DEEDS CALENDAR: Unicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art – Museum Barberini | until 01.02.2026
No other creature has stirred the human imagination quite like the unicorn. For centuries, it has appeared across diverse cultures, and its allure remains unbroken. This mythical being embodies a rich spectrum of meanings and radiates a singular associative power. Traces of the unicorn are found in both Christian and non-European art, as well as in the realms of natural science, medicine, and symbolism. Engaging with the unicorn’s iconography invites reflection on imagination, knowledge, contradiction, and projection.
WHEN?
Exhibition period: Saturday, 25. October 2025 – Sunday, 1. February 2026
Opening hours: Mon, Wed–Sun: 10 am–7 pm
WHERE?
Museum Barberini
Alter Markt
Humboldtstraße 5–6
14467 Potsdam
COSTS?
Regular:
Mo, Wed–Fri: 16 EUR
Sat–Sun, holidays: 18 EUR
Reduced: 10 EUR
Image above: Dario di Giovanni zugeschr., ehemals Meister des Paris-Urteils/der Helena-Geschichte, Jungfrau mit Einhorn (Portrait der Caterina Corner als Allegorie der Keuschheit), um 1467/68, Tempera und Pressbrokat auf Holz, 100 x 90 cm, Keresztény Múzeum / Christliches Museum, Esztergom, © Photo: Attila Mudrák.
