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Pictures Make People

A Museum Visit for People with Dementia and their Companions (in German)

Experience a cozy and inspiring afternoon in the Jewish Museum Berlin! On entry, we’ll invite you to have coffee and freshly baked challah. Challah (Hebrew for braided yeast bread) is eaten on Friday evening, which is when the Shabbat begins according to the Jewish calendar. 
 

Fri 20 Nov + Tue 15 Dec 2026 + Wed 13 Jan + Thu 11 Feb + Fri 19 Mar 2027, 2 pm

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

While enjoying this culinary treat, we will get to know each other, handle some objects and share what Friday evening means for the participants, and which bread is the most delicious.

Afterwards, we will visit the exhibition room Pictures Make People and look at three paintings from the nineteenth century together. There, we will talk about “Chess in the Salon” and “Celebratingrespectively”.

On the topic of “Chess in the Salon”, we will plunge into the Berlin of the nineteenth century, learn about the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and salon culture, and question the role of the game of chess. The paintings on the topic “Celebrating” allow us to dip into a private family celebration and an extravagant festival.

The exhibition visit will be enhanced with musical accents and the opportunity to handle physical objects. Seating will be made available in the exhibition.

The event is being held in cooperation with the Alzheimer Gesellschaft Berlin e.V.

Porcelain (exhibition copy), Izhar Patkin (born 1955), USA, New York 2000, Hand drawing, watercolor, Jewish Museum Berlin, inv. no.: Deko/816/0, photo: Roman März Further information on this collage can be found in our online collections

A pair of hands feeling a model of a synagogue

Accessibility at the Jewish Museum Berlin: An overview

General Information

Tours & Workshops

  • JMB App: Including audio tours, German plain language, German Sign Language, optimized for screen readers, features touching instructions for tactile paintings, and audio texts for reading along
  • Access Program Tours by appointment and with fixed dates

See also

Jewish Places: Information about Jewish sites in Easy Read (German)

When & Where?

  • WhenFri 20 Nov + Tue 15 Dec 2026 + Wed 13 Jan + Thu 11 Feb + Fri 19 Mar 2027, 2 pm
  • Duration2.5 hours
  • Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    6 €, reduced rate 3 €, accompanying person free of charge
    Reserve Online Ticket

  • InformationT +49 (0)30 259 93 305
    visit@jmberlin.de 
    Please register all participants with personal requirements.

Public Tours: Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours (25)

  • Current Dates and Topics of our Guided Tours

    You can currently participate in the following public tours. Details and ticket information can be found on the page of the respective guided tour.

     

  • Three adults examine an animal sculpture.

    ANOHA for Adults (60 minutes) – in German

    A visit to ANOHA – the Children’s World of the Jewish Museum Berlin for the inquisitive without children

    Guided Tour
    sundays, 2.45 pm

  • Exhibition space with numerous screens on the walls, each of which shows a person looking at the visitor.

    After 1945

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 31 Oct + 12 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 1 + 29 Nov + 27 Dec 2026, 3 pm & 22 Nov 2026 + 3 + 10 Jan 2027, 12 pm

  • Exhibition space with numerous screens on the walls, each of which shows a person looking at the visitor.

    After 1945

    Public Tour in German

    Guided Tour
    Sun 1 Nov + 13 Dec 2026 + 31 Jan 2027, 11 am

  • Long white paper banners with text hang from the ceiling interrupted by showcases, in the background stands a blonde woman

    Catastrophe

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 7 Nov 2026 + 30 Jan 2027, 3 pm

  • Long white paper banners with text hang from the ceiling interrupted by showcases, in the background stands a blonde woman

    Catastrophe

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 8 Nov 2026, 11 am

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Hebrew)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 8 Nov + 13 Dec 2026 + 10 Jan 2027, 3 pm

  • The store of David Kempler with the inscription “Krakow café and pastry store, breakfast, dinner table”

    Yiddish & Jewish Identity: Journey of a Language in Germany

    Public Tour with Jake Schneider (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 15 Nov 2026, 11 am

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present

    Guided Tour
    Sun 15 Nov + 20 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present – Curator's Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Thu 19 Nov + Fri 18 Dec 2026 + Thu 7 Jan 2027, 4 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present – For People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Thu 19 Nov 2026 + 7 Jan 2027, 3.30 pm

  • Collage: A beige jug with a lid is disassembled into larger individual parts. A black and gold-colored plant tendril grows from an upper part of the jug. A face appears in profile on the right-hand side (as part of the jug).

