1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
1 - Lange Nacht der Museen
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
106<br />
KultuRfoRum PotsDAmeR PlAtz<br />
1 – KunstGeWeRBemuseum<br />
+ 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
Musical scene (detail), large cabinet, Roentgen Manufactory Neuwied, 1778/79 © Staatliche <strong>Museen</strong> zu Berlin, photograph: S. Klonk<br />
The Kunstgewerbemuseum, the oldest of its kind<br />
in Germany, possesses one of the most important<br />
collections of European skilled craftwork,<br />
ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. The<br />
museum’s display includes silks, costumes, tapestries,<br />
decorative furniture and pieces in gold, silver,<br />
glass, enamel and porcelain.<br />
7.30 � 9.30 pm<br />
Choir<br />
ensemberlino vocale, led by Ralf Sochaczewsky<br />
und Matthias Stoffels, sing Adieu tristesse –<br />
French choir music sung a capella with works<br />
by Josquin Desprez, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude<br />
Debussy<br />
short guided tours (in German)<br />
6.15 � 8.15 pm<br />
Lute, Tambourine and Flute – Musical Instru-<br />
ments in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, with Beatrice<br />
Szameitat<br />
7.15 � 9.15 pm<br />
Minuet, Ballet and Expressionist Dance – Images<br />
and Accessories from Dance, with Martina Krause<br />
10.15 � 11.15 pm<br />
From the Music Stand to the Radio Set – Necessary<br />
Items for the Enjoyment of Music, with Matthias<br />
Hahn<br />
12.15 am<br />
Guided tour through the museum at midnight<br />
8.45 � 11.45 pm<br />
Guided tour (in German) with Dr. Achim Stiegel,<br />
curator of the furniture collection<br />
Music in Furniture: The Large neuwied Cabinet<br />
and Its Machinery<br />
The famous large cabinet from the Roentgen factory<br />
and the workshop of Peter Kintzing fascinates<br />
not least on account of its musical qualities: the<br />
clock strikes every hour with a musical piece;<br />
whilst the musicians of the marquetry intone the<br />
prelude of the »Opera seria l’Olimpiade« by Metastasio,<br />
secret chests and hidden compartments<br />
open up...<br />
Kunstgewerbemuseum,<br />
Kulturforum Potsdamer<br />
Platz. © Staatliche<br />
<strong>Museen</strong> zu Berlin.<br />
Photograph:<br />
Maximilian Meisse<br />
Documentary (in German)<br />
Marie Antoinette’s Cymbalist – A Musical<br />
Android<br />
This marvel from the Pariser Musée des Arts et<br />
Métiers also comes from Neuwied. The film will be<br />
shown in short film sequences.<br />
Refreshments<br />
Music for the palate: coffee and cakes in the<br />
piazzetta<br />
107
Change language