June 26, 2026
16:00
Garden tour – cancelled!
Secrets of Charlottenburg Palace Garden
Experience the palace gardens in a new light: former palace director and art historian Rudolf G. Scharmann will guide you through historic avenues and hidden corners. He will tell you about the history, the designers and the surprising details that make the palace gardens such a unique place. An exciting tour full of anecdotes, background knowledge and unexpected insights into a green world between art, architecture and nature.
Meeting point: Foyer on the ground floor, Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin
Admission 8,00 euros / reduced 5,00 euros
Photo credit: Charlottenburg Palace Gardens, Berlin © Orleander21 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
May 28, 2026
19:00
Lecture
Exile in her luggage. The life of graphic artist Lea Grundig
Graphic artist Lea Grundig led a life marked by exile, art and political conviction. As a Jew and a communist, she was expelled by the Nazis and began translating reports about the Holocaust into haunting images at an early age, while also shaping the visual culture of Palestine and the GDR. In her biography, historian Jeannette van Laak paints a portrait of a controversial, headstrong and sensitive artist, also exploring the relationship between Lea and her husband Hans Grundig.
Admission 8,00 euros / reduced 5,00 euros
April 16, 2026
17:00
Book presentation
Käthe Kollwitz. The Berlin Museum and its collection
Not every artist has a museum dedicated to them – Käthe Kollwitz is an exception. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin, the institution is presenting not only its collection, but also new insights into the artist’s life, work and environment. The current publication presents highlights from the museum’s holdings, sheds light on her family and friendships, her literary interests and her social engagement – a fascinating look at an artist whose work continues to move us to this day.
The book launch is taking place as part of World Book Day and also marks the opening of the new display case on the first floor, which presents a selection of small-scale exhibits on various aspects of Käthe Kollwitz. The space also serves as a tribute to the museum’s founder, Hans Pels Leusden.
Participation is free of charge.
April 9, 2026
18:00
Lecture
Käthe Kollwitz Goes to the Cinema
Käthe Kollwitz and the cinema? In her lecture, Dr Annette Seeler sheds light on the artist’s and her nieces’ previously little-known interest in film. Through selected film clips, surprising connections between Kollwitz’s work and the medium of film are revealed. The lecture serves as a prelude to the accompanying film series at the Bundesplatz Cinema (25–26 April 2026).
Admission: 8.00 euros / reduced 5.00 euros
March 12, 2026
19:00
Lecture
Max Reinhardt and theatre in the early 20th century
125 years ago, Max Reinhardt revolutionised theatre and turned Berlin into a vibrant centre for the performing arts. With his visionary staging style and new forms of stage design, he shaped cultural life in the German Empire and the Weimar Republic. Theatre scholar Dr Norbert Jaron takes you on a journey through this glorious era – and shows how it came to a tragic end through persecution and exile.
Admission €8.00 | reduced €5.00
Photo credit: Theater director Max Reinhardt (photograph by Nicola Perscheid, 1911)
February 27, 2026
19:00
Talk
Art and auction trade
Micaela Kapitzky, managing director and partner of the Grisebach auction house, opens the doors to the fascinating world of the art and auction trade in conversation with museum director Dr Josephine Gabler. As an expert in modern art, she shows how masterpieces are discovered, evaluated and traded. This provides exciting insights into the mechanisms of an often hidden market.
Admission 8.00 euros | reduced 5.00 euros
Photo credit: © René Fietzek