Barock. Modern. Nachhaltig. Kolloquium zur Baufertigstellung des Humboldt Forums

In the organizer's words:

By mid-June 2025, 19 stylistically baroque sculptures will be installed on the balustrade of the Humboldt Forum. This measure will complete the construction of the Humboldt Forum and the reconstruction of the historic palace façade.

To mark the occasion, the Humboldt Forum Foundation is hosting a colloquium at the Berlin Palace. Experts will take stock of the construction work and give an outlook on future challenges in conservation - including Franco Stella, architect of the Humboldt Forum, Kathrin Lange, Director of Restoration at the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation and Hans-Dieter Hegner, Director of the Humboldt Forum Foundation in the Berlin Palace.

Registration is required for the colloquium. We look forward to your participation!

Welcome

12:30 Arrival, registration

13:00 Welcome by Prof. Dr. Hartmut Dorgerloh, General Director Humboldt Forum

Block 1: Looking back and taking stock

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Dorgerloh

13:05 The Humboldt Forum: the anchor point in the urban development of Berlin-Mitte Christian Junge, Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing, Head of Department II - Urban Development and Projects

13:25 1000 obstacles, 200 changes: still a successful large-scale project - how does it work? Hans-Dieter Hegner, Director of Technology, Humboldt Forum Foundation

14:00 Discussion

14:15 Reconstruction of the historic components: architectural rules and engineering challenges - Prof. Dorgerloh in conversation with Prof. Franco Stella, architect, Peter Westermann, architect and Detlef Krug, Managing Director of Berliner Baumanagement

15:00 Coffee break

Block 2: Preservation and development

Moderation: Hans-Dieter Hegner

15:30 Modern techniques and sustainability in the natural stone industry - Hermann Graser, Bamberger Natursteinwerk Hermann Graser

15:45 Nothing is preserved without care - experiences with the preservation of façades and sculptures made of sandstone - Hans-Dieter Hegner in conversation with Frank Hoferick, qualified restorer of the Zwingerbauhütte, Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement, Dresden, Kathrin Lange, Director of Restoration, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin- Brandenburg, Potsdam

16:15 The new sculpture program on the balustrade - Prof. Dr. Hartmut Dorgerloh, General Director of the Humboldt Forum Foundation

16:35 Presentation of the sculpture groups: Kai Rötger - Portal 1; Sven Schubert - Portal 2; Artur Hoferick - Portal 4; Ada Kösler - Portal 5; Valerie Otte - Eosander Shoulder

17:10 The history of the reconstruction: What happens to the castle building hut and the models? Karen Buttler, Research Associate at the Humboldt Forum Foundation, History of the Site Department

17:25 Discussion

17:50 Greeting, Wilhelm von Boddien, Managing Director of the Förderverein Berliner Schloss e.V.

17:55 Thanks to the sculptors and the expert commission, Hans-Dieter Hegner, Director of Technology, Humboldt Forum Foundation

18:00 End of the event

Further information: free of charge. Admission from: 12:30 Language: German. Location: Room 1, ground floor