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Overview of upcoming events

Lectures & Readings
Art experience

Shadow theatre

Maik Zöllner brings Eric Carle’s ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ to the stage in shadow theatre.

Sunday, 9 November 2025
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Participation included in museum admission.
Registration required.

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Neighborhood walk

Walk with Marianne Mielke through the Charlottenburg neighborhood around the Kollwitz Museum

Saturday, October 18, 2025
11.00 to 12.30
Participation fee 8 euros / reduced 5 euros
Registration required.
The city walk will be held in German.

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Lange Nacht der Museen

75 participating museums and over 750 events await Berlin culture night owls on the night of August 24. The Kollwitz Museum is also opening its doors between 18.00 and 2.00 in addition to its usual opening hours and is offering a varied program under this year’s motto “Love in Berlin”.

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Käthe Kollwitz for her 158th birthday

Käthe Kollwitz was born 158 years ago today, on 8 July – a wonderful occasion to take a closer look at the important German artist and her self-portraits. The works of Käthe Kollwitz give us a deep insight into her life, her feelings and her development as an artist and a person.

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Japanese Ceramics – Jan Kollwitz

July 5 until July 13, 2025

To mark the opening of our new premises on the first floor, we are presenting the first special exhibition of works by the ceramic artist and great-grandson of Käthe Kollwitz, Jan Kollwitz.

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