Please note the changed opening hours from 16 April 2024. More

Please note: Due to renovation work on the first floor of the Kunstgewerbemuseum, the rooms with the medieval treasures will not be accessible until 1 June 2024. More

150 Years of Kunstgewerbemuseum

The Staatliche Museen’s Kunstgewerbemuseum celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017/2018. Over the course of a series of exhibitions and new event formats, the institution took a probing look at its own history: what was the initial impetus for its founding? What objects were collected and why? What message did the museum originally wish to convey to the public? And what new challenges and tasks will design museums face in the 21st century?

Event series

Design Talks (German only)

Exhibition

Vis à Vis. Asia Meets Europe, Exhibition View © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / David von Becker
Vis à Vis. Asia Meets Europe, Exhibition View © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / David von Becker

Vis à Vis: Asia Meets Europe

12.05.2017 to 30.04.2019

Exhibition

Collar necklace of nickel silver and volcano rhinestones, Henkel & Grosse for Christian Dior, 1962, Private collection of Gisela Wiegert © Hartmut Springer, Gronau
Collar necklace of nickel silver and volcano rhinestones, Henkel & Grosse for Christian Dior, 1962, Private collection of Gisela Wiegert © Hartmut Springer, Gronau

Bijoux-Bijoux! Costume Jewellery from Coco Chanel to Christian Dior

11.10.2018 to 30.03.2019