Berlin welcomes the third station of PARTIZAN★KE ART, a travelling, research-based exhibition exploring the aesthetics and practices of women’s resistance during and after World War II in Yugoslavia and Carinthia. Presented by the Partizan★ke Art Collective, the exhibition opens on 27 May 2025 at the Amo Salon and Amo Gallery, hosted by the Institute for European Ethnology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in collaboration with Amo Collective Berlin and the progressive media platform Sve su to vještice.

Through visual, archival, and performative material, PARTIZAN★KE ART centers the role of women partisans and their pivotal cultural legacy in the European anti-fascist movement. Drawing on personal biographies, the exhibition connects historical acts of resistance to contemporary artistic practices.

The curatorial collective — Elena Messner, Brigita Malenica, Julia Stolba, Sabina Ferhadbegović, and Goran Lazičić — brings together voices from art, research, and activism to spotlight a history often overlooked. The Berlin station also features contributions from a wide range of scholars, artists, and institutions, affirming the power of feminist collectivity in shaping cultural memory.

As part of the opening program, Elena Messner will give a talk titled:
“Solidarity and Collectivity as Key Values of Feminist Self-Education, Self-Narration and Self-Mobilization in Yugoslavia during World War II”
— part of IfEE’s Institute Colloquium “Collaborations and Solidarities in Troubled Times”.  

The exhibition is open to the public during the Institute’s regular hours until 18 July 2025.

🎤 Event in English spoken language
🎟 Free entry | No registration required
♿%uFE0F Partially accessible venue – please notify accessibility needs in advance by email