figures like Churchill, Stalin, and Truman face-off against the great many who remain nameless in history (victims of the atomic bomb, expellees, collaborators, etc.). The exhibition focuses on four major
ry witnesses. Six sections allow you to immerse yourself in this recent chapter in the palace’s history: ‘Destruction. Reconstruction?’ is devoted to the destruction of the Berlin palaces and their subsequent [...] Adrian von Buttlar (*1948) is an art historian and carries out research into the theory, politics and history of cultural heritage preservation. His father, Dr Herbert von Buttlar (1912-1976), former secretary
The Prussian Palaces and Gardens are widely acknowledged as outstanding testimonies to the history of art, culture, and architecture. But they are also the sites of historical events with an impact at
opposite history’s countless “nameless” – including victims of atom bombs, displaced persons, and collaborators. This special exhibition makes it possible to examine this period of world history in a mu
early 20th centuries. With their artistic statements the objects are part of the art and cultural history of Brandenburg-Prussia and reveal much about the intellectual, philosophical, and religious context
property by the state (GDR injustices). Thanks to long-standing, extensive research, the provenance history of many paintings, sculptures, pieces of furniture and metal objects could be clarified and more
