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Overview of upcoming events

Lectures & Readings
Art experience

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

The INTERVENTION format, which was successfully launched last year, will continue in 2024 – this year’s motto is “Kollwitz meets Colleagues”.

From October 19, 2024 to February 16, 2025, we will be showing woodcuts by the painter and graphic artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976). Käthe Kollwitz initially had to adjust her eyes to the new, expressionist works of the young “Brücke” artists. After the First World War, her own devotion to the technique of woodcutting gave her access to Expressionism. Her war cycle is now juxtaposed with the ten woodcuts from the years 1914 – 1918 compiled by Schmidt-Rottluff for a graphic portfolio.

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On the 130th birthday of Otto Nagel

READING

Salka-Valka Schallenberg, granddaughter of the Berlin painter Otto Nagel (1894-1967), reads from her publication “Erzähltes & Ungesagtes meiner Großeltern Walentina und Otto Nagel”

Thursday, September 12, 2024
19.00
Admission fee 5,00 euros | reduced 3,00 euros

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Lange Nacht der Museen

75 participating museums and 750 events await Berlin culture night owls on the night of August 24. The Kollwitz Museum is also opening its doors between 6 p.m. and midnight in addition to its usual opening hours and is offering a varied program under this year’s motto “Berlin Secrets”.

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Meet Animal sculptor August Gaul

The INTERVENTION format, which was successfully launched last year, will be continued in 2024 – this year’s motto is “Kollwitz meets colleagues”.

From July 14, to October 6, extended until October 13, 2024 we will be showing animal sculptures by the sculptor August Gaul (1869-1921), with whom Käthe Kollwitz maintained a collegial relationship for many years and also turned to him for advice regarding her own sculptural works: “Today […] Gaul was in the studio and looked at my work at my request. Gave me some good practical advice. Was really nice as always.” (Diary from Nov 21, 1916)

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