Work in progress. A photographic documentation of a museum in the making

The exhibition Unpacking Jak R. Maier at the temporary bauhaus-archiv delves into the life and works of the (almost) forgotten Berlin artist Jak R. Maier. In bauhaus stories we reconstruct the highlights of his life and artistic career.

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The attorney and university lecturer Anna Kathrin Distelkamp explains that accepting an inheritance is a big responsibility and can be more complicated than it seems. How then does a museum inherit the right way?

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In light of the second unpacking event, director Annemarie Jaeggi remembers a surprising telephone call and considers the importance of Jakob and Marianne Maier’s estate for the Bauhaus-Archiv.

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The current exhibition at the temporary bauhaus-archiv sheds light on the estate of the artist Jak R. Maier and questions which objects define our life.

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