Stefanie Heckmann: Lovis Corinth. Then came Berlin!

Lovis Corinth is considered one of the most powerful innovators of art around 1900. When he moved to Berlin in 1900, he found there the perfect resonance for his radically modern style—spontaneous, rich in color, and expressive.

At the center of the lecture by Stefanie Heckmann, curator of the Fine Arts Collection at the Berlinische Galerie, are Corinth’s decisive Berlin years: his rapid rise to fame, his influence on the art scene, and his surprisingly modern milieu. This also includes lesser-known chapters such as his painting school, where he taught primarily women, and his close connection to Berlin’s theater world.

Dr. Stefanie Heckmann has headed the Fine Arts Collection department at the Berlinische Galerie—State Museum for Modern Art, Photography, and Architecture—since April 1, 2014. She is currently curating the exhibition Lovis Corinth. Then came Berlin!, which will open in October 2026.

The Lovis Corinth exhibition continues a series of monographic exhibitions on Berlin Modernism at the Berlinische Galerie, presenting and reassessing key figures in the context of their time. These include projects also curated by Stefanie Heckmann on Edvard Munch (2023), Ferdinand Hodler (2021), and Max Beckmann (2015). In addition, she is responsible for the permanent exhibition Art in Berlin 1880–1980 and for contemporary art exhibition projects.

Thu, April 16, 2026, 7 pm
Museum Barberini, Auditorium
Ticket: €14 / €10 reduced
(includes admission to the exhibition on the same day from 5:30 pm)