1 - Lange Nacht der Museen

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SCHloSS Britz
outside of the bus routes
Schloss Britz. © Kulturstiftung Schloss Britz
Originally dating from 1706, the palace has preserved
the rich decor of the late 19th century, offering
visitors an insight into the living culture of this
period. The palace also holds special exhibitions in
Permanent exhibition
Representative Living Culture of the
Wilhelminian Period
6.30 � 8.00 � 9.30 � 11.00 pm � 12.30 am
Guided tour (in German) through the permanent
exhibition
collaboration with international museums. The palace
also has a newly acquired estate with traditional
livestock breeding, an open-air theatre and a
converted culture barn..
8.00 � 10.00 pm
Theatre and dance in the culture barn
BeVoice – Spannungen (Tensions)
Dances of bursting soap bubbles or flashes of
lightning, exciting music from an international
band and a powerful choir of around 130 young
people from Neukölln and Rotterdam – this is
the German and Dutch music and theatre project
BeVoice. This year the performance centres on the
theme of tension.
3 SCHloSS
CHArlottenBurg
Antoine Pesne, Friedrich II. (the Great) (detail), around 1745
Built at the end of the 17th century for Prussia’s first
Queen, Sophie Charlotte, the Baroque palace is the
largest of the former Hohenzollern family residences
in Berlin. Surrounded by impressive gardens, the palace
offers a varied perspective into the history of
courtly culture in Prussian Brandenburg.
6.00 pm–2.00 am
Viewing
Feasting Halls and Apartments of Frederick
the Great and His Successors in the New Wing
Höhepunkte im Neuen Flügel, den Friedrich der
Highlights of the New Wing, which Frederick the
Great built on the grounds of the Old Palace as a
self-contained residence, are the glorious Golden
Gallery, paintings by Antoine Watteau and the
apartments of Queen Luise of Prussia.
7.00 � 9.00 � 11.00 pm � 1.00 am
Guided tour (in German) with palace director
Rudolf G. Scharmann
A Native Berliner – Frederick the Great in
Schloss Charlottenburg
Registration: ticket office of the New Wing
7.00 � 8.30 � 10.00 � 11.30 pm
Music
Chamber Music From the Time of Frederick
the Great
In the White Hall a string quartet from the Berliner
Residenz Orchester play chamber music.
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