In later life, Kant invited a few guests each day to a long midday meal: merchants, officials, pastors, students, locals, and travelers. Friends and acquaintances played a central role in Kant’s life.
Here four friends sit at the table. Since the conversations have not been documented, the exhibition reconstructs how they might have unfolded.
At Kant’s dinner gatherings, the focus was not on food, but on sociability. Philosophical disputations were unwelcome. Light conversation about God and the world was, for Kant, a gateway to reality.