In the organizer's words:

Around 1900, the relationship between town and country changed fundamentally. With industrialization and advancing urbanization, the growing cities became centers of economic, social and cultural dynamism. The influx of workers created new social milieus - and at the same time led to tensions that shaped urban life. The hustle and bustle, noise and confinement of the big city triggered a growing longing for the countryside, which was increasingly idealized as an alternative world and recreational space.

These developments were widely reflected in the art of the time. The Berlin Secession, founded in 1899, brought together artists who turned their backs on the academic art world - and addressed both the fascination and the contradictions of modernism. Painters such as Hans Baluschek, Otto Nagel and Willy Jaeckel addressed the splendor and misery of the metropolis, Karl Hagemeister and Walter Leistikow the untouched magic of Berlin's surrounding countryside. The exhibition "Havelluft und Großstadtlichter" (Havelluft and City Lights) impressively shows how urban life and rural idylls were depicted in art - from the end of the 19th century to the tension-filled 1920s.

Price information:

9,- € / reduced 6,- € Happy Wednesday: On every first Wednesday of the month, a standard reduced admission price of 4,- applies to everyone!