OPEN HOUSE: September 15 2008, upper hall. Talks begin at 20:00

Inaugural exhibition "Piet Mondrian", Neue Nationalgalerie, 1968 (Photographer: Reinhard Friedrich)

The Neue Nationalgalerie, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, opened its doors on September 15, 1968 in Berlin’s Kulturforum. 2008 marks the anniversary of the building’s 40th year and to celebrate both its architectural and institutional legacy, the museum will present a series of conversations between architects, artists, and curators that center on topics pertaining to the artistic, architectural and cultural climate of Berlin, past, present and future. There will also be a screening of Inigo Manglano-Ovalle’s „Alltagszeit“ (2001), a video work shot inside the museum, during the evening.

The museum, and both of its current exhibitions, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Rupprecht Geiger, will be open to the public free of charge during opening hours on September 14th, and after 20:00 on the 15th.

Schedule: September 15 2008

20:15 Tempel der Moderne
Paul Kahlfeldt (Architect), Hans Kollhoff (Architect), Fritz Neumeyer (Architecture theorist)
In German

21:00 Architektur vs. Museum
Jürgen Mayer H (Architect), Veronika Kellndorfer (artist), Wilfried Kuehn (Architect), Adam Szymczyk (Curator), Imke Woelk (Architect)
Moderator: Friedrich von Borries (Architect)
In German

21:50 Die radikalsten Ausstellungen
Clemens Fahnemann (Gallerist), Petra Kahlfeldt (Architect), Peter Raue (Former head of the Friends of the National Gallery), Angela Schneider (Curator), Annette Schryen (Art historian)
In German

22:30 The Meta-Music Festivals
Peter Pannke (Musician) und Ronald Steckel (Musician)
In German

22:50 Revisiting Berlin – the Mies building and the urban context
Matthias Böttger (Architect), Jürgen Mayer H (Architect), Markus Miessen (Architect)
Moderator: Michael Kimmelman (New York Times)
In English

23:30 Hommage to Emmett Williams
Hans Ulrich Obrist (Curator)
In English

00:00 Expanding Film
Douglas Gordon (Artist) and Friedrich Meschede (DAAD)
In English

00:15 Open space – open field
Monica Bonvicini (Artist), Elmgreen & Dragset (Artists)
In English

Project assistant: Denis Pieper

This event was kindly supported by the Vereins der Freunde der Nationalgalerie, the Stoberkreises, Appel Design Gallery and NIKKUS.