Behind the Scenes

On Friday, December 18, 2020, the recording sessions for the introductory performance episode of the podcast “Erinnerungszeichen” took place in the rooms of the Museum at the Robert Koch Institute. It goes without saying that the infection control regulations in force to combat the corona pandemic were complied with. Here are a few impressions…

The mask is on: Benjamin Kuntz, who is researching the biographies of Jewish employees at the RKI, in front of his first audio recording.
Utmost concentration: Esther-Maria Antão, head of the museum at the RKI, goes through the schedule again
RKI President Lothar Wieler in interview; in the foreground: sound designer Philipp Loof
The seating cubes placed around RKI President Lothar Wieler serve as sound insulation and improve recording quality
We understand each other - despite the mask: Christian Köbke from Yapola knows what a good podcast should sound like.
Visibly satisfied: Philip Schunke, podcast expert from Yapola

For the episode on Georg Blumenthal, we welcomed former RKI president Reinhard Burger for an interview in our museum rooms on Monday, January 11.

Professor Burger reported on his experience as chairman of the board of the Georg and Agnes Blumenthal Foundation
The interview was conducted by medical historian and author of the podcast Benjamin Kuntz
Philip Schunke from Yapola equipped the two interview partners with the necessary technology and took care of the recording quality.

On March 12, for the episode about Ulrich Friedemann, we were able to meet pediatrician Thomas Abel at our museum for an interview. Thomas Abel, who worked in the 1970s both in the clinic formerly headed by Ulrich Friedemann at Rudolf Virchow Hospital and at the RKI, reported on his day-to-day work at that time.

Thomas Abel, Philip Schunke von Yapola und RKI-Medizinhistoriker Benjamin Kuntz vor dem Interview.
Als Thomas Abel am RKI tätig war, gab es das Museum in seiner heutigen Form noch nicht.

On August 10, Susan Loewenthal Lourenço, the 86-year-old daughter of Hans Loewenthal, visited our museum together with her daughter Margaret Lourenço. She spoke with RKI medical historian Benjamin Kuntz about her father.

Ein Erinnerungsfoto vor dem Interview: Susan Loewenthal Lourenço, Benjamin Kuntz und Philip Schunke von yapola.
Nachdem sie in England geboren wurde und über Jahrzehnte in den USA und Israel gelebt hat, zog Susan Loewenthal Lourenço vor rund 10 Jahren nach Berlin.