1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
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DeutscHe GuGGenHeIm<br />
Long Night of the Museums in the Deutsche Guggenheim, photograph: Nina Strasgutl<br />
Principally focusing on mo<strong>der</strong>n and contemporary<br />
art, the Deutsche Guggenheim hosts four major international<br />
exhibitions each year; among them are<br />
Deutsche Bank’s »Artist of the Year« and pieces<br />
commissioned specially according to the gallery<br />
space.<br />
exhibition<br />
Once upon a Time: Fantastic narratives in<br />
Contemporary Video<br />
Video artists explore the rich tradition of fables,<br />
myths and fairy tales, examining their role in the<br />
mo<strong>der</strong>n media age. Artworks by Francis Alÿs, Cao<br />
Fei, Pierre Huyghe, Aleksandra Mir, Mika Rottenberg<br />
and Janaina Tschäpe are on display.<br />
from 6.00 pm<br />
Short guided tour (in German) through the<br />
exhibition<br />
7.00 � 8.00 � 9.00 pm<br />
Story-telling (in German)<br />
Fairy Tales through Time and Space<br />
Once upon a time… the artist Sabine Kolbe tells<br />
fairy tales and stories in the Deutsche Bank courtyard.<br />
7.00–12.00 pm � hourly<br />
Guided tour (in German) through the Deutsche<br />
Bank Collection (please bring ID)<br />
Food & drink<br />
in the Deutsche Guggenheim Café in the courtyard<br />
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DeutscHeR Dom<br />
German Cathedral at Gendarmenmarkt<br />
Though the English title of cathedral is misleading,<br />
the church in Gendarmenmarkt nevertheless has<br />
an important history – it was here that the victims<br />
of the 1848 March Revolution were famously laid<br />
out. Today it houses an exhibition by the German<br />
Parliament on parliamentary history.<br />
Permanent exhibition<br />
Paths – Wrong Turns – Detours: the Development<br />
of Parliamentary Democracy in Germany.<br />
The exhibition across several floors portrays the<br />
historical development of Parliamentarism and of<br />
political parties in the 19th and 20th centruries.<br />
There are also models of German parliamentary<br />
architecture and a section on the building and<br />
redevelopment of the Deutscher Dom.<br />
from 6.00 pm<br />
Short guided tour (in German)<br />
Black, Red and Gold – How Did German Flag<br />
Get Its Colours?<br />
8.00 � 9.00 � 10.00 pm<br />
Music und Literature (in German)<br />
Reconstruction, the Economic Miracle, Rearmament<br />
West Germany cabaret and hits from<br />
the 1940s and 50s, performed by »Bänkel-Duo«<br />
(Thomas Schleissing-Niggemann und Wolfgang<br />
Bradler)<br />
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