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Busch-Reisinger Museum Lecture: Hito Steyerl: Germany and Identity [AT CAPACITY]

A woman, dressed in a black jacket and black pants, sits on a brown staircase.
Hito Steyerl. Courtesy of the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery New York. Portrait by Leon Kahane.

Lecture

In-Person
Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, Enter at Broadway for evening programs

This event is at capacity.

Berlin-based filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl will speak about her work related to Germany, including essay films addressing the rise in racist, xenophobic, and anti-Semitic violence after German unification. The artist’s early documentary films Germany and Identity (1994), The Empty Centre (1998), and Normality 1-X (1999–) were recently acquired by the Busch-Reisinger Museum and are prominently featured in the special exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation (on view September 13, 2024–January 5, 2025).

Following the lecture, guests are invited to visit the exhibition on Level 3.

Free admission, but seating is limited and registration is required. You can register by clicking on the event on this form, beginning Saturday, October 19, after 10am.

The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors to the hall will open for seating at 5:30pm. Please enter at Broadway.

Limited complimentary parking is available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, Cambridge.

The Harvard Art Museums offer free admission every day, Tuesday through Sunday. Please see the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

The Busch-Reisinger Museum Lectures, sponsored by the German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, present important speakers on topics of central and northern European art. In addition, modern and contemporary art programs at the Harvard Art Museums are made possible in part by generous support from the Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.