Matthias Stuchtey – Encoded Commodities
Three-dimensional spaces, enclosures, architectural structures, and biological references form the core themes of sculptural works by Matthias Stuchtey (b. 1961). He deconstructs these elements to create new spaces within space using seemingly everyday materials and semi-finished products from the constructions trade, recontextualising them. Stuchtey also incorporates used items such as furniture and installations from past […]
ZwischenWelten II – Painting, drawing, text, and sculpture
The term “Zwischenwelten” (Intermediate Worlds) encompasses places of transition and transformation between space and dimension. Exploring this theme, the “Kreative Werkstatt” of the Hoffnungstaler Stiftung Lobetal and “Die Macherei” of the Johannesstift-Diakonie Proclusio present work from ten artists at the Galerie Kulturhaus. The artists explore their artistic approach — between reality and fiction — in […]
Dialogical guided tour with the curators Christian Ulrich and Ana Fernandez Furelos
The curators present selected artists and their works in a casual conversation format, providing insights into the domain of art studios that enable professional practice for artists with physical and/or mental disabilities as well as neurodivergent artists.
Spandau and other Phantoms
In her ongoing series “The Phantoms Project,” Dana Arieli engages with places that were in the past subjected to fascist rule. The history of such places is not always obvious. Previous functional purposes are often concealed behind mundane current appearances and usage. In Galerie Historischer Keller, photographs from recent years are combined with documentation of […]
Zitadelle Spandau — ZAK Center for Contemporary Art, Old Barracks
The extensively renovated, 19th century Old Barracks opened in 2016. It offers exhibition spaces for fine arts and interdisciplinary projects across two floors with a total area of over 2500 square meters, making it one of the largest municipal galleries in Berlin. The presentation of contemporary art exhibitions in addition to historical exhibitions creates diverse […]
Zitadelle – Bastion Kronprinz
The historic Kavalier cannon tower of the Bastion Kronprinz dates back to around the year 1700. The tower’s ground floor gallery has been used by the City History Museum Spandau and the Department of Culture to stage interdisciplinary exhibitions at the interface of the fine arts and contemporary history since 2018.
Gotisches Haus
Gotisches Haus, one of the oldest buildings in the Berlin area, dates back to the fifteenth century. Museum presentations encompassing 600 hundred years of Spandau and Berlin history in authentic medieval rooms provide an extraordinary setting for special exhibitions of contemporary art. The program is focused on presenting works by regional artists with historical and […]
Galerie Kulturhaus
Galerie Kulturhaus is on the ground floor of Kulturhaus Spandau, which has a concept that emphasizes “Culture for Everyone” and provides space for countless cultural events and social projects. In keeping with the concept, Galerie Kulturhaus developed a fresh thematic focus and began presenting “outsider art” in 2019. The exhibitions are primarily inclusive, featuring works […]
Galerie Historischer Keller
The Historischer Keller (Historical Cellar) dates from the early 16th century and provides a unique architectural framework for exhibitions of contemporary art. In a space previously occupied by merchants, military personnel, and Prussian princes, experimental projects that react to the site, its history, and the architecture in both form and content will soon be featured.
Zitadelle – Zeughaus
Das Zeughaus von 1854 ist eine Architektur der Schinkelschule, in dessen Erdgeschoss das Museum zur Geschichte der Stadt Spandau eingerichtet ist. Im darüber liegenden Pfeilersaal werden auf rund 500 Quadratmetern Fläche regelmäßig interdisziplinäre Ausstellungen zeitgenössischer bildender Kunst im Kontext der Geschichte gezeigt.