The sixth path presents the multifaceted perspectives and inspiring contributions of 21st-century Berlin women.
To this day, the diverse achievements and successes of women continue to be heavily underrepresented in our society – and thus, also in museums. The Bode-Museum and its collections – which are intimately connected with the city of Berlin and its inhabitants – are no exception. This route is an attempt to help rectify this.
Since the Bode-Museum opened in 1904, the artworks in the museum’s collection have lived through a history of wars, division, and reunification, just like the people of Berlin. And like the residents of the city, they today form an integral part of an open, diverse and hospitable city. One whose diversity is also displayed in the histories of the women who live in Berlin who were interviewed especially for this exhibition.
Based on artworks they have chosen from the collections of the Bode-Museum or from the exhibition intervention Photovoice, in video interviews, nine women from very different fields and professions talk about their lives, their work, their experiences and their decisions. Their personal histories open up a fresh and contemporary perspective on the various artworks.
