Events

We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibitions 

Peter Wächtler. Ständig
16.10.26 – 17.1.27

Sophie Kovel. Gigantomania
Part of Since…
16.10.26 – 17.1.27

7.30 pm
Introductions by
Anna Gritz, Director and Curator Peter Wächtler. Ständig
Pia-Marie Remmers, Curator Sophie Kovel. Gigantomania

In her lecture On Gigantomania, artist Sophie Kovel examines the relationship between the production of images and ideology. Taking the term ‘gigantomania’ as a starting point — from the shopping mall to monumental architecture and the film set — she traces how scale functions as an instrument of power across the registers of contemporary capitalism and its historical predecessors. The lecture draws on her research into cultural heritage, media conglomeration, and the continuities of a global complex of industrial image production, extending the thinking underlying her exhibition at Haus am Waldsee.

The event takes place in the context of Sophie Kovel’s exhibition Gigantomania, the third and final chapter of the exhibition series Since…, presented in the former garage, now the café, of Haus am Waldsee as part of the institution’s 80th anniversary. Afterwards, curator Pia-Marie Remmers will moderate a conversation with the artist.

Talking bears, smart foxes, and rowing moles – in Peter Wächtler’s works, we encounter animals, mythical creatures, and characters from fairy tales. They often behave like humans: they think about things, have hopes, are sad, funny, or strange. Take a close look and then create your own imaginative figures out of clay. What stories do they tell?

Talking bears, smart foxes, and rowing moles – in Peter Wächtler’s works, we encounter animals, mythical creatures, and characters from fairy tales. They often behave like humans: they think about things, have hopes, are sad, funny, or strange. Take a close look and then create your own imaginative figures out of clay. What stories do they tell?

Children, families and anyone interested are invited to attend the Drop-In Workshop and create their own pictures of Haus am Waldsee. Using illustrations of the building as inspiration, you can paint and make collages based on your own ideas. What art should be shown in the garden and inside the rooms? Who visits the house, and who might live here?

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Haus am Waldsee, you can learn about the house’s history, its previous residents and past exhibitions, and create images of  your own vision of the place. Drop in at any time during the session and get creative!

No booking necessary.

Haus am Waldsee, Brücke-Museum, Georg Kolbe Museum, and Kunsthaus Dahlem invite you to a free museum visit with a wide range of activities and workshops. With this free admission Sunday, we want to open our houses wider to the public – as a reminder what has been lost with the end of Museum Sunday and to spark the conversation about a long-term solution.

Join us for a free visit of our current exhibitions, a guided tour, and our Drop-In Workshop!

Haus am Waldsee warmly invites its neighbours, friends, families, and everyone interested to explore and tend to the garden with the Haus am Waldsee team. Together, we want to work in the garden, prepare it for winter, and get in touch with each other. Drop in and out any time!

During short guided tours, we’ll take a closer look at the garden: its plants, history, and the works of art it contains. In a workshop, we’ll create a Harvest Blanket together from leaves. Under the apple trees in the front garden, we’ll press juice from the garden’s apples and taste it together. Anyone wishing to contribute apples and pears from their own garden is very welcome to bring them along. Together, we’ll end this autumnal garden day coming together by the fire pit with punch and tea.

To thank you for your participation, all volunteers receive free admission to the exhibition Peter Wächtler. Ständig on the day.

Programme

12 – 12.30 pm
A Glimpse into the Sculpture Park
Curators’ Tour with Jo Pistorius, Curatorial Assistant

12.30 – 1 pm
The Historic Garden and its Restoration
Guided Tour of the Garden with Georg von Gayl, Landscape Architect

During short guided tours, we take a closer look at the garden: its plants, its history, and the works of art it houses.

1 – 4 pm
Community Garden Work

Guided by our gardener Ryan Ballinger, we want to work in the garden in teams and prepare it for the winter. Drop in and out at any time. 

1 – 4 pm
Harvest Blanket 
Drop-In Workshop by Sarah Sekles

In a workshop by the artist Sarah Sekles, we will create a Harvest Blanket together from leaves to tuck the garden in for winter.

2 – 4 pm
Apple Juice from the Waldsee

Under the apple trees in the front garden, we will press juice from the garden’s apples and taste it together. Donations of apples and pears from your own garden are very welcome.

4 – 5 pm
Fire Pit and Punch

We will end this autumnal garden day together by gathering at the fire pit with punch and tea.

Jo Pistorius, Curatorial Assistant, guides you through the exhibition Peter Wächtler. Ständig. Admission is included in the exhibition ticket.