EYES OPEN

Taking action against anti-Semitism in art museums – A training course for art educators, artists, volunteers, museum curators, and artists

Antisemitism and racism are deeply interwoven into history, the present, and society – as ideological systems as well as everyday experiences. They permeate our institutions, including museums – often invisibly, yet with far-reaching consequences. How can we, as educators and museum professionals, engage with these issues responsibly?

In times of increasing antisemitic and racist incidents in Germany and across Europe, it is all the more urgent to strengthen cultural education spaces as places of active engagement against antisemitism, racism, and discrimination. Art museums bear a particular responsibility: they are spaces of representation, remembrance, and reflection – and at the same time, they have an obligation to critically examine and further develop their own histories and educational practices.

With the training program EYES OPEN – Taking Action Against Antisemitism in Art Museums, Kunsthaus Dahlem and the Georg Kolbe Museum invite participants to explore new perspectives for discrimination-conscious cultural education and mediation in art museums. Through thematic inputs, practice-oriented workshops, and interdisciplinary exchange, the program develops strategies for critically and sensitively reflecting on and transforming language, imagery, and narratives.

The training provides a space for collegial exchange, in-depth learning, and collective action – with the goal of sustainably strengthening antisemitism-aware and racism-sensitive educational work in museums.

Register now and take a stand – against antisemitism, racism, and all forms of exclusion.
The detailed programme can be found here.