James Turrell’s light installation Aural is currently on display at the Jewish Museum Garden. Join us to visit another one of his artworks in Berlin.
In collaboration with architects and light designers, he has created a unique spatial experience in the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery’s memorial chapel, which was completed in 1928. A range of light episodes bathe the chapel in different moods and enchant the viewer. After an introduction, experienced installation at sunset and immerse yourself in the site’s unique atmosphere.
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Events Archive: Events for Friends of the Museum (80)
Events for Friends of the Museum
Here you can find an overview of the variety of events we offer our Friends and Sponsors.
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Highlights of the New Core Exhibition: Online Overview Tour
Explore with us the different rooms of the core exhibition.
Deadline to register: Mon, 3 May resp. Mon, 24 May 2021Guided Tour
Mon, 10 May and Tue, 1 Jun 2021 -
Digital Preview of the Temporary Exhibition on the DAGESH Art Award
We invite you to an exclusive preview with Dr. Gregor H. Lersch on the evening before the award ceremony.
Deadline to register: Mon, 10 May 2021Event
Wed, 19 May 2021, 8 pm -
Antisemitism. The Rumor about the Jews
This digital workshop will approach the phenomenon of antisemitism using video case studies, followed by discussion
Deadline to register: Mon, 3 May 2021Workshop
Thu, 6 May 2021, 6 pm -
Online-Preview of the temporary exhibition Redemption Now
Exclusive online preview with the curators of the exhibition Yael Bartana - Redemption Now.
Deadline to register: Mon, 19 Apr 2021Event
Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 8 pm -
Highlights of the new Core Exhibition
Overview tour for Friends of the JMB
Bookings by 31 Jan 2021Guided Tour
9 Mar & 23 Mar 2021 -
ANOHA: On the Trail of the Ark
A tour for our little Friends
Bookings by 31 Jan 2021Guided Tour
14 Mar 2021 -
First Hand
Curators guide you through the new Core Exhibition
Bookings by 31 Jan 2021Guided Tour
3 Mar + 18 Mar 2021 -
In the Musicroom
Digital Tour for Friends of the JMB
Bookings by 31 Jan 2021Guided Tour
17 Feb 2021 (online) -
Catastrophe. Reading historical Photos
Workshop on historical Photographs for Friends of the JMB
Bookings by 10 Jan 2021Workshop
28 Jan 2021 (online) -
Zoom-In: JMB
Discussion round for Friends of the JMB
Bookings by 10 Jan 2021Discussion
18 Jan 2021 (online) -
The Babel Bible Dispute
Politics, Theology, and Science around 190027 Feb 2020
Visit of the exhibition The Babel Bible Dispute - Politics, Theology and Science around 1900 in Berlin's Pergamon Museum
Deadline to register: 20 Feb 2020 -
ANOHA – The Children’s World at the Jewish Museum Berlin
11 Feb 2020
Guided tour through the children's world of the Jewish Museum Berlin ANOHA with Ane Kleine-Engel, director of the Children's Museum, and Gelia Eisert
Deadline to register: 3 Feb 2020 -
Day trip to Dresden
9 Feb 2020
Visit to the exhibition library of exile by Edmund de Waal and guided tour of the Dresden synagogue by the association HATiKVA, the educational and meeting center for Jewish history and culture in Saxony
Deadline to register: 13 Jan 2020 -
“Holocaust and Forced Labor in Galicia“ Nazi Documentation Centre
26 Jan 2020
During our guided tour with the curator of the exhibition, Klaus Hasbron-Blume, you will gain detailed insights into the exhibition and have the opportunity to talk to the curator.
Deadline to register: 13 Jan 2020 -
“Frühlingsstürme (Spring Storms)”
Premiere at the Komische Oper Berlin25 Jan 2020
Eighty-seven years after its premiere, the last operetta of the Weimar Republic will be performed anew at the Komische Oper Berlin under Barry Kosky’s direction.
