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Guided tours through the exhibition Katherine Bradford: American Odyssey

Admission for the exhibition is free, Attendance: 1€ per person
duration: ca. 45 min
group size: up to 20 people

Currently, three different guided tour formats are offered, from which can be chosen according to interest. Previous knowledge is not necessary.

Together we are strong
Tour in a dialogue format

Based on the current exhibition Katherine Bradford: American Odyssey, a tour through the exhibition will reflect on communities. What are the foundations for democratic and diverse communities and how are they constituted? 

In her paintings, Katherine Bradford depicts communities of people who live peacefully together despite all kinds of differences. In a joint discussion with the students, we will explore the question of how we can practice tolerance by recognizing others by embracing our differences. The pivotal aim is to explore the fact that we can only be strong together – through the acceptance of our mutual differences.

Superheroes of everyday life
Tour in a dialogue format

Katherine Bradford often draws inspiration from her immediate surroundings and people she observes or meets in everyday life. Her characters can therefore be described as daily heroes. This tour will therefore start with the question of who or what superheroes actually are. 

Why, for example, do public monuments mainly depict male figures and why are superheroes in films and series often read as male? Can’t personal heroes also be completely ordinary people in the immediate environment who may not be public figures?

The world of phenomena 
Interactive tour

How do we perceive the world around us and what are phenomena? Are they subjective or intersubjective, i. e. can they only be perceived by oneself or also by others? 

After a short tour through the exhibition Katherine Bradford: American Odyssey, the students will get together in groups of four and talk about what they were able to observe while looking at Bradford’s paintings. They will try to determine a common phenomenon, which they all noticed. In a subsequent presentation, the students will reformulate their findings to the rest of the students in an argumentative way.