Berlins Forgotten Centre
City Centre 1840-2010
Stadtmuseum Berlin (Ephraim-Palais)
Hermann Rückwardt: Bau der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke, 22. Juni 1887
© Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin
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Old Berlin has not just disappeared, it has actually been forgotten, is the conclusion of the planning and architectural sociologist Harald Bodenschatz. Berlins vergessene Mitte [Berlins Forgotten Centre] is the first photographic exhibition to be dedicated in the form of a monograph to the historic centre of Berlin, and to recall its significance to our collective consciousness. Out of a rich deposit of surviving photographs of the heart of the city between the Spree Canal and suburban train lines, pictures have been selected showing the beauty of these lost urban spaces as well as the massive transformations that have taken place between 1840 and 2010. At the same time, the exhibition represents a summary history of street photography. From the earliest beginnings, the city was a principal theme for photographers. The exhibition reveals the development of photographic techniques and the different approaches of architectural and municipal photographers and photographic journalists, as well as showing the artistic signatures of outstanding documentarians of Berlin.
Theme
Visiting & co-opted institutions
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Artist(s)
Leopold Ahrendts, Georg Bartels, Dieter Breitenborn, Christine Kisorsy, Max Krajewsky, Dieter Kühne, Theodor Karl Löber, Arwed Messmer, Max Missmann, Florian Profitlich, Hermann Rückwardt u.a.
Curator(s)
Benedikt Goebel
Duration of the exhibition
21.10.2010 - 27.03.2011
Vernissage
20.10.2010, 19 h
Opening times
Di, Do-So 10-18 h, Mi 12-20 h
Location
Stadtmuseum Berlin (Ephraim-Palais)
Poststraße 16
10178 Berlin
T 0049 30 24002128
Public transport connections
U2, 5, 8 Alexanderplatz
U2 Klosterstr.
S3, 5, 7, 75 Alexanderplatz
Bus M48, 248
Tram M2, M4, M5, M6
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