Deadline to register: 6 Jan 2020 -
Dance Performance at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
19 December 2019
Let’s rediscover the Staatsballett Berlin through the work of Israeli choreographer Sharon Eyal and Alexander Ekman.
Deadline to register: 14 November 2019 -
Mini-Previews of the New Permanent Exhibition
10 December 2019
The first objects for the new permanent exhibition are being delivered. We will preview these new objects with the guidance of exhibition curators Inka Bertz, Aubrey Pomerance and Theresia Ziehe.
Deadline to register: 4 December 2019 -
Day trip to Erfurt
30 November 2019
Erfurt was a unique center of medieval culture. In our excursion there, we will take a look at the numerous local artifacts and sites of Jewish historical and contemporary life.
Deadline to register: 14 November 2019 -
Original Bauhaus
23 October 2019
In cooperation with the Berlinische Galerie, the Bauhaus-Archiv is presenting well-known and forgotten Bauhaus originals. Tour with Adriana Kapsreiter, a research associate of the Bauhaus-Archiv.
Deadline to register: 18 October 2019 -
Us Animals from Noah’s Ark
27 October 2019
Shadow puppetry in the Turkish karagöz style – in German, Hebrew, and Turkish: Premiere & introductory discussion for members of Friends of the Museum and their families.
Deadline to register: 15 September 2019 -
Third Generation – Next Generation
20 October 2019
An evening at the Maxim Gorki theater: By now, there are thousands of new Berliners who grew up in the Middle East. The “next generation” shares its perspectives on the “third generation” after the period of Nazi rule.
Deadline to register: 15 October 2019 -
Serial Art Dialogue: This Place
3 to 17 September 2019
In this new format, the Serial Art Dialogue, we will take our time and dedicate three evenings to the voices of photographers* who are exhibited in the exhibition This Place.
Deadline to register: 23 August 2019 -
Day Trip to Dessau and the Wörtlitz Garden Realm
14 September 2019
We invite you to explore the UNESCO cultural landscape with its extensive park, castle and canals.
Deadline to register: 30 August 2019 -
Summer Cooking Class
29 August 2019
On warm summer evenings it is especially nice to cook and feast together in the evening. On this occasion, we will sit together at a long table in the garden of the Jewish Museum Berlin. Birgitt Claus from eßkultur will present this evening.
Deadline to register: 19 August 2019 -
City walk: Westend district
17 August 2019
A tour of the Westend district with art historian Claudia Marcy. We focus on the individual buildings that characterize entire districts.
Deadline to register: 13 August 2019 -
Concert: Galilee Chamber Orchestra
31 July 2019
We would like to introduce to you the Young Euro Classic music festival. The Galilee Chamber Orchestra from Israel, consisting of Arab and Jewish musicians, will perform there.
Deadline to register: 10 July 2019 -
Tour with a Curator: Brücke Museum
13 July 2019
During a guided tour with a curator we visit the exhibition Escape into Art?, which engages deeply with the artistic practices and everyday lives of former Brücke artists during the Nazi period.
Deadline to register: 11 July 2019 -
Artists’ Discussion: Installation Open, Closed, Open
25 June 2019
Be there when the three artists and prizewinners of the Dagesh Art Prize look at their artistic work in a conversation.
Deadline to register: 18 June 2019 -
This Place – Friends’ Preview
5 June 2019
Get an exclusive insight into the new temporary exhibition. 12 international photo artists approach the complexity of Israel and the West Bank with their cameras.
Deadline to register: 29 May 2019 -
Day trip to the Bauhaus in Weimar
19 May 2019
Visit of the new Bauhaus Museum, the Bauhaus University and city walk in the place where the Bauhaus was founded.
Deadline to register: 30 April 2019 -
City Stroll through the Hufeisensiedlung (horse shoe housing estate)
13 May 2019
Departure into the future and retreat into the private sphere: a tour of the Berlin settlement from the 1920s
Deadline to Register: 6 May 2019 -
Curatorial Tour: Exhibition Lotte Laserstein
24 April 2019
View with the curator Dr. Annelie Lütgens the work of this extraordinary painter with portraits, landscape paintings, late works and pictures from her artistic environment of the 1920/30s.
