The great artist died 79 years ago today on April 22, 1945 in Moritzburg near Dresden. The news of her death was lost in the confusion of the last days of the war and the liberation by the Allies; it was not until the summer that the news reached the general public. In destroyed Berlin, her adopted home, an extensive Käthe Kollwitz memorial exhibition was organized for the autumn of the same year…
Insights into the thoughts and life of a great artist
READING with Jan Kollwitz, great-grandson of Käthe Kollwitz, on the occasion of the anniversary of her death
Friday, April 26, 2024
19.00
Entrance fee 5,00 euros | reduced 3,00 euros
The exhibition “And yet it is art” will be open until 19.00.
every third Sunday of the month | 15:00
in German language
approx. 60 minutes
Participation included in the entrance fee
Sundays at the museum! From July 4, 2021, admission is free on the first Sunday of every month—everyone is welcome and warmly invited. There is a lot to discover at our museumOn Berlin’s Museum Sunday there is something for everyone. We look forward to your visit.
The INTERVENTION format, which was successfully launched last year, will be continued in 2024 – this year under the motto “Kollwitz meets colleagues”.
From 23 March to 23 June 2024, the museum will be presenting works from its collection by the sculptor WILHELM LOTH (1920-1993), who turned to Käthe Kollwitz for advice as a young, budding artist in the late 1930s. She encouraged him to devote himself fully to art. Her work and her influence had a lasting effect on the young Loth and references to Kollwitz can be found in his work.
Lecture about the reception of Käthe Kollwitz in Asia by East Asia expert Dr. Werner Kraus
Thursday, March 14, 2024
19.00
Entrance 5,00 euros | reduced 3,00 euros
Lecture on the painter and graphic artist Julie Wolfthorn
Thursday, January 11, 2024
19.00
Entrance fee 5,00 € | reduced 3,00 €
Also open on public holidays from 11.00 to 18.00.
The museum is closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
City-wide campaign day on 2 December 2023 Free admission to the Kollwitz Museum for Berlin volunteers On Saturday, 2 December 2023, numerous cultural and leisure facilities will be taking part in the Berlin-wide “Berlin says thank you!” campaign. With this day of action, the Berlin Senate, the House of Representatives and numerous partners are honouring…
November 19, 2023
15.00
“The Timid Little Rabbit” by Elisabeth Shaw courageously takes to the stage in Maik Zöllner’s shadow theatre.