{"id":2054,"date":"2023-08-15T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/history-of-the-museum\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:32:07","slug":"history-of-the-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/en\/history-of-the-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1986, the Berlin Kollwitz Museum was founded in Fasanenstra\u00dfe and has experienced successful years there. With the reopening in September 2022 at the new location in the theater building at Charlottenburg Palace, a new chapter in the history of the museum began. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, the Kollwitz family and committed citizens had campaigned in vain for the establishment of a K\u00e4the Kollwitz Museum in Berlin. It was not until 1986 that it was opened in the City West on Fasanenstra\u00dfe. After a citizens’ initiative prevented the demolition of the dilapidated historic buildings in favor of a six-lane motorway, the Wintergarten ensemble (Literature House, Kollwitz Museum and Villa Grisebach) was renovated with private donations and with support from the City of Berlin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hans Pels-Leusden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hans Pels-Leusden became the founder of the museum when the opportunity finally arose in 1986 to realize his wish for a museum dedicated to K\u00e4the Kollwitz. The founder of the museum and gallery owner had already been involved with the artist for a long time and had been building up his own Kollwitz collection since the 1950s. In addition to the sculptural work that the Kollwitz family made available to the young museum, the collection of Hans Pels-Leusden forms the basis of the museum’s holdings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n