Controversial Kinship. Colonial and National Socialist Violence
Facts & Dates

Duration
16 October 2026 to 11 April 2027
Exhibition Space
around 1.100 m², Pei Building, Basement
Size of Exhibition
around 600 objects
President
Raphael Gross
Director of the Exhibitions Department
Ulrike Kretzschmar (until March 2026), Dorlis Blume (since July 2026)
Head of Project
Philipp Springer
Curator
Stephan Malinowski
Research Associate
Frauke Kerstens
Project Assistance
Lena Schott
Exhibition Design
Gregor Müller-Übach, Mirjam Schwab
Media Design/Media Technology
Felice Fornabaio, Sina Aghazadehsaeini
Expert Advisory Board
Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky, Moritz Epple, Alan R. Kramer, Birthe Kundrus, Claus Leggewie, Elísio Macamo, Stefanie Middendorf, Baijayanti Roy, Alexa Stiller, Dirk van Laak und Nikolaus Wachsmann
Registrars
Victoria Sánchez, Nicole Schmidt
Student Assistants
Robert Martin, Juliane Peters, Juliane Prautzsch
Research
Beatrice Schmid
Exhibition Graphics
VISUAL SPACE AGENCY Julia Volkmar mit Anja Rausch
Visual Consultant
Mason Leaver-Yap
Academic Programme
Nike Thurn
Research Consultant
Monika Boll
Copy Editing
Wanda Löwe, Berlin; Harriet Merrow, Berlin
Translations
Mesfin Ayalew, Berlin; John Barrett, Inis/Irland; Sonja Jacksch, Berlin; Stephen Locke, Berlin; Jasmin Mahazi, Berlin; Harriet Merrow, Berlin; Valentine Meunier, Berlin; Kerstin Trimble, Nürnberg; Susan Wille, Berlin
Education and Communication
Brigitte Vogel-Janotta (Head of Department), Gordian Best, Giorgio Del Vecchio, Clara von Hirschhausen, Stella Krekeler, Giuliano Kluger, Luis Sanz Jardón (Guides), Anna-Lena Janako, Andrea Schenk (Booking Service)
Audio Guide
Nathanael Kuck, Berlin (Author)
K13 Studios Berlin GmbH, soundgarden audioguidance GmbH, München
Media Technology
Eidotech GmbH, Berlin
Photo Service
Anne-Dorte Krause, Claudia Küchler
Photography
Sebastian Ahlers, Indra Desnica
Film Series
Jörg Frieß (Head of Department), Tilman Schumacher, Leander Verse
Administrative Project Management
Ines Baginski
Graphics Production
Digidax, Potsdam
Conservation
Martina Homolka (Head of Department), Michaela Brand, Elke Enzmann, Julia Garve, Juliane Graf, Claartje van Haaften, Ulrike Hügle, Olaf Ignaszewski, Antje Nützmann, Matthes Nützmann, Hannah Pesch, Anne Ristau, Theresa Steinbauer-Schlagheck, Annine Wöllner, Judith Zimmer, Maxi Zimmermann
Framing
Sabina Fernández-Weiß
Exhibition Construction and Workshops
Lisa Berchtold (Head of Department), Jens Albert, Sven Brosig, Christin Elle, Susanne Hennig, Torsten Ketteniß, Kai-Evert Kriege, Holger Lehmann, Ralf Schulze, Daniel Syllwasschy, Stefan Thimm, Gunnar Wilhelm
Painters
Malermeister Antosch, Berlin
Carpenters
Max Leppinius GmbH Messebauten, Birkenwerder
Exhibit Installation
Abrell & van den Berg – Ausstellungsservice GbR, Berlin
Collections
Fritz Backhaus (Director of Department), Sabine Beneke, Wolfgang Cortjaens, Julia Franke, Thomas Jander, Aaron Jochim, Matthias Miller, Katrin Peters-Klaphake, Marjanko Pilekić, Brigitte Reineke, Matthias Struch, Thomas Weißbrich, Sabine Witt
Communications
Stephan Adam (Director of Department), Christina Behrendt, Ina Frodermann, Fanny Heidenreich, Jenny Jakubik, Daniela Lange, Thabea Lintzmeyer, Ilka Linz, Yu Minobe, Jana Nawrot, Nicola Schnell, Peter Schützhold, Oliver Schweinoch, Rosa Marie Wesle
IT
Gerhard Schmitt (Head of Department), Oleg Bazan, Alexandra Gelemerova, Jan-Dirk Kluge, Uwe Naujack, Magnus Wagner
Communications Campaign
State Productions GmbH
Communications Consultancy
Die HimmelsSchreiber GmbH
Audio Station Production
Michael Nagel (Director), Freimut Götsch, Carmen Katt, Jörg Pintsch, Sven Riemann, Marco Rosenberg (Speakers)
K13 Studios Berlin GmbH