The Bode Museum is celebrating! On October 18th, 120 years ago, the landmark at the tip of the Museum Island opened its doors for the first time. Today, the building houses the sculpture collection and the Museum of Byzantine Art as well as the coin cabinet.
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KEY VISUAL 120 Jahre Bode-Museum - Familientag und Jubiläumsfest
To mark this occasion, the museum is inviting visitors to its anniversary celebrations with a wide range of activities for the whole family.
On Saturday, October 19th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can expect a program with guided tours in German and English, lectures on the history of the museum, a photo station, workshops on printing and sculpture in the children's gallery, a search for clues through the museum and many other activities. There are also great offers to discover in the museum café and bookshop.
Program
Lectures
Tapestry Hall - Level 2
- 11:30 a.m. FAKE! The three most famous coin counterfeiters - Christian Stoess
- 12:30 p.m. Sculptures at the Bode Museum - Lutz Stöppler
- 1:30 p.m. Glienicke Palace - Lugano - Washington. A Marian crime story - Elisabeth Ehler
- 2:30 p.m. In protest against Versailles - the second donation Simon: profile and national message of a Berlin private collection that was turned into a museum in 1918 - Nikolaus Bernau
- 3:30 p.m. Stone sculptures in the museum. Provenance, restoration, presentation - Paul Hofmann
Guided tours
Meeting point: Great dome, equestrian statue
- 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. Highlights of the Bode Museum
- 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. Highlights of the coin cabinet
- 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. Family tour
- 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m. Short tours
Workshops
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Printing and sculpture with Astrid Weichelt and Götz Drope, Children's Gallery - Level 0
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dragons & Saints. Designing Saint George with his dragon and other motifs from earlier times as pop-ups with Barbara Wrede, mediation room
Drop In 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Design your button and your own collage for the Bode Museum! with Philipp Tollkühn and Finn Dreger, mediation room
Activities
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Table football, Level 0
Photo mirror, conversation bench, search for clues through the house, wheel of fortune, the support associations introduce themselves, Level 1
Entry and participation in the offers free of charge
No registration required.
(LECTURES IN GERMAN)
Dates
October 2024
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