On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Bröhan Museum, the Rathgen Research Laboratory, the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection and the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture of Freie Universität Berlin will hold their now traditional joint summer party. In the joint ensemble of buildings directly at Charlottenburg Palace, guests can expect a varied program of exhibitions and events as well as culinary delights in the Bettina Berggruen Garden. Admission is free.
Image above: Sommerfest im Bettina Berggruen Gartenmit Skulpturen „United Enemies“ (2011) von Thomas Schütte, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2024, Foto: Christo Libuda, Lichtschwärmer.
The exhibition “The magic of glaze” opens at the Bröhan Museum. There will also be guided tours of this exhibition and the exhibition “Alchimia. The Revolution of Italian Design” and through the permanent exhibition. There will also be a creative hands-on station for children and adults. The Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection offers guided tours of the new special exhibition “STRANGE! Surrealisms 1950-1990 from the collections of the Nationalgalerie”. Artist Antoanetta Marinov will be collecting wishes in front of the building with her “Magic Wands” campaign. The Rathgen Research Laboratory’s program focuses on “Glaze on Ceramics” and “Risk Management” and offers numerous lectures and a hands-on activity. There will also be guided tours of the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture, which presents a comprehensive overview of the history and manifestations of Greek and Roman sculpture. The Bettina Berggruen Garden invites you to a summer get-together with drinks and snacks.
PROGRAMME
17.30 – 21.30 pm
Surreal techniques: open studio in the Remise of the ScharfGerstenberg Collection
“Alchimia zum Anstecken”: creative hands-on station of the Bröhan Museum
5.30 – 10 pm
Summer get-together with drinks and snacks in the Bettina Berggruen Garden
6 pm
Welcome and opening of the exhibition “The Magic of Glaze” at the Bröhan Museum
6.30 pm
Live speaker in the Rathgen research laboratory: “The play of light in Chinese Jian ware glaze (Song Dynasty 960-1279)” and “Small guests, big impact. Pest management in the museum”
6.30 – 9 pm
Magic wands: Antoanetta Marinov collects wishes in front of the Scharf Gerstenberg Collection
6.30, 7, 8 + 9 pm
Guided tours through the exhibition “STRANGE! Surrealisms 1950-1990 from the collections of the Nationalgalerie” in the Scharf Gerstenberg Collection
18.30, 19, 19.30, 20, 20.30 + 21 pm
Guided tours through the current exhibitions of the Bröhan Museum:
18.30 + 20.00: “Alchimia. The revolution of Italian design”
19.00 + 20.30: “The magic of glaze”
19.30 + 21.00: Permanent exhibition
6.45 pm
Lecture on the subject of glaze on ceramics in the Rathgen research laboratory: Brick by Brick – New findings on the glaze bricks from Assur (Iraq)
7 + 9 pm
From form to content: A guided tour of the technique of casting and the use of casts in archaeological research in the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture
7.15 + 8.15 pm
“Reflective, iridescent and iridescent” – the variety of modern effect pigments viewed under the microscope – hands-on activity by the Rathgen research laboratory
7.30 pm
Lecture on the subject of glazes on ceramics in the Rathgen Research Laboratory: Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of bright colors – preserving the glazes at the Ishtar Gate
8 pm
Live speaker in the Rathgen Research Laboratory: How do I protect my treasures? Risk management with foresight!
8.15 pm
Lecture on the subject of glazes on ceramics in the Rathgen research laboratory: The search for the masters – A Mongolian ceremonial palace on the Tacht-e Soleyman (Iran, 1270-1275)
9 pm
Lecture on the subject of glaze on ceramics in the Rathgen Research Laboratory: Splendor and craftsmanship: Ancient Egyptian faience in art and culture
WHEN?
Thursday, July 03, 2025, 5.30 – 10 pm
WHERE?
Bröhan-Museum, Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection,
Rathgen-Forschungslabor & Abguss-Sammlung Antiker Plastik
Schloßstraße 1a, 69b + 70
14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg
