In a long-term project, photo artist Bettina Cohnen photographed the people in the famous residential areas of Berlin's post-war modernism. In eight series of over 80 images, she shows the apartments and residents in all their diversity, complexity and intimacy: a photographic commentary on everyday life in an environment that is much discussed today.
Image gallery
Einblick in die Ausstellung
This is juxtaposed with photographs taken by the Berlin administration between 1947 and 1954, which show the state of the later residential areas in the early 1950s. These had been badly destroyed in the Second World War. The removal of the rubble was accompanied by extensive documentation by the Berlin magistrate, senate and district offices, accompanied by photographers.
In the guided tour, Bettina Cohnen and Sigrid Schulze (head of the collection at the Mitte Museum) provide insights into the photographic and curatorial process.
(IN GERMAN)
Additional information
Meeting point: Mitte Museum, Pankstraße 47 13357 Berlin
Booking: Registration: not required
Booking: Registration: not required
Dates
September 2025
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