30. October 2016 - 19. February 2017
The Amish
Photographs by Timm Rautert
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Timm Rautert travelled to Pennsylvania, USA, in 1974 to photograph the Amish. In the accompanying catalogue (published by Steidl in 2011), he says about his experience: “I have witnessed all of this and later read about it as if on a raised blind. I keep my distance – the longer I stay there, the stranger everything seems to me.” From a raised blind, that's how we are forced to observe the Amish, whose way of life is too often romanticized as decorative calendar sheets. Rautert's photographs however grant a glimpse into the world of the Amish, a glimpse that is characterized by authenticity and intimacy – despite the distance he kept out of respect for these people.
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Project Management: Tommi Brem
Guided tours:
Sunday, 13 November 2016, 2 pm
Thursday, 8 December 2016, 5 pm
Sunday, 22 January 2017, 2 pm
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 5 pm
Opening Hours
Mo/Tue/We/Fr/Sa 10 am to 6 pm
Thu 10 am to 8 pm
Su 11 am to 6 pm
24 and 25 December 2016 closed
Admission free
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