The Mies van der Rohe House in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen will have a new director as of 15 December 2025 in the form of curator and art historian Dennis Brzek. Building on the work done so far, Brzek wants to raise the profile of the Mies van der Rohe House so that visitors can rediscover it – as a living architectural monument, an exhibition space for contemporary art and an open meeting place for the city and neighbourhood. The new director wants to make these different facets of the venue possible in close collaboration with artists.
Image above: Portrait of Dennis Brzek, courtesy of Mies van der Rohe Hauses
‘The decision in favour of Dennis Brzek was made from an extremely strong field of applicants. With his appointment, the Mies van der Rohe House gains a director from a younger generation of cultural managers who will further develop the special potential of this location with great passion, new perspectives and innovative approaches,’ explains Daniela Bell, Head of the Office for Continuing Education and Culture.
Dennis Brzek, born in 1993, completed a master’s degree in Curatorial Studies at the Städelschule and Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Prior to that, he studied art history and philosophy (BA) in Düsseldorf.
Most recently, Brzek worked as curator of contemporary art at the Albertinum, part of the Dresden State Art Collections. There, he organised the exhibition ‘Wolfgang Tillmans: Weltraum’ (2025) and, since 2020, was responsible for presenting the collection and developing concepts for expanding it. He also led the award-winning exhibition and research initiative ‘At Eye Level: Rethinking the Albertinum’ (2025–2026), which explores the relationship between the public and the collection and develops new narrative approaches for the museum.
Previously, Brzek worked as a curator at Fluentum in Berlin, a private institution founded in 2019 with a focus on time-based media. There, he played a key role in shaping the programme’s focus on new artistic productions and curated solo and group exhibitions with artists such as Loretta Fahrenholz, Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff, Peter Wächtler, Patricia L. Boyd, Richard Sides, Simon Lässig and D’Ette Nogle.
In addition, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Art History at Goethe University.
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Mies van der Rohe Haus
Oberseestraße 60
13053 Berlin
