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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Artiste, 1910,Brücke-Museum
On the occasion of the exhibition Gel(i)ebte Kunst - Das Kunsthandwerk der Brücke, the Brücke-Museum is planning an interdisciplinary symposium in collaboration with Freie Universität Berlin and Leuphana University Lüneburg (6.-8.11.2025). …
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, SchmidtRottluff (doorplate for the flat of Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff at Schützallee 136, Berlin), 1954, wood, Brücke-Museum, Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025
Just like the Brücke-Museum, numerous museums and memorials are affected by the massive budget cuts of the Berlin Senate.
The Berlin Museums Association therefore agrees with the statement of the #BerlinIsCulture alliance. “The cuts will permanently destroy the cultural infrastructure and lead to drastic program cuts, layoffs and closures. Diversity, excellence, resilience and social cohesion are at stake.”
The full statement can be found on the website of the Berlin Museums Association (German).
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. …
Installation view of the first collection display, 1967, photo: Ingeborg Lommatzsch © Ingeborg Lommatzsch
