Museumsinsel Berlin, James-Simon-Galerie | Building community Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler, and life 12,000 years ago | 6.2. – 19.7.2026

06.02.2026

With the special exhibition “Building community. Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler, and life 12,000 years ago” the Vorderasiatisches Museum is focusing on art and sculptures from the first settled cultures in the south-east of present-day Türkiye. There, people erected monumental stone structures and populated them with spectacular stone sculptures. Curated in collaboration with Turkish archaeologists, the exhibition presents the sculptures, many of which are being shown abroad for the first time, together with architectural reconstructions, media, and photos by Spanish photo artist Isabel Muñoz.

Press Kit

Press release (PDF, 173 KB)

Exhibition preview invitation (PDF, 190 KB)

List of exhibited objects (German) (PDF, 917 KB)

Wall texts in the exhibition (PDF, 38 MB)

Education and outreach programme (PDF, 239 KB)

ZIP file (ZIP, 35 MB)

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05.02.2026
Press preview | Building community. Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler, and life 12,000 years ago | 6.2. – 19.7.2026
James-Simon-Galerie

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