The Käthe Kollwitz House () in
Moritzburg, Saxony
Moritzburg is a municipality in the district of Meissen in Saxony, Germany, between Meissen itself, an early centre of Saxony, and today's capital Dresden. It is most famous for its Baroque castle, Schloss Moritzburg.
The village, which was origi ...
, is one of three museums in
Germany
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dedicated to the artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz ( born Schmidt; 8 July 186722 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including ''The Weavers'' and ''The Peasa ...
(1867—1945), the other two being the Käthe Kollwitz Museums in
Cologne
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and
Berlin
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.
Background
The house in Moritzburg is where Käthe Kollwitz lived her final months, from August 1944 until her death on 22 April 1945.
It was decided already in 1945 that the house was to be turned into a memorial of her, but it was not until in the 50th anniversary of her death that the museum was opened, on 22 April 1995.
The permanent Käthe Kollwitz exhibition
The museum's collection of works is not as big as the ones in Cologne or Berlin. Here the focus of the exhibition is more on the artist herself. The exhibition is arranged chronologically through seven rooms, presenting the artist's works in parallel with her biography, with photographs, excerpts from her diary and letters.
Temporary exhibitions and printing workshop
The museum also have temporary art exhibitions, either exploring a special theme in the works of Käthe Kollwitz or presenting contemporary artists. There is also a printing workshop for those interested in learning more about
etching
Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other type ...
and the use of a
printing press
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in whi ...
.
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museum, single–artist museums, which are museums displaying the work, or bearing the name, of a single visual artist.
See also
* :Museums devoted to one artist
* List of art museums
* List of most visited art mu ...
References
[Das Haus.](_blank)
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg. Retrieved 29 August 2015. (german)
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg. Retrieved 29 August 2015. (german)
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg. Retrieved 29 August 2015. (german)
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg. Retrieved 29 August 2015. (german)
External links
Käthe-Kollwitz-Haus Moritzburg— Homepage
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Art museums and galleries in Saxony
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Art museums and galleries established in 1995
1995 establishments in Germany
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