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| Article number | 17360V |
| Price | 8,00 € |
Description:
Sculptural
The New Galleries
24 April 2026 – 11 April 2027 | Special exhibition | Exhibition poster | Dimensions: 59.4 x 84.1 cm
With SKULPTURAL. The New Galleries, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting its sculpture collection in its entirety for the first time, in an exhibition that spans different media and eras: Spanning 1,500 m², the exhibition unfolds as a journey featuring over 500 sculptures, reliefs, paintings, prints, photographs, spatial and video installations from 2,500 years of art history, presented in surprising juxtapositions – from antiquity to the present day, from the second to the third dimension, from miniature to monumental.
Particular focus is placed on the newly discovered treasure of the collection: the miniature sculptures – ‘sculptures en miniature’, as the first director Alfred Lichtwark called them: masterpieces of coin, medal and relief art in gold, silver and bronze. These new discoveries are juxtaposed with masterpieces across all media, such as the larger-than-life sculptures by Auguste Rodin or Aristide Maillol; ancient portraits enter into dialogue with contemporary photography; reliefs by Käthe Kollwitz with body casts from the 1960s; and video works by artists including Marina Abramović.
The exhibition builds on the research project ‘From the Second to the Third Dimension’, in which around 6,000 coins, medals and plaques are being examined, restored, digitised and researched in their contexts for the first time. The first objects will be published online in January 2026. This will enrich the Hamburg Kunsthalle’s sculpture collection with a wide range of objects spanning from antiquity to the modern era.
The research and presentation are made possible by the Dorit & Alexander Otto Foundation, which is once again acting as a key sponsor. Other partners include the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the University of Hamburg and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Curator: Dr Annabelle Görgen-Lammers | Assistant Curator: Ann-Kathrin Hubrich | Research Assistant: Patrik Pohl
The New Galleries
24 April 2026 – 11 April 2027 | Special exhibition | Exhibition poster | Dimensions: 59.4 x 84.1 cm
With SKULPTURAL. The New Galleries, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting its sculpture collection in its entirety for the first time, in an exhibition that spans different media and eras: Spanning 1,500 m², the exhibition unfolds as a journey featuring over 500 sculptures, reliefs, paintings, prints, photographs, spatial and video installations from 2,500 years of art history, presented in surprising juxtapositions – from antiquity to the present day, from the second to the third dimension, from miniature to monumental.
Particular focus is placed on the newly discovered treasure of the collection: the miniature sculptures – ‘sculptures en miniature’, as the first director Alfred Lichtwark called them: masterpieces of coin, medal and relief art in gold, silver and bronze. These new discoveries are juxtaposed with masterpieces across all media, such as the larger-than-life sculptures by Auguste Rodin or Aristide Maillol; ancient portraits enter into dialogue with contemporary photography; reliefs by Käthe Kollwitz with body casts from the 1960s; and video works by artists including Marina Abramović.
The exhibition builds on the research project ‘From the Second to the Third Dimension’, in which around 6,000 coins, medals and plaques are being examined, restored, digitised and researched in their contexts for the first time. The first objects will be published online in January 2026. This will enrich the Hamburg Kunsthalle’s sculpture collection with a wide range of objects spanning from antiquity to the modern era.
The research and presentation are made possible by the Dorit & Alexander Otto Foundation, which is once again acting as a key sponsor. Other partners include the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the University of Hamburg and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.
Curator: Dr Annabelle Görgen-Lammers | Assistant Curator: Ann-Kathrin Hubrich | Research Assistant: Patrik Pohl
