History connects us.

A dance and fashion icon, Dora Dean won over countless fans at the turn of the last century. Berliners flocked to see her and new style: the Cakewalk.

Constantly touring, performing in a dizzying array of styles and winning fans across the continent, Arabella Field’s life was paradigmatic of that of the variety star at the turn of the last century.

Through her border crossings between East and West, Eva Kemlein became one of the most important post-war photographers. Her photographs document a city in ruins, the early stages of post-war life and the theatre life of the stages in both East and West Berlin.

With her pictures of the 1920’s, Jeanne Mammen ranks as one of Berlin’s most well-known painters and graphic artists. During the Nazi regime and in the post-war period, the uncompromising artist broke new ground and yet remained true to herself.

“All I want is to dance…” Josephine Baker has been inspiring untold numbers of people around the globe for a century. She used dance to get out of the slums of the southern United States and from Paris she conquered the world’s stages in the 1920s.

This exclusive online photo exhibition showcases the work of Berlin photographer Leonore Schwarzer and her ability to capture the life of East Berliners in multifaceted images.

From an early age, Louise Schroeder displayed a keen interest in social policy and equal opportunities. After the Second World War, she became Berlin’s first governing female mayor.