Spirals


Last year I purchased a yearly card to visit all the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. It's not that expensive and I thought it would help me get out and about more. I recently realized however, that I haven't been using it enough. So I hope you won't mind a tour through Berlin's art world. 

Last week I took you along to see the contemporary art at the Hamburger Bahnhof and today we're looking at the beautiful dome in the Berggruen Museum. Unfortunately, I can't show you any of the actual art as photography was officially not allowed (I did see many people breaking this rule, however). Heinz Berggruen's wonderful collection includes many Picassos, Klees and Matisses. He finally returned to Germany in the late 1990s after living most of his adult life in the US and worked with the state of Berlin to open a new space to showcase these works. He was a personal friend of Picasso and a great patron of the arts. Before his death in 2007, he was often seen walking through the museum, looking at his paintings and talking with visitors.

20 comments:

  1. A wonderful composition, brava !

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  2. I frequently see others breaking the rules, but usually they have much less conspicuous cameras than I have--"spy cameras", if you will. :-)

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    1. I took this with my cell phone b/c I left my "regular" camera in the car. It's not really the spy type either. ;-)

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  3. Beautiful photo of the spiral staircase. Thanks for the link. I noted that Berggruen's four children are all involved in the art world. He must have been a motivation father!

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  4. i'm buckled up and ready to go! love this shot!

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  5. Spirals! I say! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  6. It's too bad you weren't allowed to take photos, but this is a wonderful artistic composition. Frame it and hang it in the next exhibition!

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  7. I love stairs like this so I'm really enjoying your photo. I'm sure I'd love the paintings inside this museum too.

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  8. This view of the spiral looks like a giant eye staring down upon the viewer. (P.S. I take some of my best photos with my "other" camera--my iPhone.)

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  9. I'm quite fond of spiral stairs. This one's a beauty.

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  10. Great shot! Must be a great place to visit.

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  11. Hal, you nailed it! This is superb. With all the effort we put into taking good photos with our DSLRs, isn't it remarkable how good our iPhone photos can be?

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  12. I would love to go there and have a look around. Your photo is brilliant!

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  13. A beautiful staircase . Never visited the museum ...yet! Imagine how wonderful it must have been to talk Herr Berggruen. He must have been an interesting person.

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  14. This is a stunning shot! I love the contrast and clarity!

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