Dialogic Leadership: Corinth and the National Gallery in Berlin

Dr. Janina Nentwig (Berlinische Galerie) with Dr. Sven Haase (Provenance Research, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)

Lovis Corinth, Das Trojanische Pferd, 1924 – Ölgemälde in gedeckten Farben mit Krieger*innen und Pferd, das in antiker Stadtlandschaft steht.

Hardly any museum owns more paintings by Lovis Corinth than the Berlin National Gallery. Today, its collection includes 23 works. Eight of these are on loan and on display in the special exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie. The guided tour with Sven Haase, a provenance researcher at the Central Archive of the State Museums in Berlin, explores the turbulent histories behind these paintings: In 1933, the museum owned 15 paintings by the artist. During the Nazi era, the painter’s expressive, late works in particular were defamed as “degenerate” and confiscated from German museums, including the National Gallery. The division of Germany after World War II also meant a division of the National Gallery. Both branches in East and West Berlin made efforts, in very different ways, to fill the gaps.

Learn more about the exhibition “Lovis Corinth. Then Came Berlin!”Translated with DeepL

Price info: Participation is included with museum admission.

Price: €14.00

Reduced price: €7.00

Booking: On-site registration. We recommend arriving early, as the number of participants is limited.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 19/November/2026 18:00 bis 20:00
• Venue Berlinische Galerie
• Address Alte Jakobstraße 124, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg