The Golden Twenties



To understand the art and culture of Berlin in the 1920’s it is important to understand the atmosphere of the time. With Germany suffering a humiliating defeat in WW1 many Germans felt a sense of bleakness.  The Germans were in a depression which led to an odd start of frenzied entertainment fuelling Berlin’s musical, artistic and literary renaissance.



Berlin in the 1920’s reached its peak of diversity. It was a place where creativity could thrive, but the ‘Live fast, die young’’ ethos of the time was cut short by the rise of the Nazis.


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