1 - Lange Nacht der Museen

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mIes VAn DeR RoHe HAus
Udo Dagenbach’s garden installation (detail). Photograph: Peter Möbius
Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1932,
the Classical Modernist country house is now
used as an exhibition space for modern art, which
is integrated into the unique building.
exhibition
This year the house is celebrating the 125th birthday
of Ludwig Mies van der Rohes. The garden
installation »A Star for Mies« by Udo Dagenbach
builds on the design principles of Mies von der
Rohe’s Revolution Memorial of 1926, which stood
in the cemetery at Friedrichsfelde, Berlin, until its
destruction by the National Socialists in 1935. The
staggered, overlapping cubes serve as planting
beds, covered in red-bladed grass and roses (Mies
was particularly fond of light-coloured roses).
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mItte museum
BrassAppeal. Photograph: Jörg Grosse Geldermann, NEXT/Visual marketing
The museum, housed in a listed former school building,
focuses on the history of the central district
of Berlin and has one of Berlin’s largest collections
on regional history.
Permanent exhibition
History of Mitte District
7.00–11.00 pm � hourly
Choir
vocalensemble octopus
The vocal ensemble »octopus« perform a capella
pieces across different centuries and styles throughout
the evening, illuminating specific historical
aspects of the museum’s permanent exhibition.
Their repertoire reaches from French songs of the
17th century to the current day.
9.30–11.00 pm
Music
BrassAppeal
BrassAppeal’s drums, tuba, tenor and alto
saxophones cover a repertoire from pop to jazz
and swing to evergreen in lively and amusing
arrangements. Their original programme includes
theatrical and choreographed elements to surprise
the eyes, ears and laughing muscles.
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