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A handbag, a stack of books, a dress and a nivea jar against an alternating light blue and orange background, with the S-shaped Schocken logo in the foreground.

Inventories

The Legacy of Salman Schocken – Public Tour (in German)

In the exhibition Inventories. The Legacy of Salman Schocken, the American author Joshua Cohen explores the cultural legacy of the publisher and department store entrepreneur Salman Schocken.

past

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 foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

Using selected exhibits from the museum's collections, Cohen comments on the history of the Schocken publishing house and takes it as the starting point for a contemporary perspective on culture and capital, on department stores and museums and, not least, on questions of (re)appropriation and belonging.

Several objects, namely a porcelain box, a handbag, a plate, a gramophone needle box, a dress and a cream jar alternate on an orange and light blue background, with the Schocken logo in the shape of an S above.

Exhibition Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken: Features & Programs

Exhibition Webpage

Inventories (20 May to 12 Oct 2025) – exhibition website with some objects from the exhibition and all audio pieces written and narrated by Joshua Cohen

Publications

JMB Journal 27: Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken: An Issue on the Publisher, Patron of the Arts, Zionist, Art Collector and Businessman, Oct 2025

Digital Content

See also

Where, when, what?

  • WhenSun 7 Sept + 12 Oct 2025, 11 am
  • Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    Tour 6 €, reduced rate 3 €, plus museum ticket

  • Please notePlease obtain an additional museum ticket at the museum ticket office at the entrance on the day of the tour. This is free of charge for the core exhibition.