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The picture shows a work of art by Mary Flanagan depicting floating walls in front of a blue sky over a blue sea.

Access Kafka – Kafka and Art

As part of the exhibition Access Kafka (in German with translation into German Sign Language, DGS)

Are Kafka's texts some­times only comprehen­sible as pictures? In his lecture, Hans-Gerd Koch, one of the most impor­tant Kafka researchers in Germany, intro­duces the topic of Kafka and art. He will focus on Kafka's views on the creation of art and his understanding of visual art. 

Thu 30 Jan 2025, 7 pm

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin. The W. M. Blumenthal Academy is marked in green

Where

W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
Klaus Mangold Auditorium
Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
(Opposite the Museum)

The event serves as a bridge to contemporary discourses that appear in the Access Kafka exhibition and facilitates access to a hitherto little-defined subject area.

The event will be translated into German Sign Language (DGS).

The program accompanying the exhibition Access Kafka is supported by Berliner Sparkasse.

Strichzeichnung von einer Person, die vor einem Rahmen steht und sich mit einem Arm an einer Stange festhält.

Kafka, Franz. Black notebook - drawings, ca. 1923, סימול ARC. 4* 2000 05 037, Max Brod Archive, The National Library of Israel

The picture shows a 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
Accompanying Events
Exhibition Opening: 12 Dec 2024, 7 pm
Current page: Kafka and Art – Lecture by Hans-Gerd Koch – 30 Jan 2025, in German and German Sign Language (DGS)
Digital Content
Franz Kafka: A short biography and further online content on the topic
Publications
Exhibition catalog: German edition, 2024
Exhibition catalog: English edition, 2024

Where, when, what?

  • WhenThu 30 Jan 2025, 7 pm
  • Where W. M. Blumenthal Academy,
    Klaus Mangold Auditorium
    Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 1, 10969 Berlin
    (Opposite the Museum)
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    6 € / reduced rate 3 € – Booking opens soon in our ticket shop.

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