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Access Judaism – Kafka & Visuality and Judaism

Lecture Accompanying the Exhibition Access Kafka (in German with translation into German Sign Language, DGS)

The literary scholar Vivian Liska links questions of access to art with the aspect of Judaism in Kafka's life and work.

Past event

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)

How does the myth of a skepticism towards images in Jewish culture go together with Kafka’s image-intensive stories? In her lecture, Vivian Liska will give an introduction to Kafka’s approach to visuality and thus set the context for a deeper understanding of his attitude towards Judaism.

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

Portrait of a woman with dark, long hair.

Vivian Liska; photo: private

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
CANCELLED: Access Kafka in the JMB Library: Public tour through our library, 19 Mar 2025, in German
Access Space – Night Walk with Artist Alona Rodeh: 20 Mar & 10 Apr 2025
Current page: Access Judaism – Kafka & Visuality and Judaism: 1 Apr 2025, in German
The Happy End of Access Kafka! A Sunday with Kafka and Kippenberger to mark the final week of the exhibition, 27 Apr 2025, in German
On Fathers. Writing workshop with brunch and guided tour: Event 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: Workshop 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?

  • WhenTue 1 Apr 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 €

  • Language in German with translation into German Sign Language, DGS

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