Anja Steckel in Zurich’s zoo, 1943 © Akademie der Künste, Leonard-Steckel-Archiv

Children in exile

Exhibition

The exhibition focuses on the experiences of children who had to go into exile with their parents between 1933 and 1945. Curator Gesine Bey uses facsimiles of photos, letters and documents from the Academy Archives to tell the stories of the children of Walter Benjamin, Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel, Anna Seghers, Alfred Kerr and others. The challenges faced in exile are similar to those faced by countless children on the run today.

6 Sep — 1 Nov

Werkstatt Exilmuseum
Fasanenstraße 24
10719 Berlin

Wed – Fri 12 – 6 pm

Free admission

Cooperation: Stiftung Exilmuseum Berlin, KUNSTWELTEN, Archiv der Akademie der Künste

Guided tours
Thur 5 pm

Event
Thur 17 Oct 7:30 pm
Berlin – Portbou. Auf den Spuren Walter Benjamins
Documentary by Sophie Narr, Germany 2022, 86 min
Followed by a talk with Jeanine Meerapfel, Sophie Narr, Erdmut Wizisla et al.
In German

Guided tours, offers for school classes and events:
adk.de/kunstwelten

Further information

Stiftung Exilmuseum Berlin