Brancusi at the Neue Nationalgalerie: More than 100,000 Visitors – Special Events Programme Starts on 13 May 2026

07.05.2026
Neue Nationalgalerie

More than 100,000 visitors have already seen the Brancusi exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The presentation remains on view until 9 August 2026. This coming Wednesday, 13 May 2026, launches an extensive special events programme accompanying the exhibition, featuring free lectures, concerts and workshops.

Special Events Programme

• Wednesday, 13 May 2026, 6 pm
  Brancusi: Das photographische Werk
  Lecture (in German) with Friedrich Teja Bach
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required
• Wednesday, 27 May 2026, 6 pm
  Brancusi and the Origins of Modern Sculpture
  Lecture (in English) with Prof. Dr Megan R. Luke
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required
• Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 6 pm
  Der verzauberte Vogel / The Enchanted Bird
  Concert with Oana Cătălina Chițu & Band
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required
• Thursday, 4 June 2026, 4 pm
  From Essence to Form
  Bronze workshop with the Kiala Kanzi Ensemble as part of the Volkswagen Group’s Art4All series
  Free event, limited number of participants, no registration required
• Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 6 pm
  Invoking Brâncuși: Complexes, Projections and Cultural Memory
  Lecture (in English) with Dr Daria Ghiu
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required
• Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 6 pm
  Erik Satie: Socrate
  Concert with Wioletta Hebrowska
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required
• Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 6 pm
  Exhibiting Brancusi: Then and Now. Pure Joy: Sculpture and the Matter of Its Staging
  Impulse lecture (in English) with Ariane Coulondre and Dr Nina Schallenberg
  Free event, limited seating, no registration required

The special event programme is funded by the Rumänische Kulturinstitut, represented by its Berlin branch, “Titu Maiorescu”.

The Brancusi Exhibition

Until 9 August 2026, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, in cooperation with the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is presenting a large-scale solo exhibition of the Romanian-French sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957). Featuring more than 150 works, it is the first extensive retrospective of this exceptional artist in Germany in over 50 years. In addition to major works, such as Schlummernde Muse (Sleeping Muse), Der Kuss (The Kiss), Vogel im Raum (Bird in Space) and the Unendliche Säule/Die Säule der Unendlichkeit (Endless Column), for the first time outside Paris, the exhibition includes a partial reconstruction of Brancusi’s well-known studio, which is believed to be the key to understanding his work.

The exhibition is under the joint patronage of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Nicușor Dan, President of Romania. The exhibition is made possible through the FREUNDE der Nationalgalerie.