Berlin, 2.3.2016 PRESS RELEASE The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin at the International Travel Trade Show Berlin (ITB) GENERALDIREKTION PRESSE – KOMMUNIKATION – SPONSORING Stauffenbergstraße 41 10785 Berlin MECHTILD KRONENBERG REFERATSLEITUNG The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (National Museums in Berlin) are present again at the International Travel Trade Show Berlin (ITB) this year. Information about all the museums and locations, as well as future exhibitions, foreign language tours and special group offers is available at stand 23 in the Culture Lounge. Exhibition highlights 2016 – 2018 The so-called Golden Age of Spain, one of the most fascinating chapters of western art history, is coming to the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings) this summer. More than 100 unique works by such masters as Velázquez, Zurbarán or Murillo from international collections will be brought together in the exhibition “El Siglo de Oro. The Age of Velázquez“. “El Siglo de Oro“ (1.7. – 30.10.2016) MARKUS FARR PRESSEREFERENT Telefon: +49 30 266 42 3402 Telefax: +49 30 266 42 3409 [email protected] www.smb.museum/presse MATTHIAS BODE B2B-MARKETING Telefon: +49 30 266-42 22 61 [email protected] www.smb.museum/bildung-und-vermittlung “Canova und der Tanz” (Canova and the Dance) has Antonio Canova’s dancer, one of the most important and popular works of art in the BodeMuseum, as its centre focus. Supplemented by international items on loan, the exhibition is dedicated to the sensuous theme of dance. “Canova und der Tanz“ (October 2016 – January 2017) In the Neues Museum (New Museum) ancient Egyptian and ancient Chinese art treasures will be displayed together side by side for the first time, including many exhibits which have never been seen before in Europe, in the exhibition “China und Ägypten: Wege zweier Hochkulturen“ (China and Egypt: the paths of two advanced civilisations). Each of the 250 exhibits has its own history and, at the same time, represents an entire culture. “China und Ägypten“ (1.5. – 31.10.2017) A further highlight is the exhibition “Vision Pop” in the special exhibition rooms in the Kulturforum. It presents the art and lifestyle of the 1960s, a time full of visions, dreams, upheaval and political criticism: mini-skirts, pop music, interior design and the peace movement became cult. “Vision Pop“ (27.4. – 17.8.2018) The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin belong to the Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation) and constitute a universal museum of art and cultural treasures with 15 different collections. They are spread over 19 buildings in Berlin at locations such as Museumsinsel (Museum Island Berlin) and the Kulturforum, as well as prestigious buildings such as the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin (Museum for Contemporary Art), and they encompass areas of European and non-European art, archaeology and ethnology. Taking photographs is solely permitted for the current press coverage of the exhibition/event. For any further use of photos you are required to clarify issues of copyright and usage rights independently in advance. You are responsible for obtaining further rights (e.g. copyrights for works of art portrayed, personal rights etc.). Seite 2/2