Long Night of Museums
Programme
6 pm – 2 am Opening of the roof terrace with a view of the Brandenburg Gate
Location: 4th Floor
In addition to the multimedia presentation on the history of the Akademie building, visitors can also expect guided tours of the architecture, the magazines and depots. The Baukunstarchiv (Architectural Archive), Library and Art Collection will present highlights from their collections. The Picture Cellar and Reading Room will be open. We also cordially invite you to visit the roof terrace with its view of the Brandenburg Gate.
6 pm – 12 am Opening of the Picture Cellar
Location: Foyer. Only 15 people can be in the picture cellar at any one time.
A series of decorations were created in the boiler room of the Akademie der Künste for two carnival celebrations in 1957 and 1958. The paintings by the master students of the time, including Manfred Böttcher, Harald Metzkes, Ernst Schroeder, Werner Stötzer and Horst Zickelbein, are today unique testimonies to the artistic post-war modernism of the GDR.
6 pm – 2 am Multimedia presentation on the history of the Academy building “Pariser Platz 4: A hotspot of German history”
Location: Liebermannsaal
The Akademie der Künste building at Pariser Platz reflects recent German history in a unique way. Traces of the changing uses since 1907 are still visible today. A multimedia presentation shows how the ruptures and caesurae of the 20th century were inscribed in the history of the site
6 pm – 11 pm Opening of the reading room
Location: 1st Floor
Introduction to the use of archive and library holdings: Research options, Opac and archive database.
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Tours
All tours are first come, first served. Registration and issue of tickets on site in the foyer. In German language. For guided tours of the collections, bags must be locked in the lockers on the 1st floor.
Architectural tours
7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm. Duration ca. 30 min. Limited to 20 people.
The building has been used by the Academy of Arts (founded in 1696) since 1907, with an interruption during the National Socialist era. As the Academy of Arts of the GDR, the building was located directly on the Wall strip, since 1993 it has been the seat of the united Academy and since 2005 the new glass building has surrounded the historic rooms of the Prussian Academy. Throughout the building - from the picture cellar to the roof terrace - traces of the past can be found, speaking witnesses to history.
Highlights from the Art Collection
6.15 pm, 7.15 pm. Duration 45 min. Limited to 15 people.
Visit our depot rooms. Behind the scenes we present paintings from the last two hundred years.
Highlights from the library collections
6.30 pm, 8 pm, 9.30 pm. Duration 30 Min. Limited to 20 people.
It is one of the largest specialist libraries on modern culture and the arts. Media from all art genres from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day as well as valuable private libraries characterize its holdings, which are accessible to everyone free of charge. The voyage of discovery to its treasures begins in the reading room on Pariser Platz and leads into the hidden stacks.
Highlights from the collections of the Architectural Archives
6.15 pm. Duration 40 Min. Limited to 15 people.
Gain an impression of our extensive architecture archive with testimonies from outstanding artists from the fields of architecture, engineering, urban and landscape planning as well as architecture-related photography. You will also gain an exclusive insight into the preparations for the Schaudepot, which will open on Pariser Platz at the end of 2024.