“We haven’t seen ‘Penthesilea’ yet”
Starting February 21, the special exhibition in the former theatre building of Charlottenburg Palace sheds light for the first time on Käthe Kollwitz’s passion for theatre and its influence on her work. It also shows her family’s close connections to the stage during a formative phase of Berlin’s theatre history.
Käthe Kollwitz and the theaters of Berlin around 1900
Max Halbe “Jugend” (Youth)
Gerhart Hauptmann “Die Weber” (The Weavers)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Faust. Part I of the Tragedy” and “Part II of the Tragedy”
“Gretchen”, “Germinal”, and “A Weaver’s Revolt”
Emile Zola “Germinal”
Gerhart Hauptmann “Die Weber” (The Weavers)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “Faust. Part I of the Tragedy”
What Käthe Kollwitz watched and listened to on stage
William Shakespeare “Hamlet”
Friedrich Schiller “Die Räuber” (The Robber)
Georg Büchner “Dantons Tod” (Danton’s Death)
Ernst Toller und Ernst Barlach
Theater in the Arena
Productions by Max Reinhardt at the Schumann Circus and, after its renovation, at the Großes Schauspielhaus: “Oedipus Rex” and “The Oresteia”
Grete Wiesenthal modernizes dance, the Ballets Russes perform in Berlin, and Käthe Kollwitz’s nieces dance on European stages.
Käthe Kollwitz – Body in Space
School project day for primary schools from Year 4 onwards, secondary schools and after-school care centres
Duration: 180 minutes | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: €140 per class | up to 15 people €100
Only a few free appointments still available.
Public show presentation
March 15, 2026 at 11.30
circa 60 minutes
Number of participants limited to 15 persons
10,00 € Participation fee and 5,00 € reduced admission
Käthe Kollwitz – Silent Strength
November 8, 2025 till January 18, 2026
This special exhibition presents rare drawings and proofs by Käthe Kollwitz from the important private collection of Cologne resident Ute Kahl. The focus is on those works that deal with the aspect of empathy in Käthe Kollwitz’s oeuvre, thus offering a new perspective on the artist’s work.
Every first Sunday of the month for only € 4.00
For anyone who wants to experience and create art.