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Guided Tour & Brunch

Accompanying the exhibition Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era (in German)

After a 90-minute guided tour through the exhibition Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era, a brunch in our museum café is on the program – exchange your impressions over various delicacies of Israeli cuisine!

Sun 24 Aug & 14 Sep & 12 Oct & 2 Nov 2025, starting 10.15 am

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The Old Building is marked in green

Where

Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the Glass Courtyard
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

The exhibition reveals the important role that Jewish women designers played in German society’s process of emancipation and modernization in the early twentieth century—as women, as Jews, and as artists.

Beaded bag, seat cushion, marionette, a hat: around 300 works and over 60 female designers are presented, their forgotten artistic achievements and biographies made visible. The tour presents examples of the courage and strength with which the women fought for outstanding positions in their respective fields until the National Socialist regime destroyed their careers and lives.

Silver coffee and tea set consisting of coffee pot, teapot, creamer, sugar bowl and tray

Emmy Roth, coffee and tea service, Berlin 1931, silver, embossed, horn; Jewish Museum Berlin, inv. no. 2010/143/0, photo: Jens Ziehe

Montage of a historic photo featuring a woman in a workshop and an object image.

Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era

Exhibition Webpage
Defiance: Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era (11 Jul to 23 Nov 2025): visual and audio resources relating to the exhibition and information in German Sign Language
Publications
Exhibition catalog: 2025, in German
Digital Content
Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era: All biographies at a glance
Jewish Places: Important places where the Jewish designers lived and worked on our interactive map
Do you know Eva Samuel?: How the research for the exhibition took off
Small Puppets – Strong Women: community project accompanying the exhibition (in German)
Objects from the exhibition in our collection online in German
Accompanying Events
Studio Talk I: Mon 29 Sep 2025, 6.30 pm
Studio Talk II: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 6.30 pm
Studio Talk III: Wed 5 Nov 2025, 6.30 pm
Guided Tours
Public Tour in German: tour with fixed dates
Public Tour in English: tour with fixed dates
Public Tour in Hebrew – tour with fixed dates
Current page: Guided Tour & Brunch: tour with fixed dates
Bookable Tour for Groups and Schools: Tour by appointment
See also
Paper doll based on a costume design by Dodo (1907–1998): Create your own movable paper doll!
Beaded bracelet based on a design by Emma Trietsch (1876–1933): Make your own beaded bracelet!
Fashion paper doll based on designs by Irene Saltern (1911–2005): Dress your own fashion paper doll!
Jewish Women Ceramists from Germany after 1933: Online feature on Google Arts & Culture, in German

Where, when, what?

  • WhenSun 24 Aug & 14 Sep & 12 Oct & 2 Nov 2025, starting 10.15 am
  • Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the Glass Courtyard
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    46 €/ reduces rate 38 €/ aged 18 years or younger 34 € (The price does not include drinks.)
    Reserve Online Ticket

  • Please noteThe program starts with a 90-minute guided tour followed by a brunch in our museum café. Afterwards, the exhibition can be visited again individually. 

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