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In their paintings, drawings and woodcuts, the Brücke artists celebrated the natural world. At the beginning of the 20th century, they left the cities to work directly in nature, seeking a new unity between humankind and the natural environment. This interest is reflected in the location and architecture of the …

A simplified sketch of trees standing close together — Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Baumgruppe auf Fehmarn, 1913, Aquarell über Kreide auf Papier, Brücke-Museum

At the beginning of the 20th century, Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff left the cities to work in the countryside. Through their paintings, drawings and prints, they celebrated the natural environment as a living force and the human body as a dynamic entity. A hundred …

Jenny Kendler, *Sculpture → Garden,* 2026, Photo: © Phil Dera

On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the admission to four museums in west (south) Berlin will be free! Thanks to a generous donation, the Haus am Waldsee, the Kunsthaus Dahlem, the Georg Kolbe Museum and the Brücke-Museum are jointly inviting the public to visit their museums free of charge. With this special day, the four institutions are sending a clear message in favour of open and accessible art and culture.

Lizza May David, *Schrank 34–36 (Vitex parviflora)*, 2026, Brücke-Museum, © Lizza May David, Image: Phil Dera

Thursday, 15 October 2026, 5pm
Artist Talk with atelier le balto
In conversation with Assistant Curator Luna Weis, the landscape architects discuss their work at the Brücke-Museum and how the garden, the museum collection and the current exhibitions interact.

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The artist collective Club Real has set up a branch of Organism Democracy at the Brücke-Museum. Under the theme „equal rights for all living beings’, plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms are recognised as employees and service providers of the museum.

To mark the occasion, all visitors are invited to play an active part in establishing The Work Council of Living Beings at the Brücke-Museum. Further information and the project leaflet are available at the ticket office.

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In 1964, the artist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff initiated the establishment of a museum in his city of residence Berlin to honour the artists’ group Brücke. With a donation to the State of Berlin, he laid the foundation for its collection. Just three years later, on 15 September 1967, Brücke-Museum opened in a new building designed by Werner Düttmann in Berlin’s Dahlem district. …

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