On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Bröhan Museum, the Rathgen Research Laboratory, the Cast Collection of Ancient Sculpture of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin will hold their now traditional joint summer party. A varied program of exhibitions and events awaits guests in the joint ensemble of buildings directly adjacent to Charlottenburg Palace.

Admission is free. No registration required.

PROGRAM

5:30 pm-9:30 pm

Surreal Techniques - Open Studio in the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection

5:30 pm-9:30 pm

“Alchimia to pin on” - creative hands-on station of the Bröhan Museum

6 pm

Welcome and opening of the exhibition “The Magic of Glaze” at the Bröhan Museum

6:30 pm and 8 pm

Live speakers in the Rathgen research laboratory

6:30 pm The play of light in Chinese Jian ware glaze (Song Dynasty 960-1279) and Small guests, big impact. Pest management in the museum

8:00 pm How do I protect my treasures? Risk management with foresight!

6:45 pm, 7:30 pm, 8:15 pm and 9:00 pm

Lectures on the subject of glaze on ceramics in the Rathgen research laboratory

6:45 pm: Brick by Brick - New findings on glaze bricks from Assur (Iraq),

7:30 pm: Nebuchadnezzar's dream of bright colors - Preservation of the glazes at the Ishtar Gate

8:15 pm: The search for the masters - A Mongolian palace on the Tacht-e Soleyman (Iran, 1270-1275)

9 pm: Splendor and craftsmanship: Ancient Egyptian faience in art and culture

7:15 pm and 8:15 pm

“Reflective, iridescent and iridescent” - the variety of modern effect pigments viewed under the microscope - hands-on activity by the Rathgen research laboratory

7 pm and 9 pm

From form to content: a guided tour on the technique of casting and the use of casts in archaeological research

6:30 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm and 9 pm

Guided tours through the exhibition STRANGE! in the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection

6:30 pm-8 pm

WANDERS. Antoanetta Marinov collects wishes in front of the Scharf Gerstenberg Collection

6:30 pm, 7 pm, 7:30 pm, 8 pm, 8:30 pm and 9 pm

Guided tours through the current exhibitions of the Bröhan Museum

6:30 pm: "Alchimia. The revolution of Italian design"

7 pm: “The magic of glaze”

7:30 pm: Permanent exhibition

8 pm: "Alchimia. The revolution of Italian design"

8:30 pm: “The magic of glaze”

9 pm: Permanent exhibition