In the representative rooms of the commandant's house, an exhibition presents the history of the castle and fortress. It is the ideal starting point for any citadel exploration. All explanatory texts can be read in both German and English.
Models, maps and plans, paintings and photographs, archaeological finds, tin figure dioramas, weapons, helmets and everyday objects of the garrison tell of historical events that took place at the citadel. A special section is dedicated to the local fauna. Panels with descriptions suitable for children make a visit to the exhibition a pleasure for the whole family. A pavilion on the south kurtine also shows changing exhibitions, which are created in cooperation with the Spandau Youth Art School.
Paul Gauguin – Why Are You Angry? at the Alte Nationalgalerie looks at Gauguin’s oeuvre – which was also shaped by Western, colonial ideas of ‘the exotic’ and ‘the erotic’ –, juxtaposing the works with historical material from both Gauguin’s past and...
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Under the title "Private Property", the Museum of Photography is showing Newton's cameras, its own collection of photographs and art, its library and parts of its Monte Carlo office, as well as numerous publications of Helmut Newton's photographs.
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The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection has a chance to present itself on a scale never shown until now, with over 2 500 exhibits on display in the Neues Museum's northern wing over three floors, covering 3600m².
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The Art of Society shows some 250 paintings and sculptures created between 1900 and 1945 by artists including Otto Dix, Hannah Höch, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Lotte Laserstein and Renée Sintenis.
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The unique partnership that took place in 2011/2012 between the Antikensammlung of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and artist Yadegar Asisi is set to continue in now. In the temporary exhibition building Pergamonmuseum. The Panorama, the exhibition project...
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