Museum Barberini

Museum Barberini
Museum Barberini in November 2016
Location in Germany
Established 2017
Location Potsdam, Germany
Coordinates 52°23′43″N 13°03′44″E / 52.395169°N 13.062282°E / 52.395169; 13.062282Coordinates: 52°23′43″N 13°03′44″E / 52.395169°N 13.062282°E / 52.395169; 13.062282
Website Museum Barberini, Potsdam

The Museum Barberini is an art museum at the Old Market Square, Potsdam. It was rebuilt on the site of the Barberini Palace, that was destroyed by bombing in 1945 and demolished afterwards. The construction of the Museum Barberini was started in August 2013 and was completed in December 2016. The official opening to the public was on 23 January 2017.[1][2] The Guardian included the Barberini's opening among the "top 10 new museum openings in 2017".[3]

Hasso Plattner, founder of software enterprise SAP and philanthropic patron, funded the Museum Barberini. The charitable German organization Stadtbild Deutschland awarded the reconstruction of the Barberini Palace as "Building of the Year 2016".[4][5]

The first director, since April 2016, is Ortrud Westheimer.[2][6]

Collections

The art gallery exhibits Plattner’s collection of artworks of the former German Democratic Republic, as well as special exhibitions that range from the Old Masters to contemporary art with a focus on impressionism, including works of Rodin, Monet and Edvard Munch. Three temporary exhibitions are planned each year, with major loan collections from international museums and private collections.

References

  1. ↑ Kramer, Henri (November 7, 2016). "Vor der Eröffnung des Museums Barberini Potsdam" (in German). Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. pnn.de. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Wiechers, Katharina (January 18, 2017). "Der Barberini-Fahrplan" (in German). Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. pnn.de. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Coldwell, Will (January 9, 2017). "Top 10 new museum openings in 2017". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Boast of Brandenburg: Potsdam's new Museum Barberini". The Economist. January 20, 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Stadtbild Deutschland: Building of the Year 2016, PDF
  6. ↑ Wiechers, Katharina (August 20, 2015). "Neue Leiterin des Museums Barberini in Potsdam" (interview with Ortrud Westheider; in German). Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. pnn.de. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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