{"id":4444,"date":"2021-02-18T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T13:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kkm.frp.de\/?page_id=4444"},"modified":"2024-11-29T14:54:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:54:01","slug":"kaethe-kollwitz-in-berlin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kaethe-kollwitz.berlin\/en\/kaethe-kollwitz-in-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00e4the Kollwitz in Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; full_width_row=&#8221;true&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^541|url^https:\/\/kkm.frp.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/W\u00f6rther_Platz_Plastik-breit2.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^W\u00f6rther_Platz_Plastik-breit2|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605631670289{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: rgba(187,193,166,0.27) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(187,193,166) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1732888415585{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 200px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604494998573{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(173,185,23,0.72) !important;*background-color: rgb(173,185,23) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;white-h2 white-p&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>K\u00e4the Kollwitz in Berlin<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Everything was beautiful; the sky full of light, the green tender, everything mistyeyed. I felt Berlin, once again, as the hometown that I love: The castle, and behind it St. Mary\u2019s Church. How long I\u2019ve known all this \u2014 I saw it in 20 years of peace and in 4 years of war, and during the revolutionary period.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>K\u00e4the Kollwitz, diaries, May 9, 1919<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;vc_default&#8221; full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221; full_width_row=&#8221;true&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599654093267{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #edeee7 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1599642359108{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 70px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Virtual tour.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">A city tour through K\u00e4the Kollwitz&#8217; Berlin.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a21b61a83cd9\" data-id=\"6a21b61a83cd9\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ult-carousel-29444835566a21b61a841cb\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_horizontal\" data-gutter=\"30\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-26655732336a21b61a83d94 \" ><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: height 700ms ease;-moz-transition: height 700ms ease;-ms-transition: height 700ms ease;-o-transition: height 700ms ease;transition: height 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;47&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666886665253{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 27px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Museum<\/h3>\n<p>The <span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/museum\/?lang=en\">K\u00e4the Kollwitz Museum<\/a><\/span><\/span> in Berlin was founded by the painter, art dealer, and collector Hans Pels-Leusden. The house opened in 1986 in Charlottenburg&#8217;s Fasanenstrasse, where it enjoyed 35 successful years in the neighborhood of the Literature House, galleries and auction houses. In September 2022, the Kollwitz Museum moved to the &#8220;Theaterbau&#8221; on Spandauer Damm, which offers larger and barrier-free spaces with opportunities for further development.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;437&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950278166{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Neue Wache<\/h3>\n<p>In 1993, the Neue Wache Unter den Linden was designated as the <em>Central Memorial to the Victims of War and Tyranny of the Federal Republic of Germany<\/em> following German reunification. &#8220;Woman with Dead Son&#8221;, a sculpture by K\u00e4the Kollwitz from 1938, stands as a memorial and reminder in the building\u2019s centre. <em>&#8220;Kollwitz\u2019s art attempted to save mankind\u2019s image amidst an epoch of contempt for<\/em><br \/>\n<em>humanity.&#8221;<\/em> (Christoph St\u00f6lzl, 1993)[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;417&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950393807{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Residence<\/h3>\n<p>Karl and K\u00e4the Kollwitz moved into an apartment at Wei\u00dfenburger Stra\u00dfe 25 in Prenzlauer Berg as a young married couple in 1891. The artist&#8217;s workrooms and her husband&#8217;s medical practice were initially also housed there. Additional rooms in the house were later rented. In 1892 and 1896, their two sons Hans and Peter were born. For long periods of time, the Kollwitz couple provided for relatives and took in lodging guests. The house was destroyed by bombs in 1943.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;418&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950447616{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Studio<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">Kollwitz initially worked at home for many years \u2014 it was not until 1912 that she rented a studio in the artist house Siegmundshof in the Hansa neighbourhood. In 1928, she was given two workrooms in the art academy at Hardenbergplatz, which she had to give up in 1934. Until 1940 she worked in the studio community Klosterstra\u00dfe in Mitte before moving back to the apartment in Wei\u00dfenburger Stra\u00dfe.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;372&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950507256{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Academy<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"3\">In 1919, K\u00e4the Kollwitz became the first woman to be appointed to the Prussian Academy of Arts, which had its premises on Pariser Platz. For a long time, Kollwitz served on the Fine Arts Section\u2019s exhibition commission, and she became director of the master class for graphic arts in 1928. The National-Socialists forced her to resign from the Academy in February 1933.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;3029&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950575897{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Berlin and its surroundings<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"3\">Several family members followed Karl and K\u00e4the Kollwitz to Berlin, such as Karl&#8217;s sister Lisbeth, K\u00e4the\u2019s sister Lise, and her brother Konrad Schmidt. They visited each other frequently and went on trips to places such as Caputh and Werder in the countryside surrounding the city. They also visited the poet Gerhart Hauptmann, whom Kollwitz had known since 1886, in Erkner.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: all 700ms ease;-moz-transition: all 700ms ease;-ms-transition: all 700ms ease;-o-transition: all 700ms ease;transition: all 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;3032&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950623902{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Her grave<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"3\">Friedrichsfelde Central Cemetery is home to the family tomb where K\u00e4the Kollwitz&#8217;s brother, Konrad Schmidt, was laid to rest in 1932. After the death of her brother-inlaw Georg Stern, Kollwitz created the tomb relief &#8220;Rest in the Peace of His Hands&#8221; in 1936. In 1940, her husband Karl Kollwitz was buried here too. The ashes of K\u00e4the Kollwitz, who died in Moritzburg in April 1945, were transferred here in the summer of 1945.<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-item-wrap\" data-animation=\"animated no-animation\"><div class=\"ult-content-box-container \" >\t\t<div class=\"ult-content-box\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;box-shadow: px px px px none;padding:20px;-webkit-transition: height 700ms ease;-moz-transition: height 700ms ease;-ms-transition: height 700ms ease;-o-transition: height 700ms ease;transition: height 700ms ease;\"  data-hover_box_shadow=\"none\"     data-bg=\"#ffffff\" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;412&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618950719730{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Kollwitz Square<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"de\" data-phrase-index=\"2\">As early as 1947, Wei\u00dfenburger Stra\u00dfe and the adjoining W\u00f6rther Platz were dedicated to K\u00e4the Kollwitz. Her famous sculpture &#8220;Mother with Two Children&#8221; was initially placed in front of the ruins of her home. Today the group of figures can be found in Fr\u00f6belstra\u00dfe. 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