Since 2020, the Berlin Mendelssohn Society has been counting down to the great Jewish philosopher and Enlightenment thinker’s 300th birthday on 6 September 2029. On the occasion of the current exhibition “We dreamed of nothing but Enlightenment”, the Jewish Museum Berlin joins the Mendelssohn Society’s celebrations for his 293rd birthday .
Past event
Where
Monument marking Moses Mendelssohn’s former home
off-site: Spandauer Straße, Berlin-Mitte / corner of Karl Liebknecht-Straße
A reading by actor Burghart Klaußner will honor the place that forever connects the thinker who “achieved immortal things” to Berlin: It will be held in front of his former home on Spandauer Strasse in Berlin-Mitte, where a monument by Micha Ullman and a memorial plaque commemorate Moses Mendelssohn today. The duo Clariac, with Christine Pate on the accordion and Matthias Badczong on the clarinet, will provide the musical accompaniment to the jour fixe on Mendelssohn’s birthday with works by George Frideric Handel and others.
In cooperation with the Mendelssohn Society and St. Matthew Foundation.
Events accompanying the exhibition: “We dreamed of nothing but Enlightenment” – Moses Mendelssohn (11)
“We dreamed of nothing but Enlightenment” – Moses Mendelssohn
In panel discussions and guided tours with brunch, we follow Mendelsohn's debates on human rights, aesthetics, and Jewish equality and ask: how enlightened are we today? Here you can find all events during our exhibition on the Enlightenment philosopher.
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Curator Tour of the Exhibition (in German)
As part of the Jüdische Kulturtage (Jewish Culture Days) 2022 curator Inka Bertz will introduce you to Enlightenment debates and Mendelssohn's life and work
Guided Tour
Sun 11 Sep 2022, 3 pm -
Mendelssohn Discourses: Power: Tradition, State, Religion
Angelika Günzel in conversation with the curators Inka Bertz and Thomas Lackmann, moderated by Frederek Musall.
Discussion
This event has been cancelled. -
Immortal Things – “Loving Beauty”
Velebrations for Mendelssohn’s 293rd birthday
Reading/Discussion
Tue 6 Sep 2022, 6 pm -
Micha Brumlik: Morning Hours. Mendelssohn.
Berlin and Hamburg Lectures (in German)
Lecture/Discussion
Sun 4 Sep 2022, 11 am -
Now That’s Enlightened!
Long Night of Museums 2022
Event
Sat 27 Aug 2022, 6 pm–2 am -
Public Guided Tours through the Exhibition
(90 minutes, in German)
Guided Tour
Sun 12 Jun, 14 Aug 2022, 3 pm -
Mendelssohn Discourses: Media Revolution – Publicity, Celebrity, A Flood of Images
Caspar Battegay and Shmuel Feiner talk with curator Inka Bertz and Frederek Musall.
Discussion
Tue 5 Jul 2022, 7 pm (video recording available) -
Sunday Brunch with Mendelssohn
Breakfast with guided tour through the exhibition
Guided Tour
Sun 19 Jun 2022, 11 am–2 pm -
Mendelssohn Discourses: Enlightenment – Fake News, Sentimentality, Reason
Philosophers Carolin Emcke and Hannah Peaceman in conversation with Frederek Musall and the curators Inka Bertz and Thomas Lackmann.
Discussion
Wed 4 May 2022, 7 pm (video recording available, in German) -
Guided Tour Through the Exhibition
Book a tour for your group!
Guided Tour
20 Apr to 11 Sep 2022, by appointment -
Guided tour for school groups
Dive into Moses Mendelssohn's journey with your school group (grade 7 to 13)
Guided Tour
20 Apr to 11 Sep 2022, by appointment
