Berlin Exhibition Revisits Riefenstahl's Nuba Photos Through Art Interventions
Inside Archives: Interventions on Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuba Work is a unique exhibition at the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin, scheduled from May 22 to June 6, 2026. This event, organized by the Berlin University of the Arts in collaboration with the Kunstbibliothek of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, offers a critical reassessment of Riefenstahl's films and photographs of the Nuba people, which she captured during her visits to Sudan in the 1960s and 1970s. Instead of viewing these images as static historical records, Inside Archives encourages audiences to engage with them through modern artistic interventions, research, personal memory, and lived experiences.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled Inside Archives: Interventions on Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuba Work
- Held at Museum für Fotografie in Berlin
- Runs from May 22 to June 6, 2026
- Organized by Berlin University of the Arts and Kunstbibliothek of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Focuses on Riefenstahl's photographs and films of the Nuba people
- Riefenstahl traveled to Sudan in the 1960s and 1970s
- Exhibition uses contemporary artistic interventions to reexamine the work
- Aims to bring critical perspectives to a contested body of 20th-century photography
Entities
Artists
- Leni Riefenstahl
Institutions
- Museum für Fotografie
- Berlin University of the Arts
- Kunstbibliothek
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Sudan