21.09.2014
to
08.02.2015
Museum für Asiatische Kunst
In the next installment of the exhibition 'Landscapes of Sri Lanka’ the Museum für Asiatische Kunst now presents drawings by Gabriele Heidecker. Her works were created as a visual journal documenting her impressions of a journey across Sri Lanka in winter 1978/79 - a hundred years after the first flowering of photography in what was then British Ceylon. In the 19th century tradition of the Ceylon tour, Gabriele Heidecker captured the majestic beauty of Sri Lanka’s landscapes.
Heidecker’s predominantly monochrome pencil drawings combine an attention to detail and textural structures with the vastness of the landscape framed by mountains and ocean. The drawings also capture the drama of the tropical sky and the power of the churning ocean. Along with sensitive portraits of locals and travellers are several plant portraits.
Venue
Opening hours
| Monday | closed |
| Tuesday | 10 am to 5 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am to 5 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am to 5 pm |
| Friday | 10 am to 5 pm |
| Saturday | 11 am to 6 pm |
| Sunday | 11 am to 6 pm |
Last admission and ticket sales 30 minutes before closing time.
Please note that due to preparations for the transfer to the Humboldt Forum the Collection of South, Southeast, and Central Asian Art on the ground floor, that contains, amongst others, the famous 'Turfan' collection as well as art from India, have been closed since 11 January 2016.
Extended opening time Fri 6 to Sun 8 January 2017
Over the weekend of 7–8 January, the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst will open their doors for the last time at their current location, before preparing in readiness for the move to Humboldt Forum. For this reason, the opening hours on this weekend will be extended and special events will be on offer.
Fri 6 January 2017: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sat 7 January 2017: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sun 8 January 2017 : 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Address / Getting there
Visitor Entrance
Lansstraße 8 / Arnimallee 25
14195 Berlin
Access / Barrier-free Accessibility
partially wheelchair accessible
Organizer
Museum für Asiatische Kunst