Thursdays the Museum Barberini presents special lectures (in German) on a particular aspect of the Hasso Plattner Collection or the current exhibition. Museum curators, conservators, and guides speak about their various disciplines and areas of work, offering a glimpse behind the scenes and offering new perspectives on the works of art.

The lectures are offered also online on Wednesdays, see Online Live Talk

Costs
€ 5 plus admission

Venue
Auditorium

Runtime
50 minutes
 

March 9, 2023, 5 p.m.

Sunrise to Sunset
Two exhibitions on the motif of the sun in art
Annette Schneider, art historian

Two exhibitions - one theme: the Bremen Kunsthalle is showing the exhibition SUNSET, while at the same time the Museum Barberini in Potsdam presents Sun. Source of Light in Art. Annette Schneider connects the exhibitions of both museums in her online talk. The arc ranges from the phenomenon of sunset, which is quickly suspected of being "kitsch" in its depiction, to the motif of the sun and light in European art from antiquity to the present.


March 23, 2023, 5 p.m.

Sol and Luna
Of sun gods and moon goddesses
Dr. Ira Oppermann, art historian

Since ancient times, Mediterranean cultures have worshipped the sun and moon as deities in human form. The online lecture by art historian Ira Oppermann looks at representations from antiquity to the 19th century. She shows how meanings change over the centuries and how rulers adopt these forms of representation for themselves.


April 20, 2023, 5 p.m.

Artist friendships
The painters Renoir and Caillebotte
Lutz Stöppler, art historian

In the famous "Breakfast of Rowers," Pierre-Auguste Renoir portrayed his friend Gustave Caillebotte in the lower right foreground. When Caillebotte, who died very young in 1894, bequeathed his collection of Impressionist paintings to the state, his friend Renoir served as one of the executors. The passage of these works into public collections marked the breakthrough of the Impressionists and their art.
 

May 4, 2023, 5 p.m.

The sun as a symbol of the divine
Art and Religion
Mathias Mieke, Pastor Nikolai Church Potsdam
Dr. Dorothee Entrup, Museum Barberini

In Christian art, the sun is often ascribed a divine role or associated with divine action. On the occasion of the Barberini show on the iconography of the sun, the art historian Dorothee Entrup and the theologian Mathias Mieke will jointly look at the motif of the sun, each from the perspectives of their profession. The focus is on a selected work in the exhibition.

May 11, 2023, 5 p.m.

The Power of Colors 2.0
Peter Eurlings, art historian

The Impressionists were particularly interested in depicting natural and light phenomena. They painted with bright pure colors and juxtaposed complementary contrasting colors in strong brushstrokes or even in dots, so that their paintings only had an effect when viewed from a distance. In his online talk, art historian Peter Eurlings presents various Impressionist approaches and techniques. In addition, he relates selected works from the exhibition Sun. The Source of Light in Art.


May 24, 2023, 5 p.m.

Painting Happiness
The Neo-Impressionist Henri Edmond Cross
Gesine Harms, art historian

The painter Henri Edmond Cross is considered one of the most important representatives of French Neo-Impressionism or Pointillism. In 1893 he left Paris and moved to the Côte d'Azur, where the Mediterranean light of the south henceforth determined his impressively color-intensive painting. In her online lecture, art historian Gesine Harms shows how much his work was shaped by his fascination for the "most beautiful region in the world" and by the dream of a free society.


June 1, 2023, 5 p.m.

Sol and Luna
Of sun gods and moon goddesses
Dr. Ira Oppermann, art historian

Since ancient times, Mediterranean cultures have worshipped the sun and moon as deities in human form. The online lecture by art historian Ira Oppermann looks at representations from antiquity to the 19th century. She shows how the meanings change over the centuries and how rulers adopt these forms of representation for themselves.