1 - Lange Nacht der Museen

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ePHRAIm-PAlAIs
The Ephraim Palace has long been considered one
of the most beautiful sights of Berlin. The threestorey
building houses various special exhibitions
on the artistic and cultural history of Berlin.
special exhibition
kleist: Crisis and Experiment
The exhibition presents the writer Heinrich von
Kleist – both his works and an eventful life of
crises and catastrophes. For the Long Night the
focus is on the Berliner Abendblätter (Berlin
Evening Papers), published from October 1810
to March 1811. Kleist’s newspaper was exciting,
innovative and initially very successful.
View of the exhibition
»Kleist: Crisis and
Experiment«, photograph:
Michael Setzpfandt
View of the exhibition
»Kleist: Crisis and
Experiment«, photograph:
Ali Ghandtschi
6.00–7.30 pm
Activity
Big nEWS, small secret.
Ink, quills and paper are on hand for visitors to
explore how the form of written words can transform
their meaning.
6.00–10.00 pm � hourly
Action conducted by Bhavito van Lee (Populare e.V.)
EXTRABLATT!
Especially for the Long Night children from
Kreuzberg have produced a special edition of the
Berliner (Ephraim Palais) Evening Paper and will
be distributing this on the street .
View of the exhibition »Kleist: Crisis and Experiment«, photograph: Michael Setzpfandt
7.30 � 9.30 pm
Music cinducted by Alfred Mehnert (Populare e.V.)
HEAR YE! (inside and outside)
The Kids on Drums Akademy, the Neuköllner
Blechbläser and the Populare Choir have a
message for the Nikolai Quarter and it’ll have
your ears, head, legs and hips pumping, booming,
rapping and dancing.
20.30 pm
Lecture (in German) by Michael Bienert
(journalist und cultural historian)
A Scandal Sheet against Lethargy
Kleist’s Berliner Abendblätter (Berlin Evening
Papers) attempted to drag Berlin’s inhabitants
out of their political apathy; however, the tighter
censorship brought an end to his bold experiment.
10.30 pm
Discussion (in German)
Sensational Journalism
Klaus Hillenbrand, Editor in Chief of the taz newspaper,
and Dietmar Ringel, from rbb inforadio,
discuss how much is too much in sensationalisation
of news.
12.00 am
Reading (in German)
Twelve o’clock. You’re listening to the Berlin
Evening Paper
The newsreader Dietmar Ringel from inforadio
reads Kleist.
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