Located next to the gardens of the Charlottenburg palace, the Bröhan Museum is best known for its extensive collection of art nouveau, art deco and functionalist work. The museum, which emerged from the former private collection of the art collector Karl H. Bröhan, has focused increasingly on cultural epochs. This latest exhibition, carrying the subtitle “Art and design – a new unity,” investigates some of the myths surrounding Bauhaus and seeks to bring what is often seen as an isolated movement into a larger design and art history context. Crucially, this includes the Arts and Crafts movement that preceded Bauhaus. The 300 objects in the exposition, consisting of furniture, graphic design, metal art, ceramics and paintings, show how Bauhaus’s commonly-referenced design language follows on from preceding movements, rather than marking a starting point or climax of modernism. In this celebration of 100 years of Bauhaus, the exhibition invites visitors to critically reflect on the movement while still enjoying its charm. You have the chance to mark Bauhaus’s centenary at the Bröhan Museum until 5 May 2019. (Text: Hanna Komornitzyk / Photos: Martin Adam, Thomas Goldschmidt & Katleen Arthen)
Bröhan Museum, Schloßstr.1a, 14059 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
From Arts and Crafts to the Bauhaus, 24.01–05.05.2019, Tue–Sun 10-18h
