The Neue Nationalgalerie proudly invites you to the opening of “Ruin and Rush. Berlin 1910–1930.”

With Ruin and Rush, the Neue Nationalgalerie highlights selected works from its Classical Modern collection that explore Berlin in the 1910s and 1920s. These decades – shaped by the First World War and the Weimar Republic – were marked by constant tension between extremes: excess and poverty, emancipation and extremism, all coexisting in a rapidly growing, cosmopolitan city. Featuring around 35 works in a variety of artistic styles, the exhibition brings to life the contradictions of Berlin’s past.

The opening begins at 7:00 p.m.

7:10 p.m. Welcome

Dr. Joachim Jäger                                                                                                                                                                       Deputy Director, Neue Nationalgalerie

7:15 p.m.  Speeches

Dr. Uta Caspary                                                                                                                                                                        Curator, Neue Nationalgalerie

Dr. Irina Hiebert Grun                                                                                                                                                              Curator, Neue Nationalgalerie

7:30 p.m.  Exhibition opens