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The Jewish Museum Berlin is seizing on its 10th anniversary as an opportunity to take stock. The special exhibition “How German is it?” shows works from 30 artists addressing key aspects of their perception in and of Germany. The design of the exhibition reflects the ambivalent cultural relationships dealt with by the artworks.
The term “loft living” conjures associations of open floor plans in spacious, airy rooms. What makes the idea of living above the rooftops of Berlin in the Prenzlauerberg district so captivating is not so much the flair of the converted industrial facilities but the spatial variety created by the composition of rooms in a room.
Love Thy Neighbour takes you on a journey through time across two centuries of sometimes painful, sometimes wonderful, but always intense relations between neighbours in the region where the borders of Germany, Switzerland and France meet.
German military history is part of German cultural history. This notion forms the basis for the redevelopment of the German Army’s Military History Museum in Dresden. The concept and design of the exhibition are intended to create a dialogue between conventional and unconventional views and to make this complex topic accessible to the whole of society in a completely new way.
“Scenography and architecture tell stories about spaces. As we move through spaces we constantly perceive their architecture from new points of view. Architecture is never constant: it is in continuous movement.”
Barbara Holzer and Tristan Kobler
In 1999, unlicensed treasure hunters unearthed a remarkable archaeological relic: a 3,600-year-old sky disc made of bronze inlaid with gold. It depicts complex constellations and the symbol of the solar barge representing the sun’s nightly passage from west to east. An architectural competition was launched to design a public archaeological centre and an observation tower that would showcase the disc and come to symbolize the region.
“Realstadt. Wishes Knocking on Reality’s Doors” presents urban development as a project involving many actors with widely differing desires. Realstadt is not, as its name implies, a real city, but it describes the reality of cities – for they are built from wishes, animated by wishes and pulsing with wishes.
The rumour mill always works overtime; and the exhibition Rumour is devoted to this fascinating and fleeting phenomenon. We created a colourful and atmospheric setting for the show.
At the edge of the town of Schöningen and its open-cast lignite mine lies the site of a remarkable, world-famous Stone-Age find: the Schöningen Spears – the oldest complete hunting weapons ever found. It is now also the location of a new and emblematic research and experience centre that is visible from far around.
As you stroll through the woods, your senses are on high alert: you gaze at the forest floor, raise your eyes to the heavens, peer around the next tree or seek out the ground beneath a root. We made such a principle of playful discovery part of the exhibition space, and filled the white surfaces of an entire screen with content as abundant, dense and multifaceted as the forest itself.
The Messel Pit, since 1995 a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a hugely important source of fossils. The new Visitor Information Centre at the former oil shale pit showcases this unique location. It offers a glimpse at a long bygone era and uses sophisticated multimedia installations to plunge visitors into the heart of some of the Earth’s treasures.
