Guided tours – Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum Berlin

Public guided tour

Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:13 +0000

Next dates in 2026:

7 June
5 July
6 September
1 November
6 December

Public guided tour as part of Kollwitz Sunday

Sunday is Museum Day!

Visit us on Sunday afternoon with friends, family or individually and take part in our public guided tour through the current exhibition “And yet it is art”. We will introduce you to the great Berlin artist and her work in 60 minutes.

Public guided tour as part of Kollwitz Sunday | 3 pm
in German language
approx. 60 minutes
Participation included in the special admission price for Kollwitz Sunday.
Number of participants minimum three persons, maximum 20 persons

Meeting point in the foyer, no pre-booking necessary.

Not old at all!

Mon, 04 May 2026 05:00:57 +0000

Exhibition talks for older people

Following the great success of previous years, the Kollwitz Museum is once again hosting special exhibition talks. Under the theme ‘Turning Points in Käthe Kollwitz’s Life’, we are creating a space for discussion, reminiscence and new perspectives on the work of this significant artist on three selected Saturday afternoons.

In a relaxed atmosphere over coffee and homemade cake, we will explore the defining turning points in the life and work of Käthe Kollwitz. Her art addresses both personal and social changes – themes that still resonate today and inspire dialogue.

The 90-minute discussions offer a sensitive and lively insight into her work as a graphic artist, draughtswoman and sculptor. Following our discussion, we will visit the exhibition and engage in conversation about the selected artworks.

We look forward to spending these special afternoons with you.

Dates, can also be booked individually:

4 July 2026, 3.00–4.30 p.m.
1 August 2026, 3.00–4.30 p.m.
5 September 2026, 3.00–4.30 p.m.

Limited number of participants:
Prior registration required at: bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de

Costs: Participation: 10,- Euro plus reduced admission

Guidance: Katja Schöppe Carstensen, Art historian and Cultural geragogue

Cooperation with Malteser Kulturbegleitung/Cultural accompaniment

If you are over 65 and interested in culture and would like to make contact and take part in cultural life in Berlin, Malteser Kulturbegleitung/Cultural accompaniment will be happy to arrange a permanent volunteer cultural companion free of charge.

Contact via telephone 030 – 348 003 267 or per Mail to kultour.berlin@malteser.org

Further information can also be found on the Malteser homepage: www.malteser.de/kulturbegleitung

Exhibition talks in German Sign Language

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:00:21 +0000

Exhibition talks in DGS

Deaf art educator Sieglinde Lemcke and artist Veronika Kranzpiller are offering exhibition talks in German Sign Language (DGS) at the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin, focusing on the current special exhibitions.

The tours, which last around 120 minutes, are aimed at deaf visitors whose first language is German Sign Language, as well as at an audience with a knowledge of sign language.

Dates:
12 April 2026, 3 p.m.

The special exhibition “Käthe Kollwitz and the Theatre” offers the first comprehensive exploration of Käthe Kollwitz’s passion for the theatre and its influence on her work. It also highlights her family’s close ties to the stage during a formative period in Berlin’s theatrical history.

17 October 2026, 3 p.m.

Exhibition talk at the DGS on the special exhibition running at that time

Registration is appreciated: bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de

Participation included in the museum admission price.

Public lithography demonstration

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:30:37 +0000

Show presentation

Experience the oldest flat printing process live in the museum

Almost half of the 275 graphic works that Käthe Kollwitz created are lithographs. Particularly in the second half of her life, she used this technique to achieve a broad impact with large print runs, posters and flyers.

The Berlin master printer in stone and offset printing Dietmar Liebsch discovered the printing press from 1866 and two lithography stones by Käthe Kollwitz: “Bread” from 1924 and “Mother with Boy” from 1933, in the 1970s in the basement of the Berlin flat printing company Arnoldi. He was later able to acquire the printing press together with the two lithographic blocks, restore them and make them printable again.

The historical lithographic press, which the Friends of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin acquired in 2016, is one of the special items in the collection alongside the many prints, drawings and sculptures by Käthe Kollwitz. The press remains hidden from most museum visitors as it is located in the events and education room and can only be viewed as part of events and workshops.

Public show presentation

You will have the opportunity to experience the printing press in action and thus familiarise yourself with the artistic technique of lithography and be shown exactly how lithography is done during a demonstration.

Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 11.30 (Printing Arts Day)

Saturday, 7 November 2026, 11.30 (Graphic Design Weekend)

Duration: circa 60 minutes

10,00 € Participation fee and reduced admission

Guidance: Diogo deCalle

Number of participants: maximal 15 people

Registration required via phone 030 – 882 52 10 or via e-mail bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de

In addition to the two public dates, you also have the option of booking a private demonstration.

Appointment by arrangement
Duration: circa 90 minutes
Number of participants: minimum 5 people, maximum 15 people
Costs: 400 euros, Payment in advance

We look forward to receiving your enquiry!

e-mail: bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de
phone: 030 – 882 52 10

Slow Art

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:30:08 +0000

every two months, one Thursday per month | 17.00

In April 2023, the popular interactive guided tour format “Slow Art” was reintroduced. This series of mediations, already tested by the Kollwitz Museum, aims to decelerate the museum visit. Every two months, one Thursday per month at 5 p.m., visitors are invited to take a closer look at a few selected works in our current special exhibition.

The slow, independent viewing of art is the focus of Slow Art. Through an unbiased look – at first without information – and the subsequent conversation, a new perspective on the works of art opens up to the visitor.

Duration: ca 60 minutes

Number of participants: min. 3 persons

Costs: reduced entrance fee plus 3 euros participation fee, free of charge for members of the Association of Friends

Registration requested via e-mail to bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de

Dates 2026:

30 April – Käthe Kollwitz and the theatre
2 July – Rainer Wölzl
3 September – Ida Gerhardi
3 December – Klaus Hack

“And yet it is art”

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:12:31 +0000

Private guided tour

The presentation of the permanent exhibition with drawings, graphics and sculptures by Käthe Kollwitz follows the simple principle of chronology.

In eight thematic cabinets, the permanent exhibition “Aber Kunst ist es doch” (But it is art after all) comprehensively presents the artistic work of Käthe Kollwitz with almost 100 works. The guided tour of the exhibition makes the artist’s biographical and artistic development comprehensible in the context of contemporary history. In the process, continuities such as her work in cycles or her interest in social upheavals become apparent. But also discontinuities and new beginnings, such as the abandonment of the etching technique and the discovery of the woodcut, become visible.

We are looking forward to your contact!

e-mail: bildung@kaethe-kollwitz.de
phone: 030 – 882 52 10

in German, English and French language
Appointment by arrangement
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Cost:
– In German: 80 euros
– In a foreign language: 90 euros
Guide fee plus admission