On the occasion of Berlin Art Week, Villa Romana (Florence) and the Georg Kolbe Museum (Berlin) jointly celebrate their anniversaries. Looking back at 120 and 75 years respectively, both institutions reflect on their legacy and their present role as artist houses.
Image avobe: Villa Romana, 1977 © Klaus Heider, Archivio Villa Romana, Florenz, Villa Romana © Villa Romana
In 1905, Georg Kolbe was one of the first winners of the Villa Romana Prize. To this day, Villa Romana hosts its prize winners each year for a ten-month residency in Italy. As part of the anniversary exhibition Tea and Dry Biscuits, talks with former prize winners will take place alongside a special sound installation.
The installation, created in collaboration with Radio Papesse (Florence) and supported by Deutschlandfunk and ifa Galerie Berlin, weaves together the voices of former fellows into a multi-voiced “Corale” – a tribute to 120 years of Villa Romana and to the voice as an expression of community, experience, and political thought.
PROGRAMME from 3 pm:
- Artist talk in German with Ursula Sax and Farkhondeh Shahroudi. Moderated by Elena Agudio (Villa Romana).
- Launch of the sound installation “Corale for 120 years of Villa Romana”.
- Artist talk in English with Flaka Haliti and Samuel Baah Kortey. Moderated by Mistura Allison (Villa Romana).
WHEN?
Saturday, 13 September 2025, 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Regular opening hours: Wed–Mon 11 am – 6 pm, closed Tuesdays
WHERE?
Georg Kolbe Museum
Sensburger Allee 25
14055 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0)30 3042144
COSTS?
Admission included in museum ticket
