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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In partnership with GoJauntly, we are holding a FREE guided walk around Birmingham City Centre inviting you to remember those who walked before us. This walk is supported by Go Jauntly's This City Moves programme and funded by the UK Government, Active Travel England and Birmingham City Council.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We are so pleased to share that our book, 'Discovering Lisel Haas', is now available to purchase at Botnanger Buchladen in Stuttgart! For all our friends in Germany and mainland Europe, please get in touch with the team there if you would like to purchase a copy. 🔗 sites.google.com/bertzassocia...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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 📷️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995109186... #DiscoveringLiselHaas

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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 🛼 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995107700...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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 birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/event/women-...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1995109186...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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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Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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/

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discoverin... #DiscoveringLiselHaas

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Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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!

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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. #DiscoveringLiselHaas

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Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

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

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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 💚 www.youtube.com/@HyAcademyEU... #Hydrogen #GreenHydrogen

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

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.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join Bertz Associates LTD and Luna for a workshop exploring how history has preserved women’s photographic archives and reflect on the importance of living archives among contemporary practitioners now. 📅 Saturday 2 May ⏰ 1 - 3 pm 📍 Centrala 🎟️ Free, no booking required

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In February, Iris Bertz visited Mönchengladbach to attend the Stolpersteine Ceremony for Lisel Haas, her father Adolph Haas and her partner Grete Bermbach. You can read the full blog of Iris’ experience over on our website. #LiselHaas #Mönchengladbach

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Orleans is one of the artists who will be contributing to our upcoming Lisel Haas exhibition at the Library of Birmingham! Rebecca is a self taught multi disciplinary artist, using the medium of photography to develop her practice.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Happy National Pet Day from our team behind the scenes! 🐱 🐶 ❤️ #NationalPetDay

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We are excited to share that Gibson Kochanek are the next artists to join the Lisel Haas project! This collaborative duo founded their studio in 2014 and merge the disciplines of photomontage, illustration, and graphic design to create striking, concept-driven visual work.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Lisel Haas archive exploration workshop in collaboration with Luna at the Library of Birmingham on Saturday! We had a really wonderful time sharing our research on Lisel Haas and Grete Bermbach and recieving feedback from the group.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Tomorrow! Join us and Luna to explore the Lisel Haas archive at the Library of Birmingham. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lisel-haas...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We are so excited to announce the second artist who is joining the Lisel Haas project! Laura Chen will create an artistic response to the archive that will be on display as part of our upcoming exhibition at the Library of Birmingham.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Happy International Women's Day! In celebration, we're sharing some of the amazing women that have featured in our projects #IWD2026 Why purple, white and green? These are the colours of women's suffrage, initially used by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), better known as Suffragettes

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Welcome to the team Nancy Mein! We are pleased to have Nancy joining us as Curatorial Assistant on our Lisel Haas project. She will be helping with the planning and co-ordination of our upcoming exhibition, due to open in late July.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We are so excited to share that Anu Gamanagari is joining us on the Lisel Haas project! She will create an artistic response to the archive that will be on display as part of our upcoming exhibition at the Library of Birmingham. Image credit: Marley Starskey Butler

Text reads: Anu Gamanagari is an India-born, UK-based visual artist and arts worker whose work explores themes of motherhood, migration, and belonging. Her practice is grounded in the rhythms of everyday life, drawing from personal experiences as a mother, migrant, and musafir (मुसाफिर – traveller) to create intimate portraits of care, identity, and transformation.

Working primarily with photography, Anu’s long-form projects centre on the domestic, capturing those closest to her to reflect on shifting roles, intergenerational relationships, and the invisible labour that underpins family and community life. Through this lens, she explores how the rhythms of everyday life create a sense of home, transforming the ordinary into reflections on love, loss, and resilience.

Text reads: Anu was one of the winners of the Portrait of Britain 2024, 2025 and the English Heritage Archive’s Picturing Highstreets commission in 2023. Her work has been exhibited at FORMAT Festival (2025), Midlands Art Centre (Belonging, 2025), RBSA Photography Prize (2023, 2025), and Aspex Gallery (Traces of Being, 2025). She has been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize (2021, 2023) and shortlisted for the RPS IPE 165.

Alongside her practice, Anu curates and manages community-facing projects that amplify overlooked voices, including The Meadows (solo exhibition by Rita Pena, 2025), REFLECTOR (2023–24), My Queer Life (2024), and WomeninPhotoBirmingham (2024).

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Join us and Luna to explore the Lisel Haas archive at the Library of Birmingham! In this workshop aimed at women-identifying and non-binary photographers in Birmingham and the West Midlands, you will learn about the life and work of Lisel Haas through an exploration of the materials in the archive.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! We’re proud to contribute queer history by sharing Lisel Haas’ story ❤️🏳️‍🌈A recent trip to Mönchengladbach taken by @jenwilbur.bsky.social and Iris Bertz allowed them to connect queer past and future by meeting with Queers an der Niers, the LGBTQ+ centre in Haas’ home town.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New blog out now! 📝 Back in December, as part of our current @artscouncilengland.bsky.social project, our team went to Mönchengladbach to find out more about Lisel Haas and her home town. They met with local arts and heritage professionals, community organisations, and delved into the archive 💬

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Would you like to inspire young women to pursue a career in science? As part of @hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social we interviewed Yasmin Ali, an influential chemical engineer who has worked in many science-based fields. #WomeninScience

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Calling all teachers and educators - we want to hear from you! As part of the @hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social we are working on the creation of learning resources for schools. Please fill out this survey to let us know what resources you'd like in your classroom: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social @hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🎥 Why join #HyAcademy? Iris Bertz from @bertzassociates.bsky.social Associates explains it perfectly: HyAcademy connects schools, universities and industry to build the skills the hydrogen sector really needs. #HydrogenEducation #H2Skills

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We are pleased to welcome Kaia Bailey to the Bertz Associates team! As Research Assistant, she will be work on our Lisel Haas project to aide the cataloguing of the collection and write pieces to share the story of the archive.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Want to know more about hydrogen? It's time for Fun Fact Friday! Did you know that hydrogen is extremely versatile? From industry, power, buildings and transport, it has a wide array of applications and can be used in a myriad of ways. Learn more with @hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Interested in learning more about how a Europe wide project runs behind the scenes? Our Technical Lead Aaron Lad has written a blog about the recent HyAcademy General Assembly in Brussels! www.bertzassociates.net/blog/the-bru...

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

If you're at the @associationscied.bsky.social Annual Conference this Thursday, Friday or Saturday, make sure you come say hello and pick up a sticker with our wonderful Hydro Pigeon mascot! We'll be talking about the @hyacademyeuproject.bsky.social

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🍾🥂🎇 Wishing you a lovely 2026, from all of us at Bertz Associates. It has been an incredibly exciting year at Bertz Associates. With new project launches and plenty of film screenings, here’s a look back on some of our highlights from the year.

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Bertz Associates @bertzassociates.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We are so pleased to welcome John Akinde to the Bertz Associates Team! John is joining us as a Filmmaker on our Lisel Haas project, working to document the project funded by Arts Council England www.ideate-ed.com

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