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)

Where, when, what?

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 is supported by the Berliner Sparkasse.

Line drawing of a person standing in front of a frame and holding on to a pole with one arm.

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

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
Current page: 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

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

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