    Pictures Make People

    A Museum Visit for People with Dementia and their Companions (in German) 
     

    Guided Tour
    Fri 20 Nov + Tue 15 Dec 2026 + Wed 13 Jan + Thu 11 Feb + Fri 19 Mar 2027, 2 pm

  • Exhibition view showing the neon lettering "égalité".

    From the Enlightenment to the Modern Age

    Public Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 21 Nov + 26 Dec 2026 + 16 Jan 2027, 3 pm

  • Visitors are standing with a young woman in a meadow in front of a steel building

    Family Sunday in November

    On Family Sundays, free guided tours and workshops on various topics are offered in different languages.

    Event
    Sun 22 Nov 2026, 11 am–5 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Ukrainian)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 22 Nov 2026, 3 pm

  • Close-up of faces cut into metal discs.

    Human Rights: On Their Origins

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 29 Nov 2026 + 28 Mar 2027, 11 am

  • An old, opened cardboard-box with yellow candles.

    Religion and Ritual: Hanukkah

    Guided Tour

    Guided Tour
    Sat 5 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Visitors are standing with a young woman in a meadow in front of a steel building

    Family Sunday in December

    On Family Sundays, free guided tours and workshops on various topics are offered in different languages.

    Event
    Sun 6 Dec 2026, 11 am–5 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present (in Russian)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 6 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • An old, opened cardboard-box with yellow candles.

    Religion and Ritual: Hanukkah

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 6 Dec 2026, 11 am

  • Room with color gradient from purple to turquoise blue, sofas, headphones, screens

    Jews, Germany and Israel

    A guided tour of the Core Exhibition

    Guided Tour
    Sat 19 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Room with color gradient from purple to turquoise blue, sofas, headphones, screens

    Jews, Germany and Israel

    A guided tour of the Core Exhibition (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 20 Dec 2026, 11 am

  • Exhibition view showing the neon lettering "égalité".

    From the Enlightenment to the Modern Age

    Public Tour (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Sun 27 Dec 2026 + 10 + 17 Jan 2027, 11 am

  • Diamond shaped showcase with Judaica objects

    Highlights of the Core Exhibition

    Public Tour in English

    Guided Tour
    Sat 2 Jan + 6 + 13 + 27 Feb 2027, 3 pm

  • Diamond shaped showcase with Judaica objects

    Highlights of the Core Exhibition

    Public Tour in German

    Guided Tour
    Sun 7 + 14 Feb 2027, 11 am

Guided Tours: Access Program (8)

  • Access Program

    Would you like to visit our permanent exhibition and have special needs? Choose a program from our access offers.

  • Collage: A beige jug with a lid is disassembled into larger individual parts. A black and gold-colored plant tendril grows from an upper part of the jug. A face appears in profile on the right-hand side (as part of the jug).

    Pictures Make People

    A museum visit for people with dementia and their companions (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Fri, 20 Nov + Tue 15 Dec 2026, 2 pm

  • Exhibition view: one visitor stands under a sound tube, another sits in a sound bunk

    Judaism Aloud

    An audible and palpable tour for visitors with blindness or limited vision (in German)

    Guided Tour
    Wed 18 Nov + 16 Dec 2026, 3 pm

  • Graphic: an orange area with a yellow, radiant dot in the center that is reminiscent of a sunrise.

    The Opposite of Now

    Artistic Paths to a Different Present – Public Tours for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

    Guided Tour
    Thu 19 Nov 2026 + 7 Jan 2027, 3.30 pm

  • Long white paper banners with text hang from the ceiling interrupted by showcases, in the background stands a blonde woman

    Catastrophe

    A guided tour in German sign language

    Guided Tour
    By appointment

  • The picture shows three teenagers, one of them using a wheel chair. They are squeezed in between blocks of concrete and looking upwards.

    The Museum Made Easy: Catastrophe

    Workshop in German Plain Language for people with focus on physical and motor development

    Workshop
    By appointment

  • A baking sheet with four yeast plaits sprinkled with sesame seeds and poppy seeds.

    The Museum Made Easy

    An inclusive tour in German Plain Language (for school groups ages 13 to 19)

    Guided Tour
    By appointment

  • Spice boxes designed in the shape of silver flowers.

    Shabbat

    For students ages 11 or older 

    Workshop
    By appointment

  • Exhibition view: one visitor stands under a sound tube, another sits in a sound bunk

    Judaism Aloud

    An audible and palpable tour for visitors with blindness or limited vision

    Guided Tour
    By appointment

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