Berlin Wall Artwork

The city of Berlin is constituting the rebirth of the Berlin Wall's most cherished artwork. After half of the wall was taken down in 1989, artists from around the world were commissioned to place events and stories of what had happened while the wall was up.
Now, in 2008, these artworks are very hard to make out from all of the vandalism and weather which have been destroying the works for the last 19 years. This article explains how the city is repainting and restoring these artworks in order to keep their history alive. I think this is a great idea, because if they didn't preserve these works, a predominant piece of German and socialist history may be lost forever. It's also important that we keep our history because we learn from it and will remind us what communism caused. These artworks are supposed to be redone by 2009 in the double decade anniversary of the wall falling. They hope to get the same artists who painted the originals to repaint the old ones unless if they are passed away or unable to contact. This restoration is great idea once it's complete because it will also show the youth of their history and roots.

BBC News, 10/20/2009,