Roads not Taken. Or: Things could have turned out differently
Facts and Dates
Duration
9 December 2022 to 11 January 2026
Exhibition Space
around 1100 m², Pei Building, Basement
Size of Exhibition
around 500 objects, 20 media stations, 7 inclusive stations
General Direction
Raphael Gross
Director of Exhibitions Department
Ulrike Kretzschmar
Idea, Concept
Dan Diner
Project Management
Fritz Backhaus
Curators
Julia Franke, Stefan Paul-Jacobs, Lili Reyels
Project Supervision
Julia Franke, Stefan Paul-Jacobs, Lili Reyels
Project Assistant
Dijon Menchén
Scientific Advisor
Werner Konitzer
Expert Advisory Board
Moritz Epple, Jan Gerchow, Martin Schulze-Wessel, Monika Wienfort
Trainee
Maximilian Auth
Exhibition Design
chezweitz GmbH, museale und urbane Szenographie
Sonja Beeck and Detlef Weitz with
Ines Linder, Fin Morten Ohlsen, Hans Hagemeister
Exhibition Graphics
Chezweitz GmbH, museale und urbane Szenographie
Sonja Beeck and Detlef Weitz with
Leila Tabassomi, Luiz Dominguez, Antonia Gaida, Anja Rausch, Carlotta Markötter, Siyu Mao, Darius Samek
Possibility Scenes
Jaroslav Toussaint, Detlef Weitz, Ines Linder
Film clips: Idea Journey 1849, Trailer
Stefan Hurtig with Franziska Junge
Audio Collage 1933
Carsten Golbeck
Speakers: Jeff Burrell, Timur Isik, Astrid Kohrs, Marty Sander, Thomas Schendel, Darren Smith
Recording: Carsten Golbeck
Recording Studio: track@once, Uwe Janßenharms
Registrar
Nina Bätzing, Anna-Maria Gogonjan
Media Design and Media Technology
Sebastian Rau
Intern
Tom Tschepe
Media Installation
Eidotech GmbH, Berlin
Visual Consultant
Mason Leaver-Yap
Picture Archive
Anne-Dorte Krause, Claudia Küchler
Photography
Sebastian Ahlers, Indra Desnica
Graphics Production
Digidax – Die Kreativdienstleister
Oschatz visuelle Medien GmbH & Co KG
Lentiprint / Spectrum
CreaDecor GmbH
Editing
Wanda Löwe
Translations
John Berwick, Stephen Locke
Conservation
Martina Homolka (Head of Departmen), Michaela Brand, Elke Enzmann, Julia Garve, Juliane Girndt, Barbara Haussmann, Ulrike Hügle, Antje Nützmann, Matthes Nützmann, Hannah Pesch, Anne Ristau, Theresa Schlagheck, Claartje van Haaften, Judith Zimmer
Framing
Sabina Fernández-Weiß
Exhibition Construction and Workshops
Nicholas Kaloplastos (Head of Department), Jens Albert, Sven Brosig, Christin Elle, Anette Forkert, Susanne Hennig, Torsten Ketteniß, Kai-Evert Kriege, Katrin Kunze, Holger Lehmann, Jörg Petzold, Ralf Schulze, Thomas Strehl, Stefan Thimm, Gunnar Wilhelm
Painters
Malermeister Antosch, Berlin
Settings Wall Pictures Valhalla (Scene 13) and Railway Car (Scene 14)
Atelier Witzmann: Burkhard Witzmann, Julia Zukowski, Titus Jany, Mathias Wassermann
Carpenters
Max Leppinius GmbH Messebauten, Berlin
Exhibit Installation
Abrell & van den Berg - Ausstellungsservice GbR, Berlin
Collections
Fritz Backhaus (Director of Department), Sabine Beneke, Wolfgang Cortjaens, Julia Franke, Thomas Jander, Carola Jüllig, Sven Lüken, Matthias Miller, Brigitte Reineke, Lili Reyels, Matthias Struch, Thomas Weißbrich, Sabine Witt
Documentary Object Data Base APS
Phillip Meyer
Communications
Stephan Adam (Director of Department), Christina Behrendt, Ina Frodermann, Laura Groschopp, Desirée Hennecke, Jenny Jakubik, Henning Koch, Daniela Lange, Ilka Linz, Jana Nawrot, Berit Pohns, Nicola Schnell, Peter Schützhold, Oliver Schweinoch, Sonja Trautmann
IT
Gerhard Schmitt (Head of Department), Sven Bienge, Björn Eichberg, Jan-Dirk Kluge, Uwe Naujack, Magnus Wagner
Controlling
Lina Lassak
Procurement
Karola Brumme, Timur Akogul, Josefa Boll
Education and Communication
Stefan Bresky (Head of Department), Cornelius de Fallois (Education programme), Marvin Keitel (Digital programme), Tillman Müller-Kuckelberg (Magazine), Daniel Sauer (Media guide editing), Andreas Ziepa (Inclusion); Ines Baginski, Andrea Schenk (Visitor service)
Media Guide and Audio Stations
Nathanael Kuck (Audio guide author), John Berwick (Translation); John Berwick, Jaron Löwenberg, Marieke Oeffinger, Lilli Ray, Dulcie Smart, Marlen Ulonska (Speakers); K13 Tonstudio Berlin; shoutr labs UG Berlin (Media guide tech)
Inclusion and accessibility
Christine Rieger, Roswitha Röding (ABSV Berlin); dzbLesen Leipzig; Charlotte Röttger; Sylvia Schalley Design Neuss; Georg Strutz; Tactile Studio Berlin; Stefan Thimm (Station construction); Zentrum für Leichte Sprache Donauwörth; Werk5 GmbH Berlin; Yomma GmbH Berlin
Communications Campaign and Design
Julia Volkmar & Studio Bens
Film Series
Mathias Barkhausen, Jörg Frieß
Academic Programme
Nike Thurn
Special Thanks to
Dorlis Blume, Philipp Springer, Brigitte Vogel-Janotta, Nico Geisen, David Schwalbe