Maria Lassnig, Two ways of being (double self-portrait), 2000, oil on canvas, 100.3 x 124.7 cm; © Maria Lassnig Stiftung / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Access Kafka
Guided Tour of the Exhibition
One hundred years after Franz Kafka’s death, the exhibition Access Kafka juxtaposes drawings, manuscripts and letters from Kafka’s estate with contemporary works of art.
The idea is to generate a dialog between Kafka’s oeuvre and artworks by Yael Bartana, Maria Eichhorn, Anne Imhof, Martin Kippenberger, Maria Lassnig, Trevor Paglen, Hito Steyerl, and other artists. Drawing on selected works, the tour will address the central question of this epoch- and genre-spanning encounter – one that goes to the heart of our society’s self-image: Is someone granted or denied access?
Exhibition ACCESS KAFKA: Features & Programs
- Exhibition Webpage
- Access Kafka (13 Dec 2024 to 4 May 2025): Information on the exhibition chapters, artworks and documents
- Publications
- Exhibition catalog: German edition, 2024
- Exhibition catalog: English edition, 2024
- Digital Content
- Access Deferred: Essay by Vivian Liska on Kafka’s Judaism, from the exhibition catalog, 2024
- Kafka in Berlin: Berlin walk on Jewish Places to biographical stations of Franz Kafka, written by Hans-Gerd Koch
- See also
- Franz Kafka, writer: A short biography and further online content on the topic
We would like to thank the FRIENDS OF THE JMB for supporting the educational programs accompanying the exhibition.
Tours and Workshops: Lessons and Project Days (14)
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Lessons and Project Days
Book tours and workshops for your class.
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“If you want to be an artist, get in touch!”
Workshop for students aged 14 and over on the current exhibition Access Kafka
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German – Jewish – Israeli?
Jews in Germany and their relationship to Israel for school groups ages 15 to 19 (in German)
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Access Kafka
For school groups aged 14 and over (bookable between 1 Jan and 4 May, 2025)
Guided Tour
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German Jews’ Reactions to National Socialism
“The Museum Made Easy:” Bookable Project Days in Plain Language (in German)
Workshop
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A Baseball Cap, Candy, a Smartphone: Is There Such a Thing as a Jewish Object?
(for school groups ages 11 to 15)
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Religion and Ritual
For school groups ages 13 to 19
Guided Tour
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Jews in the Christian Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period
Guided tour for groups
Guided Tour
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From the Enlightenment to the Modern Age
(for school groups ages 14 to 19)
Guided Tour
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Catastrophe
(for school groups ages 15 to 19)
Guided Tour
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After 1945
(for school groups ages 15 to 19)
Guided Tour
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Word. The Significance of Words in Judaism
(for school groups ages 6 to 12)
Workshop
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The Dos and Don’ts of Judaism: Rules of Behavior
For school classes from grades 1 to 6 (offered in German and English)
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Sunday: A Jewish Invention?
Shabbat workshop for students ages 11 or older
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Antisemitism. The Rumor about Jews
(for school groups ages 14 to 19)
Workshop
By appointment
