not having a museum's building of its own yet, but only projected a new construction, the museum agreed to acquire the user rights for a series of Jürgen Nagel photos, documenting everyday life during the GDR and its dissolution in 1989-1990.