Friedrichswerdersche Kirche
Neo-Gothic brick church by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, now an exhibition venue of the Alte Nationalgalerie for 19th-century sculpture.
Om museet
The Friedrichswerdersche Kirche was built between 1824 and 1830 to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, almost at the same time as his Altes Museum. Schinkel had originally intended a Neoclassical building but, at the request of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (IV), opted for Neo-Gothic forms. The single-nave interior is modeled on English college chapels; with its red brick masonry, the building is considered Berlin's first prestigious brick building since the Middle Ages.
The church was initially used by a German and a French congregation; the pulpit, altar table and parts of the stained-glass windows still recall this. After severe damage in World War II, the building long remained only provisionally secured. Restoration began in 1979 for Schinkel's 200th birthday, and for Berlin's 750th anniversary in 1987 the church opened as a museum of the Nationalgalerie.
After a further restoration, the Nationalgalerie showed sculpture of the early 19th century here from 2000. At the end of 2012 the building had to close because construction work in the immediate vicinity had caused damage to it. After renovation, the church has again served as an exhibition venue of the Alte Nationalgalerie since October 27, 2020.
Today the permanent exhibition “Ideal und Form” (Ideal and Form) presents more than fifty sculptures of the Berlin school of sculpture from Schinkel's time to the German Empire. In 2023 the restored original plaster model of Johann Gottfried Schadow's Princesses Group also returned, and a documentation in the gallery presents Schinkel's life and work in 14 chapters.
Højdepunkter
- Schinkel's Neo-Gothic brick building (1824–1830) with a largely original interior
- Original plaster model of Schadow's Princesses Group
- More than fifty sculptures of the Berlin school of sculpture, including works by Rauch, Wolff and Elisabet Ney
- Documentation “Fokus Schinkel” (Focus on Schinkel) in the gallery
- Schinkel Lectures with free admission
Permanente udstillinger
- Ideal und Form. Skulpturen des 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung der Nationalgalerie – More than fifty works, some larger than life, trace the Berlin school of sculpture from Schinkel's time to the German Empire – including works by women sculptors such as Elisabet Ney.
- Die Prinzessinnen sind zurück! – The restored original plaster model of Schadow's famous double figure of Princesses Luise and Friederike has been back on view in the church interior since 2023.
- Fokus Schinkel. Ein Blick auf Leben und Werk – 14 bilingual panels in the gallery shed light on Schinkel as an architect, painter, stage designer, urban planner and preservationist.
- Grundlagt
- 1987
- Ejer
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Nationalgalerie)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6 € |
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| Nedsat pris | 3 €School students, apprentices and trainees, university students, people doing voluntary service, jobseekers receiving ALG I (unemployment benefit), people with severe disabilities (degree of disability/GdB of 50 or more) |
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 17 år · Free admission up to age 18. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount. |
| Personer med handicap | 3 €ledsager gratis · Reduced with a degree of disability (GdB) of 50 or more; necessary companion (noted on the ID) free. |
| Studerende og elever | 3 €Reduced; free as a registered group as part of university courses. |
| Grupper | –Registered school classes and student groups as part of university courses free. |
| Familier | –No family ticket; children and young people under 18 free. |
| Museumsinsel area ticket (Bereichskarte) | 24 €Reduced €12. |
| Museumspass Berlin (3 days) | 32 €Reduced €16; permanent exhibitions only. |
Free admission also for recipients of social benefits, ICOM/Museumsbund, members of the SMB friends' associations, press and annual pass holders. Tickets at the ticket office or online (advance sales four weeks ahead). Berlin's free Museum Sunday was discontinued at the end of 2024.
Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
According to the SMB, partially wheelchair-accessible; the documentation “Fokus Schinkel” is located in the gallery. The website gives no details on elevators or restrooms.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 17 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
Regular family formats, such as exhibition talks for families; free accompanying brochure and audio walk for all visitors. According to the visitor regulations of the Staatliche Museen, certain strollers may have to be exchanged for ones provided by the museum; children may not be carried in back carriers or on shoulders.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
U5 Museumsinsel, U2 Hausvogteiplatz, U6 Französische Straße; tram to Am Kupfergraben; bus to U Museumsinsel, Werderscher Markt.
I bil
Museet har ingen egen parkeringsplads.
The Staatliche Museen do not list any parking and recommend arriving by public transport or bicycle.
Service & spisesteder
- Café: findes ikke
- Restaurant: findes ikke
No food service listed.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 60 min. |
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| Tilbud til skoler | ja |
| Godt at vide | Schinkel Lectures and Schinkel Talks (about every two months on Thursdays at 18:30, free admission, no registration). Guided tours and educational programs can be booked through the SMB visitor service. |
