Berlinische Galerie

Provenances. Virtual Tour

28.10.20 – 26.4.21

“Works of art go wayfaring. That has always been their destiny and will never change.” Almost a century ago in 1926, the Berlin art critic Adolph Donath (1876 – 1937) began his description of provenance research with this profound observation. Exhibitions rarely provide room to trace the often labyrinthine journey each work has travelled in its past. Just how kaleidoscopic these stories can be is illustrated by the exhibition “Provenances: Wayfaring Art”.

With Thomas Köhler (Direktor der Berlinischen Galerie), Klaus Lederer (Senator für Kultur und Europa), Wolfgang Schöddert (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter für Provenienzforschung, Berlinische Galerie) and Martin Hoernes (Generalsekretär der Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung)