The Eternal Jew (art exhibition)
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The Eternal Jew was the title of an exhibition of 'degenerate art' displayed at the Library of the German Museum in Munich from November 8, 1937 to January 31, 1938. Attendance of over two million visitors was recorded.
Although this was the most famous Nazi-sponsored exhibition of 'Degenerate Art', it was preceded by a number of other exhibitions in cities such as Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Dresden, Munich, Berlin and Vienna. The works of art displayed at these exhibitions generally consisted of works executed by avant-garde artists who had become recognized and esteemed in the 1920s. However, the objective of the exhibition was not to hold these works up as exemplary and admirable but to present them as worthy of condemnation and derision.
After the exhibition ended in Munich, it was displayed in Vienna from August 2 through October 23, 1938, and subsequently in Berlin from November 12, 1938 through January 31, 1939.
Although this was the most famous Nazi-sponsored exhibition of 'Degenerate Art', it was preceded by a number of other exhibitions in cities such as Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Dresden, Munich, Berlin and Vienna. The works of art displayed at these exhibitions generally consisted of works executed by avant-garde artists who had become recognized and esteemed in the 1920s. However, the objective of the exhibition was not to hold these works up as exemplary and admirable but to present them as worthy of condemnation and derision.
After the exhibition ended in Munich, it was displayed in Vienna from August 2 through October 23, 1938, and subsequently in Berlin from November 12, 1938 through January 31, 1939.