Current exhibition

Kunst Hand Werk Brücke. The Applied Arts of the Brücke Artists

6. March to 
21. June 2026

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Bett für Erna Schilling, 1919, Arven- und Lärchenholz, bearbeitet und geschnitzt, Kirchner-Museum Davos

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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Hochrechteckiger Holzkasten mit farbig gefasstem Relief, 1910/11, Fichte, mit eingeschnittenem Ornament und geschnitzte Flächen, farbig gefasst, Brücke-Museum, Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung © VG Bild-Kunst 2026

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Eriche Heckel, Brosche mit Pfauenmotiv, 1911, Silberblech, getrieben und ziseliert, Brücke-Museum © VG Bild-Kunst 2026

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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Gliederhalskette, 1920er-Jahre, Silberblech, gesägt, gehämmert, punziert, Plättchen verbunden mit Achterösen, Brücke-Museum, Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026

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Lise Gujer, Zwei Tänzerinnen, 1924, Wolle, Leinwandbindung, Wirkerei mit doppelter Verschlingung, Brücke-Museum © Nachlass Gujer

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Erna Schilling, Supraporte, 1914/15, Stickerei in Wollfäden auf Leinen, Brücke-Museum

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From the bed that Ernst Ludwig Kirchner skillfully carved, to a cushion that Karl Schmidt-Rottluff sewed with abstract shapes, to a peacock embossed into silver sheet metal on a brooch by Erich Heckel – the creative drive of the Brücke artists knew no bounds. In addition to painting, drawing and printmaking, they also created everyday objects throughout their lives. The characteristic style of the Brücke was also evident in their handicrafts: fast, direct and with a desire to experiment.

 

The Brücke-Museum is now dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to this virtually unknown area of the artistic work of the Brücke artists for the first time: on display are over 170 works, based on the Brücke-Museum’s large collection and supplemented by numerous outstanding loans. The presentation approaches the theme through the materials used – wood, metal and textiles – and focuses on the manufacturing processes and contexts in which the works were created. The exhibition designs by Andrea Faraguna, Jerszy Seymour and Kasia Fudakowski, together with Santiago da Silva, open up new dialogues with the applied art of the Brücke.

 

Accompanying the exhibition are a comprehensive catalogue and two limited-edition Brücke editions: a necklace by jewellery designer Elisabeth Schotte and a bag designed by Kasia Fudakowski and Santiago da Silva are available exclusively in the museum shop.

The exhibition will then travel to the Kunstmuseen Krefeld, where it will be on display from 4 October 2026 to 7 March 2027. It is made possible by the Capital Cultural Fund, the Ferdinand Möller Foundation and the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States.

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Staff

Lisa Marei Schmidt, Concept

Lisa Marei Schmidt with Daniela Bystron, Christiane Remm, Anika Reineke and Aya Soika, Curators

Valentina Bay, Project Management and Assistant Curator

Elisabeth Schotte, Valentin Kammel and Lisa Reichmann, Experts

Andrea Faraguna, Kasia Fudakowski und Santiado da Silva, Jerszy Seymour, Exhibition Architecture

Daniela Bystron and Ximena Gutiérrez Toro, Outreach and Public Programme

Karen Michelsen Castañón, Dalila Daut, Dagmawit Abebaw Hunz, Lotte Leerschool. Sieglinde Lemcke, Thesea Rigou und Tanja-Bianca Schmidt, Art Education