‘Degenerate Art’ in the rubble of bombs
Archaeological excavations conducted in front of the Rotes Rathaus in 2010 unearthed a real surprise. A total of 16 sculptures from the Classical Modernist period were recovered from a basement filled with bomb debris.
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Soon after their recovery, it became clear that the sculptures were works of art long believed to be lost, which had been defamed and confiscated by the Nazis as “degenerate art.”
After numerous exhibition stops in Germany and abroad, the sculptures have been on display again for the first time since October 16, 2025, in their original context and not far from where they were originally found.
A special exhibition by PETRI Berlin, a collaborative project of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History of the State Museums in Berlin and the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments
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