Bröhan-Museum - Museum for Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889–1939)
Schlossstraße 1a
14059 Berlin
Telephone: +49 (0)30 - 32 69 06-00
Fax: +49 (0)30 - 32 69 06-26
Service-Telephone: +49 (0)30 - 32 69 06-22
Bröhan-Museumhttp://www.broehan-museum.de
The Bröhan-Museum specializes in Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism (1889 - 1939) of international provenance. It bears the name of its founder, Karl H. Bröhan, who donated his private collection to the city of Berlin on his 60th birthday.
The collection has two areas of primary interest: decorative arts and painting. The art objects are arranged in various rooms, each giving a representative synopsis from Art Nouveau - as a precursor of modern design - to Art Deco and Functionalism through select pieces of glass, ceramics, porcelain, silver and metal work alongside furniture, carpets, lighting, prints and paintings.
On the 3d floor a cabinet is dedicated to the Belgian Art Nouveau artist Henry van de Velde and another to the Vienna Secession artist Josef Hoffmann. The Bröhan-Museum houses an exceptionally rich collection of porcelain from distinguished manufactures (KPM Berlin, Royal Copenhagen, Meissen, Nymphenburg, Sèvres etc.).
The picture collection of the Bröhan museum places particular emphasis on the Berlin Secession. Important collections of paintings by Hans Baluschek, Karl Hagemeister and Willy Jaeckel are complemented by works of Walter Leistikow, Franz Skarbina, Lesser Ury and others.
Related Topics
Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Berlin Secession, Ceramic, Craft Industry, Design, Functionalism, Furniture, Glas, Graphics, Metal, Painting, Pictures, Porcelain, Silver, Textiles
