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13 Objects – 13 Stories

A Torah shield, a sculpture, a cushion: 13 unusual objects tell 13 stories of Jewish life. What would a museum be without its many objects, each rich in meaning? You can get a sneak peek of the objects here on our website.

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Exhibition Jewish Life in Germany: Past & Present: Features & Programs

Exhibition Webpage
Jewish Life in Germany: Past & Present: Core exhibition of the Jewish Museum Berlin, since Aug 2020
Guided Tours
JMB App: Audio guide, available in English, German, German plain language, German Sign Language, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew and Russian, available for download
Guided Tours for Adults as Individual Visitors or in Groups: Fixed dates or by appointment, on site or digitally, in several languages
Guided Tours and Workshops for School Groups: Appointment, on site or digitally, in several languages
Publications
The JMB Book: History, architecture and core exhibition of the museum, available in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian
Open: JMB Journal #21, with interviews and background information on the exhibition
Digital Content
Thematic Space Torah: Audios and objects on words, writing and language
Musicroom: Playlists with religious and secular music from the core exhibition
Topography of Violence. Antisemitic violence in Germany 1930–1938: Media application from the exhibition’s historical chapter Catastrophe
Current page: 13 Objects – 13 Stories: Unusual objects from our core exhibition
New Accents: Interview with Cilly Kugelmann, chief curator of the core exhibition
See also
The Libeskind building
History of the museum

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