Colorful painting with two portraits side by side: on the left with bare breasts and a head reminiscent of a flower/vulva, on the right with a shirt and human head. — 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.

By appointment

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

Where

Old Building, level 1
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

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?

Work of art by Mary Flanagan depicting floating walls in front of a blue sky over a blue sea.

Exhibition ACCESS KAFKA: Features & Programs

Exhibition Webpage: Access Kafka (13 Dec 2024 to 4 May 2025): Information on the exhibition chapters, artworks and documents
Accompanying Events: Exhibition Opening: 12 Dec 2024, 7 pm; Curator's Tour with Shelley Harten: Tour with fixed dates, in German; Access Word – JMB Book Club The Vegetarian by Han Kang: 21 Jan 2025, in German; Kafka and Art – Lecture by Hans-Gerd Koch: 30 Jan 2025, in German and German Sign Language (DGS); Access Word: JMB Book Club A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka – 25 Feb 2025, in German; On Fathers. Writing workshop with brunch and guided tour – with fixed dates; Public Tour in German: Tour with fixed dates; Public Tour in English: Tour with fixed dates; Public Tour in Hebrew: Tour with fixed dates; Bookable Tour for Groups: Tour by appointment; Bookable Workshop for Students – By appointment, in German

Digital Content: Access Deferred: Essay by Vivian Liska on Kafka’s Judaism, from the exhibition catalog, 2024; Franz Kafka: A short biography and further online content on the topic; Kafka in Berlin: Berlin walk on Jewish Places to biographical stations of Franz Kafka, written by Hans-Gerd Koch
Publications: Exhibition catalog: German edition, 2024; Exhibition catalog: English edition, 2024

We would like to thank the FRIENDS OF THE JMB for supporting the educational programs accompanying the exhibition.

Where, when, what?

When1 Jan to 4 May 2025, by appointment
Where Old Building, level 1
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
See location on map

Cost per group 60 € for adults 45 € for adults reduced 35 € for school groups

Informationen and registration T +49 (0)30 259 93 305 (Mon–Fri, 10 am–4 pm) visit@jmberlin.de For groups we offer workshops on your desired date. Please contact us at least 4-6 weeks before your desired date for this service.

Number of participants Up to 15

Please note This tour is suitable for both adults and students aged 14 and over.

Languages We offer this tour in German, English, Hebrew and Russian.