Punctum – a guided tour in German sign language

Public Guided Tour through the Core Exhibition

A man stands in the exhibition and gives a guided tour in sign language.

Michel; Jewish Museum Berlin, Photo: André Wagenzik  

Imagine an arrow. It flies toward you. This is how an object comes to you. You don’t know why it is approaching you. But it touches you. It hurts you. And you set out to discover why it touches and hurts you.  

Sun 26 Jan & 30 Mar 2025, 4 pm

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

Where

Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

Michel was a teenager when he arrived in Germany from Syria. He is deaf. In 2020, he visited the Jewish Museum for the first time on a school trip and was overwhelmed with emotion. Today he guides visitors through the core exhibition. He uses his own experiences of having to flee, being excluded and starting anew, and focuses on individual ways to connect to German-Jewish history. Which moment, which object or photo makes a lasting impression and why? Inspired by Roland Barthes’ concept of a “punctum,” Michel presents his personal highlights of the core exhibition and encourages participants to create their own connections to history.

The guided tour is in German Sign Language and is aimed at teenagers and adults.

A pair of hands feeling a model of a synagogue

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Where, when, what?

  • WhenSun 26 Jan & 30 Mar 2025, 4 pm
  • Duration90 minutes
  • Where Old Building, ground level, “Meeting Point” in the foyer
    Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
    See location on map
  • Entry fee

    6 €, reduced rate 3 €
    Reserve Online Ticket

  • Information and registration P +49 (0)30 259 93 305 (Mon-Fri, 10 am - 4 pm) visit@jmberlin.de

    Number of participants max. 15 People

    Language German sign language

    Please note Can also be booked for groups with sufficient advance notice.

    This tour is aimed at young people and adults. 

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