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Bertz Associates
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Based by the Edgbaston Reservoir, we create intercultural and arts education projects, with focus on diversity and representation ✨ 🌈
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We are delighted to announce the panel for our upcoming Birmingham Heritage Week event 'Behind the Picture: Discovering Lisel Haas and Grete Bermbach'. Swipe to learn more about each panellist and their connection with the project 📷️

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September 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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We are so excited to announce the panel who will be speaking at our @bheritageweek ‘Tower Ballroom at 150: Rolling at the Tower Online Screening and Q&A’ event on Wednesday! Swipe to discover more about each panellist and their connection with the documentary 🛼

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September 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Join us, Culture Forward and PRISM Photography Network in an event celebrating the past, present and future of Birmingham's women photographers 📷️

📅 Friday 18th September
⏰️ 1:00pm-3:00pm
📍 Birmingham and Midland Institute

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September 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Want to hear the next chapter of the Lisel Haas story? Tickets for our event 'Behind the Picture: Discovering Lisel Haas and Grete Bermbach' are out now! 🎟️

📅 Saturday 19th September
⏰️ 2:00pm-4:00pm
📍 Library of Birmingham

#DiscoveringLiselHaas
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September 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Our guided women's history walk, 'Women Between the Lines', is returning for @bheritageweek! We first ran this walk in 2021 as part of the Word and Walks project in collaboration with poet Simone Word Smith and we are excited to run it again ❤️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995094975...
September 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Our book, 'Discovering Lisel Haas', is available now! We are extremely proud to have published a book featuring articles exploring the life and work of Lisel and her partner Grete.

The book is £10 + postage, available to puchase now via our website 🔗 www.bertzassociates.net/projects/lis...
September 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Tickets for our FREE online screening of 'Rolling at the Tower' for @bheritageweek are on sale now! 🎟️ Come and celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Tower Ballroom opening with our online screening and Q&A with the stars and producers of our community documentary.
August 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Did you spot us in the latest I Choose Birmingham newsletter?

The article did a wonderful job covering our current exhibition, 'Discovering Lisel Haas', at Library of Birmingham Gallery.

Read the full feature here: mailchi.mp/ichoosebirmi...

#DiscoveringLiselHaas #Exhibition #Birmingham
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August 28, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Join #BertzAssociates for a Curator’s talk on the Lisel Haas exhibition in the Level 3 Gallery this Thursday at 2 pm and Tuesday 1 September at 5.30 pm. Check the schedule for further dates this year. Admission free and donations welcome #LibraryofBham @bertzassociates.bsky.social
Photo of two people looking towards a wall. The figure on the far left is wearing a suit while the other is wearing glasses and has their left arm raised directing the conversation to something on the wall. They are wearing glasses and a tie. Their shirt is long length and is untucked. Background text regards the talk. A list of dates and times for the talk.
August 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Tickets for our first event of Birmingham Heritage Week are on sale now! 🎟️

📆 Saturday 12th September
⏰ 11:00am
📍 Starts outside the Rose Villa Tavern in the Jewellery Quarter

The ‘Traces of Europe’ Guided Walk will tell the Jewellery Quarter's stories of European migration which shaped the area.
August 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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We are excited to announce that tickets for our Birmingham Heritage Week events are now on sale! Join us for a series of walks, talks and screenings celebrating Birmingham's unique and varied heritage ❤️

Full event information and tickets are available here: birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/all-events/
August 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Join Curator Jen Wilbur for a guided tour of the 'Discovering Lisel Haas' exhibition! The talk will take you round the exhibition, draw out highlights from the show and give an insight into the curatorial decisions made behind the scenes.

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August 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Our most recent guest blog looks at the library’s current exhibition on the photographer, Lisel Haas, her life and the collection held in the archive (MS 2202): theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/f... #LibraryofBham #birminghamlgbt @bertzassociates.bsky.social
A photograph of a female stood bending forward with her hands resting on a desk. She is wearing a houndstooth twin set with beads around her neck. She has spectacles on her face and a wristwatch on her left wrist. A large plant in a pot on the left of the photograph.
August 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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We are so excited to be a part of Birmingham Heritage Week for another year! This year we are running more events than ever, with 4 different events which celebrate different aspects of Birmingham’s history and heritage 🌟 Tickets go on sale on Saturday 15th August. We hope to see you there!
August 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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It's #InternationalCatDay! This wonderful photo called 'Katzenfrühstück' or 'Cat's Breakfast', and is one of a series in our new exhibition 'Discovering Lisel Haas', now on display at the Library of Birmingham. The exhibition is supported by Arts Council England.

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August 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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An exhibition exploring the life, work and legacy of Birmingham photographer, Lisel Hass is on display in the Level 3 Gallery www.bertzassociates.net #LibraryofBham #birminghamlgbt
An exhibition poster. Photograph of a woman on the right of the poster wearing spectacles and a string of pearls around her neck. The poster is publicising an exhibition by the photographer, Lisel Hass at the Library of Birmingham.
August 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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A huge thank you to everyone who attending our 'Discovering Lisel Haas' exhibition and book launch last Thursday! The exhibition is on display till Saturday 12 December, make sure you don't miss it.

Thanks to Irina Mackie for photographing the event.

#DiscoveringLiselHaas #Exhibition #Birmingham
August 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Now open! 'Discovering Lisel Haas', an exhibition exploring the life, work, and legacy of a Birmingham photographer. The exhibition features highlights from the Lisel Haas archive, alongside responses from contemporary artists.

#DiscoveringLiselHaas #Exhibition #Birmingham #Photography #Archives
July 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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We are delighted to announce that on Monday 27th July, 'Discovering Lisel Haas', the first ever exhibition of Lisel Haas' works will open at the Library of Birmingham and run until Saturday 12th December, with material from the Haas archive and commissioned responses from our Lisel Haas artists.
July 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Interested to hear about our upcoming work with the Hydrogen Academy?

At the start of June, Iris Bertz and Aaron Lad attended the biannual Hydrogen Academy General Assembly in Reggio Emilia, Italy. You can read more about the trip in this blog written by Aaron available on our website.
June 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Our next interviews as part of our conversations with innovators and educators is out now! You can watch our conversations with Jenifer Tamayo, Mossen Randeree, Tiziana Altiero and Harun Rabbani on the HyAcademyEU YouTube channel 💚
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#Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen
June 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Happy World Environment Day! 🌎🌱

Here are some of the ways that green hydrogen can help our planet and reduce global warming. You can watch our Conversations with Innovators and Educators series on the HyAcademyEU YouTube to learn more about the uses of green hydrogen.

#WorldEnvironmentDay
June 5, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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We are so excited to share that George Eksts is the next artist to join the Lisel Haas project!

George Eksts is a London based artist using animation, photography, and painting to explore ideas of progress, repetition and the archive.
June 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Last chance to see! Luna exhibition 'Care and Defiance' at Centrala, closing on 27 May. The exhibition features a display about the Lisel Haas archive, a series of co-curated panels created through workshops funded by The National Archives and John Feeney Charitable Trust.
May 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM