Family Matters

(Almost) everyone has a family – and it goes without saying that each one is different. But only if we look more closely do we see just how diverse family life can be. For this year’s programme, Family Matters, which begins on 3 October 2025, all four of the Humboldt Forum partners, working together with international contributors, have for the first time put together exhibits on a single theme for the entire building. Comprising an exhibition, contemporary positions, and artistic interventions in the collections, Family Matters surveys networks of family relations in the past, present, and even the future. Numerous events, including performances, discussions, workshops, guided tours, as well as an accompanying publication, will enable visitors to learn just how many different constellations family and relationships can encompass as well as what is important to them – in Berlin, Germany, and around the world.

Further information can be found in the press release and here humboldtforum.org/familiy