Love and Peace.. and Käthe Kollwitz?

At the intersection of art, history and politics, pupils explore the close connection between locality, time and artistic output in the life of the artist Käthe Kollwitz, who lived at present-day Kollwitzplatz from 1891 to 1943. Public space is understood in this context as an analogue and tactile learning environment within a historical framework that can be artistically engaged with.

The two artworks created between the wars serve as the thematic framework: ‘Never Again War’ and ‘Seeds Shall Not Be Ground’, which Käthe Kollwitz described as her testament and through which the connection between her personal fate and contemporary history can be traced directly on site.

The pupils visit three stations in the urban space that are linked both thematically and geographically: they use historical maps, research inscriptions and information panels, and capture key design principles through drawing and sketching.

The programme is rounded off with a DIY workshop in the Museum Pankow, which bridges the gap to the present day: Using design examples from around the world, participants reflect on art as a form of protest.

Using the technique of stencil printing, pupils actively develop their own logos and text messages and print fanzines or posters. The aim is to explore a possible path to involvement and participation in democratic processes and to strengthen the self-efficacy of the participants, because: Every opinion counts!

 

Please note! The school project day will take place in Prenzlauer Berg.

Meeting point: Kollwitz Monument at Kollwitzplatz

Please ensure you wear weather-appropriate clothing.

Stops:

1. Kollwitzplatz, Käthe Kollwitz Monument / Place of remembrance
2. Kollwitzstr. 56a / Site of the former Kollwitz family’s home and studio, destroyed during the Second World War.
3. Prenzlauer Allee 227-228, Sculpture: “Mother with Two Children” by Käthe Kollwitz at the courtyard of the Museum Pankow, Sebastian Haffner Cultural and Educational Centre
4. Prenzlauer Allee 227-228, Museum Pankow, Room 111 / DIY workshop