Upcoming Exhibitions 2027
Press Release, Tue 3 Nov 2026
Schlager
17 September 2027–23 April 2028, Old Building
This exhibition tells the story of Schlager music from the 1920s to the 1980s. Tracking the careers of Jewish participants in the Schlager business of the Weimar Republic, West Germany, and East Germany, it reveals just how closely popular culture is entangled with politics and history. The exhibition turns the spotlight on the Jewish protagonists, probing questions around memory and the repression of memory, exclusion and instrumentalization, belonging and identity. As such, it opens up a new way of looking at the cultural and social history of twentieth-century Germany.
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Henry Rox
5 March 2027–15 August 2027, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Sculptures made of fruit and vegetables ‒ staged evocatively with wit and charm, and rescued from impermanence by photography. These creatures were made by the sculptor Henry Rox, who was trained traditionally but began to explore new artistic forms when he emigrated from Berlin to London in 1934. Rox’s creations featured in children’s books and in numerous magazines including Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. After his death in 1967, Henry Rox was largely forgotten. The JMB has now received a generous donation from a private collector, and will present Rox’s works in the Eric F. Ross Gallery.
Opened in 2026
The Opposite of Now:
Artistic Paths to a Different Present
On show until 10 January 2027
Through twelve artistic projects, the Jewish Museum Berlin invites its audience to free themselves from the present and go looking for ways to change society. The twelve works, specially created for the exhibition, encourage visitors to confront the often oppressive status quo and propose their own ideas for a new reality. One of the starting points of The Opposite of Now is the perspective of the Jewish minority, who have had to withstand many unbearable “nows” over the course of history. The exhibition asks us to think about a turnaround, an opposite ‒ a better life for everyone.
Featuring Yael Bartana, Andrea Büttner, Chto Delat, Arnold Dreyblatt, William Forsythe, Dana Kavelina, Alexander Kluge, Daniel Laufer, Dor Zlekha Levy, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Alona Rodeh, and Eran Schaerf.
