Images of a Treacherous Idyll

In Germany, the Covid-19 pandemic first upended everyday life one year ago. The first lockdown in the Federal Republic started in March 2020, and today politicians are still searching for ways out of the second one. The restrictions imposed to fight the pandemic have left their mark on society. In this series, five head curators at the Deutsches Historisches Museum reveal how the coronavirus pandemic has been documented in the collection. Carola Jüllig, head of the Photo Collection and the Picture Archive, explains that one thing stands out above all: There are no people in the photographs.