Met Classics: Berlin

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Please join Museum Travel Alliance from May 24-30, 2021 on Met Classics: Berlin. Enjoy behind-the-scenes explorations of Berlin's most fascinating museums and art spaces, including Sammlung Boros, a dazzling private collection of contemporary art housed in an above-ground World War II-era bunker. Delight in a curator-led exclusive tour of the Jewish Museum Berlin, Europe's largest museum devoted to Judaism, housed within a zinc-paneled architectural masterpiece designed by Daniel Libeskind to reflect the tensions of German- Jewish identities. We are delighted that this trip will be accompanied by Chris Noey as our lecturer from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This trip is sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We expect this program to fill quickly. Please call the Museum Travel Alliance at (855) 533-0033 or (212) 302-3251 or email [email protected] to reserve a place on this trip. We hope you will join us. Sincerely,

Jim Friedlander President MUSEUM TRAVEL ALLIANCE 1040 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10018 | 212-302-3251 or 855-533-0033 | Fax 212-344-7493 [email protected] | www.museumtravelalliance.com BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Travel with Met Classics The Met BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB May 24–30, 2021 Berlin with Christopher Noey Lecturer BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Berlin Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Berlin pulses with creativity and imagination, standing at the forefront of Europe’s art world. Since the fall of the Wall, the German capital’s evolution has been remarkable. Industrial spaces now host an abundance of striking private art galleries, and the city’s landscapes have been redefined by cutting-edge architecture and thought-provoking monuments. In recent years, The Met has explored Berlin’s artistic flair with exhibitions ranging from Rococo mechanical wonders created by David Roentgen in the 18th century to the decadent energy of the Weimar Republic. I invite you to join me next May for a five-day, behind-the-scenes immersion into the best Berlin has to offer, from its historic museum collections and lavish Prussian palaces to its elegant opera houses and electrifying contemporary art scene. We will begin with an exploration of the city’s Cold War past, from the Brandenburg Gate to BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB a section of the Berlin Wall international artists have transformed with murals. We will lunch atop the famous Reichstag, with panoramic views of the city. On Museum Island, we will admire one of the world’s most impressive gatherings of ancient splendors, including the Traveling with You Ishtar Gate of Babylon, built in the 6th century B.C. and meticulously reconstructed, and the Christopher Noey bust of Nefertiti. Later, a tremendous highlight will be a private visit to the Sammlung Boros, Christopher Noey is an art historian, author, a former World War II-era bunker that houses a superb private collection of contemporary and an Emmy award-winning producer of art, with masterworks from Olafur Eliasson, Wolfgang Tillmans, Ai Weiwei, and a number of films on art and culture. At The Metropolitan emerging local artists. Museum of Art, he created video installations A full day will be devoted to the lavish royal gems of nearby Potsdam, a UNESCO World for a diverse array of exhibitions including Heritage Site, home to Frederick the Great’s opulent 18th-century palace and gardens of Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Sanssouci as well as the stately neoclassical Marble Palace. We will conclude with an exclusive Heaven, and he was series director of the curatorial tour of the Jewish Museum Berlin, housed in a spectacular building Daniel innovative online features 82nd & Fifth and Libeskind designed as a bold expression of German-Jewish identity, and a tour of the The Artist Project, in which he interviewed Berlinische Galerie, a multidisciplinary journey through Berlin’s modern art scene since the 1870s. 120 contemporary artists (including German With a complex and intriguing history and exquisite art everywhere you look, Berlin never fails artists Thomas Demand and Thomas Struth) to amaze. I hope you join me there next May to discover its vibrancy. on how they are inspired by The Met and its collections. Mr. Noey has taught at Williams Sincerely, College and at the City College of New York. Christopher Noey Lecturer

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Photos clockwise from top right; The Chinese Pavilion at Sanssouci, Potsdam; Map of the region; Berlin Television Tower, photo Visit Berlin © Wolfgang Scholvien; Felix Nussbaum, The Folly Square, (detail) 1931, photo © Kai-Annett Becker, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin; Katja Novitskova, Pattern of Activation, 2014, photo © Noshe, Sammlung Boros, Berlin; Friedrichsfeld Castle, Tierpark, Berlin, photo: Visit Berlin. Front cover: Reichstag, Berlin. Back cover: Martin Matschinsky and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff, Trinity, 1993, photo © Noshe, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin (top) and Sanssouci, Potsdam, photo GNTB © Jens Wegener (bottom). BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Berlin May 24–30, 2021

Berlin Thursday, May 27 Explore the Sammlung Boros, a prominent private art collection housed in a former World War II bunker. Built in 1942 to protect passengers at nearby Friedrichstraße Station from aerial bombardment, the concrete structure was converted into a 3,000-meter gallery space by modern art collector Christian Boros in 2003. This afternoon, take a peek behind the scenes at the beautiful Berlin State Opera House. This evening, enjoy a concert at the prestigious Philharmonic (pending schedules), with dinner at leisure. B, L

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Departure Monday, May 24 Depart on an overnight flight to Berlin. Berlin, Germany Tuesday, May 25 Upon arrival this morning, transfer to Sanssouci interior, Potsdam, photo GNTB © Florian Trykowski the well-located Regent Berlin. In the afternoon, depart for a tour of the former Potsdam / Berlin East Berlin’s major landmarks, including Friday, May 28 the Brandenburg Gate, the Tiergarten, Just a short drive from Berlin, Potsdam is Potsdamer Platz, and the East Side the former royal seat of Prussia, UNESCO- Gallery, where international artists recognized for its majestic landscapes of painted a remaining section of the Berlin parks, palaces, and spectacular gardens. Wall in 1990. Gather this evening for Today, tour this unforgettable city’s introductory remarks from Chris Noey highlights, including the vast Rococo palace followed by dinner. D and gardens of Sanssouci, built by Frederick Berlin the Great in the 18th century. After lunch, Wednesday, May 26 stop at the Marble Palace, a neoclassical Following a morning lecture, walk to the jewel, and Cecilienhof, a 176-room, Tudor- striking Holocaust Memorial by Peter style country house and the site of the 1945 Eisenman and stroll past the United States Installationsansicht mit Arbeiten von Michel Majerus, Potsdam Conference. Return to Berlin for Embassy. Continue to the historic Reichstag, Sammlung Boros, Berlin, photo: © Moshe dinner at leisure. B, L restored by British architect Lord Norman BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Foster, for lunch in the rooftop restaurant, with views over the city. Spend the afternoon More Travels with The Met on Museum Island and admire the Altar of Arts & Gardens of the Caribbean: Round-trip Barbados Aboard Sea Cloud February 8–16, 2021 Zeus, with a frieze depicting a battle between the gods and giants, the Ishtar Gate, and Met Classics: Rome March 9–15, 2021 the Processional Way of Babylon in the Pergamon Museum. Discover the Egyptian Arts & Traditions Along the Silk Road: Celebrating Nowruz in Central Asia March 12–26, 2021 and Greek treasures housed in the restored Sailing the Mekong: Treasures of Vietnam & Cambodia Aboard The Jahan October 7–18, 2021 Neues Museum, including the famous bust of Nefertiti. Conclude with a cocktail reception For details and more trip information, please go to metmuseum.org/travel at an art gallery and dinner at leisure. B, L, R BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

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