Deadline to register: 17 April 2019 -
Premiere at the Komische Oper: M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (M - A city in search of a murderer)
May 5, 2019
Come with us to the Komische Oper Berlin. Fritz Lang's famous crime film from the year 1931 will be newly performed on stage and celebrates its premiere.
Deadline to register: 8 April 2019 -
General Meeting and Reception
8 April 2019
A warm invitation to the general meeting of the Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin. At a reception we want to toast the work of the association last year. -
Visit to the White City
24 March 2019
Trail of 1920s Berlin to discover the large housing estate from the era of the »Neues Bauen« architecture movement.
Deadline to register: 15 March 2019 -
Day Trip to Halle on the Saale
10 March 2019
A stroll through the city with a particular focus on the Jewish bourgeoisie
Deadline to register: 22 February 2019 -
Drinking Tea – A Jewish Tradition? Workshop Discussion in the Exhibition »A Is for Jewish«
25 February 2019
What is behind the tradition of tea drinking? And what is the cultural significance of this everyday practice for millions of people?
Workshop Discussion
Deadline to register: 20 February 2019 -
Visit to the Museum of Architecture at the Technical University Berlin
20 February 2019
Museum of Architecture director Dr. Hans-Dieter Nägelke will provide us with an introduction to 19th century architecture and present Berlin architects and their works.
Deadline to register: 14 February 2019 -
The Laskers from Breslau (Wrocław) With Video Recording
27 January 2019
A Family Reunion in Music and Words (in English)
For Friend of the Jewish Museum Berlin we have reserved seats at the reduced price of 8 euros (limited ticket quota).
Deadline to register: 17 January 2019
27 Jan 2019 -
Painter. Mentor. Magician. Otto Mueller and his Wroclaw/Breslau Network
19 January 2019
Curatorial tour through the exhibition. Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum for Contemporary Art.
Deadline to register: 10 January 2019 -
Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof) at the Komische Oper Berlin
20 December 2018
Musical based on Scholem Alejchem's story
Deadline to register: 13 December 2018 -
Jerusalem: A Cooking Class in FOUR Courses
28 November 2018
Last round of the cooking class with Birgitt Claus and Omar Selim
Deadline to register: 21. November 2018 -
A Is for Jewish: Journeys through Now in 22 Letters
22 November 2018
Advance Tour with Reception
Deadline to register: 15 November 2018 -
Hugo Simon: From Red Banker to Green Exile
17 November 2018
Exhibition Tour
Deadline to register: 9 November -
London 1938: Defending “Degenerate” German Art
21 October 2018
Exhibition visit in the Liebermann Villa
Deadline to register: 15 October 2018 -
A Trip to Jerusalem
7 to 13 October 2018
With city walks through West and East Jerusalem, excursions to Bethlehem and Ramallah and more. -
Combined Tour:
Visit to Exhibition at the New Synagogue and Walking Tour of the Spandauer Vorstadt Neighborhood4 October 2018
We visit the exhibition Open the Gates and take a walking tour of the Spandauer Vorstadt neighborhood
Deadline to register: 1 October 2018 -
Day Trip
to the Jewish Museum of Franconia in Fuerth16 September 2018
Visit the exhibition Cherchez la Femme at the Jewish Museum of Franconia and learn more about Jewish life in Fuerth, past and present.
Please book by 31 August 2018 -
Light Installation
at the Dorotheenstadt Cemetery5 September 2018
After an introduction to James Turrell’s installation, immerse yourself in the site’s unique atmosphere.
Please book by 21 August 2018 -
Event Series:
Jerusalem – A Four-Course Cooking Class29 August 2018
In this part of the series, we are preparing desserts.
Please book by 15 August 2018 -
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Waldbühne
19 August 2018
This year, once again, Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra will be giving an exclusive concert at the Waldbühne.
