On Friday, June 12, 2026, the Bröhan Museum, the Rathgen Research Laboratory, the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, and the Collection of Casts of Ancient Sculptures at Freie Universität Berlin will host their now-traditional joint summer festival.

Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, Außenansicht, Schloßstraße 70

Bröhan-Museum, Außenansicht, Schloßstraße 1a

Bettina Berggruen Garten mit Skulpturen „United Enemies“ (2011) von Thomas Schütte

In the shared complex of buildings directly adjacent to Charlottenburg Palace, guests can look forward to a diverse program of exhibitions and events, as well as culinary offerings in the Bettina Berggruen Garden. Admission to all exhibitions and events is free.

The Bröhan Museum will host the opening of the exhibition “Paperwork - Jumping He. Blackbox #18.” There will also be guided tours of this exhibition and the exhibition “Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Dandy Decadence Modernism,” as well as a creative hands-on station for children and adults.

The Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection offers guided tours of the special exhibition “Possibilities of an Island: Thinking in Images from Gerstenberg to Scharf” and an open studio.

The Rathgen Research Laboratory is presenting the poster exhibition “Printed, Drawn, Transformed – Insights into Paper and Color” and offering numerous lectures by live speakers.

Guided tours are also available in the Collection of Casts of Ancient Sculptures, which also offers an introduction to the production techniques of casts. The Bettina Berggruen Garden invites visitors to a summer gathering with drinks and light refreshments.

Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, Rathgen Research Laboratory, Bröhan Museum & Collection of Casts of Ancient Sculptures

Schloßstraße 1a, 69b + 70, 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Joint Summer Festival of the Charlottenburg Museums

Friday, June 12, 2026
5:30 – 10 p.m.
Free admission

PROGRAM

5:30 – 9:00 PM

Dandelions and Paper – Open Studio in the Remise of the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection

5:30 – 9:30 PM

Creative hands-on station at the Bröhan Museum

5:30 PM – 10 PM

Catering and music with “Night Train – Germany’s Smallest Big Band” in the Bettina Berggruen Garden

5:30 – 10:00 PM

Poster exhibition “Printed, Drawn, Transformed – Insights into Paper and Color” in the Rathgen Research Lab

6:00 PM

Welcome and opening of the exhibition “Paperwork – Jumping He. Blackbox #18” at the Bröhan Museum

6:45 – 9:15 p.m. (with breaks)

Live speaker at the Rathgen Research Laboratory:

Stefan Röhrs – Art Under Light Stress. Micro-Fading Live

Abdelrhman Fahmy – The Hidden Language of Color in Heritage Science (English)

Elke Cwiertnia – Composition and Analysis of Printing Inks

Bill Landsberger – Paper Eaters: Fish & Co. (Pest Management in Museums)

6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

Guided tours of the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture

6:30 PM: Copy and Original. Sculptures in the Age of Limitless Reproductions

8:30 p.m.: Antiquity Today? On the Meaning and Purpose of a Cast Collection. Following both tours, there will be an introduction to the production techniques of casts

6:00, 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM

Guided tours of the exhibition “Possibilities of an Island. Thinking in Images from Gerstenberg to Scharf” in the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection

6:30, 7, 8, and 9 p.m.

Guided tours of the current exhibitions at the Bröhan Museum

6:30 p.m.: “Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Dandy Decadence Modernism”

7:00 PM: “Paperwork – Jumping He”

8:00 PM: “Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Dandy Decadence Modernism”

9:00 p.m.: “Paperwork – Jumping He”

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