
Karl Marx and Capitalism
Industrialization catalyzed enormous economic, social, and cultural upheavals in the 19th century. Karl Marx was among the most important critics of the volatility of “modernity” and capitalism. As a philosopher, journalist, economist, and political activist, he aimed to make the new dynamics comprehensible and malleable. Marx advanced to one of the most influential German personalities of the 19th century – with a controversial body of work still read across the world to this day.
The exhibition “Karl Marx and Capitalism” presents and problematizes that work and influence of Marx as a confrontation with a dynamically changing capitalism and the controversies of the 19th century. Themes that take center stage include the critique of religion and society, the emancipation of the Jews and antisemitism, revolutions, new technologies, nature and ecology, economy, as well as struggles and movements in Europe – themes that have lost none of their explosiveness, either. The exhibition thus connects the historicization of Marx to questions of his currency, while also taking a critical look at the reception of his theories in the 20th and 21st century.
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Tickets can be purchased on site or online. We recommend purchasing an online ticket with a time slot. Especially on weekends and holidays there may still be waiting times. The ticket is valid for all current exhibitions in the Pei Building. Please also show the online ticket at our ticket desk, as you will receive a sticker there that entitles you to visit our exhibitions. Tickets can only be booked four weeks in advance. Tickets for Guided Tours can be only purchased on site.
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Accompanying Programme
The event series “Marx, Wagner and ...!” runs parallel to the two exhibitions “Karl Marx and Capitalism” and “Richard Wagner and the Nationalization of Feeling” and shows interconnections between them. The exclamation mark in the title of the series stands for the respective third person whose impact is examined in the light of the works of Marx and Wagner: Victoria, Princess Royal and German Empress, Mahatma Gandhi and Rosa Luxemburg, seen in connection with Marx and Wagner, are each the topic on one of the three evenings. The event series will take place in May and June 2022.
Publications
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Publication
Karl Marx and Capitalism (in German)
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