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She painted no still lifes, no lovely landscapes, nothing pleasing. The artist wanted to “make an impact in this time”. She took a stand against social grievances, focused on the disadvantaged and denounced the incomprehensible suffering and senselessness of war. At the same time, there is a great deal of closeness in her works, a tenderness and humanism that K\u00e4the Kollwitz stood for with her whole person. With her unmistakable, touching visual language, she appeals to what unites us as human beings: concern for our children, the desire for a peaceful, self-determined life. Her messages are more relevant today than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s never been so much K\u00e4the<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Der R\u00fcdenhof, eine Anlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert nahe dem Jagdschlo\u00df Moritzburg, war K\u00e4the Kollwitz\u00b4 letzter Wohnsitz. Das heutige K\u00e4the Kollwitz Haus lebt von einer besonderen, pers\u00f6nlichen Atmosph\u00e4re. Foto: K\u00e4the Kollwitz Haus
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“Never again war!” is the current motto at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA). It is the first major exhibition of K\u00e4the Kollwitz in New York and the first in the USA for 30 years. Frankfurt am Main and soon Copenhagen in Denmark will also be showing major retrospectives of the artist’s work. There is a Kollwitz Museum in Cologne, Berlin – and near Dresden, just a few steps away from Moritzburg Castle. The K\u00e4the Kollwitz House in Moritzburg has a special history and personal atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e4the Kollwitz’ time in Moritzburg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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K\u00e4the Kollwitz’s view from the window was of Moritzburg Castle and the castle pond. Photo: Florian Kneffel (DML BY)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After her Berlin apartment was bombed out, K\u00e4the, who was already widowed and had lost a son in the First World War and a grandson in the Second World War, was offered two rooms in the “R\u00fcdenhof”, an outbuilding of Moritzburg Castle. She spent the last months of her life there and died just a few days before the end of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How, with whom, did she spend this time while Germany was collapsing? She no longer drew, her eyes failed her. Instead, she spent a lot of time sitting at the window with a view of the castle, lake and sky. Her granddaughter Jutta was with her. “I read to her, especially Goethe, we also laughed together, but nothing could counter the deep depression triggered by the never-ending war events. As frail and disabled as she was, she retained her charisma, her humanity and her dignity. A queen in exile, of the greatest impressiveness,” she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From R\u00fcdenhof to the K\u00e4the Kollwitz House<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Neben einer kleinen Galerie im Erdgeschoss sind die sieben R\u00e4ume der oberen Etage K\u00e4thes Leben und Werk gewidmet. Foto: K\u00e4the Kollwitz Haus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Seit 1995 ist das Haus am Rande der Moritzburger Schlossteiche als Museum eingerichtet. Vom breiten Treppenabsatz am oberen Ende der Wendeltreppe \u00f6ffnen sich die R\u00e4ume mit den hohen Fenstern f\u00fcr Besucher und erlauben einen Rundgang \u00fcber dunkle Dielenb\u00f6den und zwischen hellen W\u00e4nden. Am Ende f\u00fchrt er ins Balkon- und Eckzimmer, die beiden R\u00e4ume, die K\u00e4the hier bewohnt hat und in denen sie starb. Sieben R\u00e4ume sind ihrem Leben und Werk gewidmet. Sie enthalten eine chronologisch aufgebaute Sammlung aus mehr als 50 Jahre k\u00fcnstlerischen Schaffens. Darunter Unikate wie die Grafik \u201eSaatfr\u00fcchte sollen nicht vermahlen werden\u201c, die nach dem Tod ihres 19-j\u00e4hrigen Enkels an der Ostfront entstand, Selbstbildnisse und einige Plastiken. Aber auch Pers\u00f6nliches, Fotografien, Tagebuch- und Briefausz\u00fcge, die viel vom Wesen der Kollwitz erz\u00e4hlen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An authentic place of remembrance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, the significance of her last residence lies not in the size of the collection – there is more of her to see in the Kupferstichkabinett – but in its authenticity. A diary she kept, a washstand she used, a death mask of Goethe from her personal collection – the house breathes the memory of her life and work. The rooms and their presentation are simple and direct. They are a memorial to K\u00e4the, just as she would have liked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e4the Kollwitz Haus Moritzburg, Mei\u00dfner Str. 7, 01468 Moritzburg, the museum is within walking distance of Moritzburg Castle (approx. 10 minutes)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening hours: April to October: Tue to Fri 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat and Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., November to March: Wed to Fri 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat and Sun 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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