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Jewish Museum Berlin Opens 'Between the Lines' 25th‑Anniversary Exhibition

The show retraces how Daniel Libeskind’s design turns absence and loss into space.

Overview

  • The Jüdisches Museum Berlin has opened a special exhibition marking 25 years of its Libeskind building, with the architect attending and the show running through November 1, 2026.
  • The galleries present original plans, drawings and large models, including the early Names model built on lists of murdered Berlin Jews.
  • The exhibition spotlights the Voids—tall empty concrete shafts that cut through the building—to show how the architecture makes loss physically felt by visitors.
  • Libeskind said he would now emphasize the Voids more and tighten their connections in response to growing violence against Jews and rising antisemitism.
  • A dedicated room shows his rejected plans for the former SS troop grounds in Sachsenhausen, whose model Studio Libeskind donated after the design earned a municipal special prize.