The Bode-Museum and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) have initiated a new interdisciplinary collaboration juxtaposing works of art from the museum with pieces of music.
The music was selected by Vladimir Jurowski, principal conductor and artistic director of the RSB, together with musicians from the orchestra. In varying ensembles, the musicians present compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Igor Stravinsky and Gesualdo de Venosa in front of visual arts masterpieces by Tilman Riemenschneider, Donatello and others. The encounter and direct dialogue between the different art forms allow them to be experienced in an entirely new manner.
Introductory talks on the selected artworks between the musicians and Julien Chapuis, director of the Skulpturensammlung und des Museums für Byzantinische Kunst (Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art) and deputy director of the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), precede the musical performances.
Donatello „Madonna und Kind (die Pazzi Madonna)” Gesualdo da Venosa „Ave Dulcissima Maria” Rudolf Döbler, Flöte; Gudrun Vogler, Oboe; Miriam Kofler, Fagott; Ann-Kathrin Zacharias, Klarinette; Anne Mentzen, Horn
Length: 7:33 Minutes
Pietro Bernini „Satyr mit Panther“ Igor Strawinsky Drei Stücke für Streichquartett Maria Pflüger, Violine; Franziska Drechsel, Violine; Christoph Zander, Viola; Jörg Breuninger, Violoncello
Length: 9:34 Minutes
Tilman Riemenschneider „Die vier Evangelisten“ Improvisation + Johann Sebastian Bach Duett Nr. 1 e-Moll aus „Clavierübungen 3“ BWV 802 Juliane Manyak, Violine; Georg Boge, Violoncello
Länge: 13 Minuten
Mosaik-Ikone „Christus der Barmherzige“ Johann Sebastian Bach Arie „Erbarme dich, mein Gott” aus Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 Alice Lackner, Mezzo-Sopran, Vladimir Jurowski, Truhenorgel, Andreas Neufeld, Solo-Violine Maria Pflüger, Violine; Franziska Drechsel, Violine; Christoph Zander, Viola; Jörg Breuninger, Violoncello
Länge: 10:34 Minuten
In our series 3 and More Perspectives on a Piece, we elucidate selected works from very different points of view.
Length: 1:23 minutes
Length: 1:12 minutes
Video: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Eva Maria de Barros / Foto: Antje Voigt
An exclusive guided tour through the highlights of the Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst in the Bode Museum with Julien Chapuis himself? No problem!
With subtitles.
Length: 18:02 minutes
An exclusive guided tour through the highlights of the Münzkabinett in the Bode Museum with the director Bernhard Weisser himself? No problem!
With subtitles.
Length: 14:53 minutes
Video series: museum professionals of the Bode-Museum talk about their favourite works of art.
With subtitles.
Length: 2:57 minutes
Production: Retina Fabrik
For the very first time, the Bode-Museum itself is the focus of an exhibition. The Bode-Museum welcomes around a quarter of a million visitors every year, and its façade is one of Berlin’s most iconic images. However, the history of the building and the exhibitions it houses are often less well-known. And yet, the past and present of this building are intricately intertwined with the history of Berlin: just like Berlin, the Bode-Museum has survived the two World Wars, the Nazi era and the division of Germany, and is now confronting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Length: 2:43 minutes
The exhibition ‘Beyond Compare’ introduces superlative works of art from Africa from the Ethnologisches Museum into the peerless sculpture collection of the Bode-Museum. Pairs of sculptures from both continents will be placed throughout the permanent collection and a special-exhibition gallery will address specific themes.
More information: www.afrikaimbodemuseum.de
Length: 2:01 minutes
Length: 1:29 minutes
Length: 1:54 minutes
Length: 1:51 minutes
In Egypt, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a very long common history. 'ONE GOD - Abraham's Legacy on the Nile' takes a closer look at the religious life and day-to-day coexistence of the three faith communities in Egypt, from the time of the Romans all the way up to the Fatimid caliphate in the 12th century. The exhibition shows that much can be learned from archaeological finds that reflect the largely peaceful coexistence of the world religions over the course of many centuries, especially when viewed in today's political climate.
Length: 0:29 minutes
Production: Sammler und Jäger Filmproduktion GmbH
Renaissance Faces. Masterpieces of Italian Portraiture: The Gemäldegalerie and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have undertaken a landmark project tracing the development of the Italian portrait in the fifteenth century. In Berlin the event takes place in the beautifully restored Bode-Museum, it is subsequently on view at the Metropolitan Museum. The show is placed under the auspices of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Michael Eisenhauer on the connection between the Gemäldegalerie and the Bode-Museum.
Length: 3:50 minutes
Production: retinaFabrik
Our film series "Behind the Scenes" introduces the work of some of the staff in different areas and museums of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Episode 6: Bodo Buczynski, Director of Conservation Workshops, Bode-Museum
Interview: Dr. Anna Ballestrem
Camera: Felix von Boehm
Cut: Constantin Lieb
Production: bboxxfilme
Length 3:39 Minuten