Please book by 15 July 2018 -
Curator-Guided Tour
of the Exhibition "Welcome to Jerusalem"17 July 2018
Margret Kampmeyer explains the history that led up to the conflict over Jerusalem.
Please book by 10 July 2018 -
THE SITUATION
at the Maxim Gorki Theater2 July 2018
In The Situation, young Israelis, Palestinians, and Germans explore their identities afresh. With English surtitles.
Please book by 18 June 2018 -
Insight into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Model
12 June 2018, 4 and 6 pm
Please book by 29 May 2018 -
Jerusalem: A Cooking Class in FOUR Courses
30 May 2018
Round Two of the Cookery Course with Birgitt Claus und Omar Selim from eß kultur
Please book by 16 May 2018 -
Dress Rehearsal #5 Will-o’-the-Wisp
23 May 2018
Audiovisual Theater Performance in the Installation res·o·nant
Please book by 30 April 2018 -
Visit to the Carsten Nicolai Exhibition in Berlinische Galerie
7 May 2018
Visit a unique space-enveloping light-object installation
Please book by 30 April 2018 -
Day Trip to Görlitz
18 March 2018
With our program director Léontine Meijer-van Mensch
Please book by 27 February 2018 -
Tour with a Curator at the Museum Neukölln
5 March 2018
With Museum Director Dr. Udo Gösswald (in German)
Please book by 2 March 2018 -
Workshop Jewish Life Today
25 Februar 2018
Workshop for all ages (in German)
Please book by 22 February 2018 -
Jerusalem: A Cooking Class in FOUR Courses
14 February 2018
Cooking class with Birgitt Claus from eß kultur (in German)
Please book by 6 February 2018 -
Jerusalem as the Holy City
29 January 2018
Tour with the curator Dr. Margret Kampmeyer (in German)
Please book by 25 January 2018 -
Exhibition Jews, Christians, and Muslims
20 January 2018
Group visit to the Martin-Gropius-Bau (in German)
Please book by 16 January 2018 -
Exhibition – Welcome to Jerusalem
9 December 2017
Preview Tour for Friends of the Museum -
JERUSALEM – The City of Two Peaces: the Heavenly and the Mundane
6 December 2017
Concert with Jordi Savall and the Ensemble Hespérion XXI and the Capella Reial de Catalunya -
Speed-Dating with the Permanent Exhibition
27 November 2017
A last visit of the permanent exhibition with a little reception -
Visiting the Studio of Joachim Seinfeld
21 November 2017
Event for Friends of the Museum -
Visit to the Exhibition Berlin 1937 in the Märkisches Museum
7 October 2017
Event for Friends of the Museum -
Roberto Burle Marx: Brazilian Modernist
Guided Tour on 20 September 2017
Guided Tour for Friends of the Museum (in German) -
In Search of Traces of the Berlin Salon Culture
City Walk on 16 September 2017
Please book by September 2017 -
Dr. Max Fraenkel’s Country House Garden
Guided tour on 20 August 2017
Booking deadline: 14 August -
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra at the Waldbühne
Concert on 13 August 2017
Booking deadline: 13 July -
The Blue Room
Guided Tour on 19 July
Please book by 14 July -
Petruschka / L‘Enfant et les Sortilèges
Opera on 11 July 2017
Booking deadline: 23 June 2017 -
Kassel and the documenta 14
1–2 July 2017
Please book by 7 February 2017. -
Jewish Life in Kantstraße
11 June 2017
Please book by 7 June 2017. -
Curator Michal Friedlander Presents a Selection of Objects
8 June 2017
Please book by 5 June 2017. -
Art in Potsdam
Day trip on 20 May 2017
Please book by 12 May. -
Dress Rehearsal #1 Hide & Seek
11 May 2017
Please book by 5 May 2017. -
Come and Join Us in the Garden!
Garden workshop on 20 April 2017
in the Diaspora Garden