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Upcoming events at Kunstgewerbemuseum, Tiergarten, Berlin.
Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz (ehem. Matthäikirchplatz) · Tiergarten · Directions ↗ · Official site ↗ · 12 upcoming
EXHIBITIONS
The Worlds of Rococo. The Porcelain and Faience Collection
The eighteenth century was the century of porcelain. Princes, aristocrats and the well-to-do bourgeoisie were absolutely addicted to this “white gold”. People would even speak of the maladie de porcelain.
EXHIBITIONS
Encounters. Non-European Arts and Crafts in the Collection of the Kunstgewerbemuseum
In June 2022, a new intervention was introduced to the permanent exhibition of the Kunstgewerbemuseum. A small display between the Rococo and the Baroque sections features some 50 exhibits that were previously locked away in the museum’s storage facilities: finely chiselled…
EXHIBITIONS
Fashion from Paris. A Donation of Erika Hoffmann
Coinciding with the donation from Berlin art collector Erika Hoffmann, the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) is exhibiting 20 selected items of clothing and accessories from over 20 years of Parisian fashion history.
EXHIBITIONS
Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District
A presentation with free admission by the Kunstbibliothek (Art Library) recollects the creative, art-loving populace of the area around the former Matthäikirchplatz (St. Matthew’s Church Square) a century ago.
EXHIBITIONS
A Home/Haunting: 40 Years of the KGM at the Kulturforum
An occasion such as the 40th anniversary of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (KGM, Museum of Decorative Art), which opened in 1985 in a new building designed by Rolf Gutbrod at the Kulturforum in West Berlin, is often an opportunity for celebratory review.
EXHIBITIONS
Haus Lemke – The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich
With the first complete presentation of the furniture from Haus Lemke in Berlin, the Kunstgewerbemuseum is displaying one of the most extensive original interior designs preserved from the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
DESIGN
Gallery Looks. Fashion Staging at the Gemäldegalerie
Exploring the interface between art and couture, the Gallery Looks exhibition highlights the encounter of the Old Masters with contemporary fashion – in design, photography, film and haute couture.
CONTEMPORARY
Fashion x Craft: Echoes of Tomorrow
The exhibition showcases the work of five young designers who have translated traditional craftsmanship into contemporary fashion. The exhibition presents their elaborate designs and provides insights into their creative processes, encouraging visitors to engage with…
EXHIBITIONS
Bosporus Beats. Views of Istanbul from 1500 to 1800
Works on paper depicting the cosmopolitan city of Istanbul and its inhabitants are the focus of the exhibition. Fascinating drawings, prints and books reveal the diverse connections between Central Europe and the metropolis on the Bosporus.
SCULPTURE
Jerszy Seymour: Mutuogenesis
Artist and designer Jerszy Seymour (*1968) presents a large-scale social sculpture in Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum, which becomes a stage for performances and encounters in spring.
EXHIBITIONS
“Das alles bin ich!” Christoph Müller’s Gift, Part 4. Leaf by Leaf – A Life with Art
The exhibition Das alles bin ich (I Am All That!) presents the generous gift of some 200 works that art collector Christoph Müller has made to the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings).
DESIGN
German Ecodesign Award: Thinking Ahead
Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum (KGM, Museum of Decorative Arts) presents 30 award-winning projects that have been recognised with the German Ecodesign Award, the most prestigious federal award for ecological design in Germany.