Kunstgeschichten des Tiergartenviertels

In the organizer's words:

The Tiergarten district is a myth. In 1928, it was referred to as an "elegant residential area that is framed by fashion and art." After the radical break caused by the National Socialist era, there is hardly anything to remind us of the once magnificent buildings or the art-loving residents. Important artists, art dealers, fashion designers, architects, scientists and collectors gave the district a special flair and turned it into a cultural forum 100 years ago.

Since 2022, a research project of the Art Library has been investigating the forgotten art history of the Tiergarten district. As part of the lecture series, the Kunstbibliothek invites other academics to present their research.

The lectures paint a multifaceted picture of a special district and its art-loving and closely networked neighborhood.

A lecture series curated and moderated by Dr. Gesa Kessemeier and Dr. Joachim Brand.

Selected Sundays at 11:15 a.m., admission from 11:00 a.m.
Lecture hall in the Kulturforum Berlin, Johanna and Eduard Arnhold Platz/Matthäikirchplatz

Free admission and participation.
No registration required.

Bankers and cutting-edge research: The (von) Wassermann family in the Tiergarten district

25.05.2025 11:15 am
Lecture | Panel discussion

Topography and transformations of the Tiergarten district in the 19th and 20th centuries

15.06.2025 11:15 a.m.
Lecture | Panel discussion

On the trail of the Auerbach family in the Tiergartenviertel - Robert Auerbach (born 1929): Childhood and emigration

14.09.2025 11:15 a.m.
Lecture | Panel discussion

Erna Arnhold - World traveler and art collector from the Tiergarten district

12.10.2025 11:15 a.m.
Lecture | Panel discussion

Ida Dehmel and her salon in Berlin

16.11.2025 11:15 a.m.
Lecture | Panel discussion

Berlin's Tiergarten district, geography and memory in literature and painting

07.12.2025 11:15 am
Lecture | Panel discussion