Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

Play, laugh, be loud, romp, do nothing – and that in an exhibition house! Starting September 4, 2024, BAUBAU invites exactly that. In the play area for children designed by artist Kerstin Brätsch, more is allowed than is prohibited. Colorful wallpapers, structures, objects, and a range of "Loose Parts" (loose materials) shape spaces on the ground floor of the Gropius Bau that do not impose strict requirements but are determined by the children's activities. They set the direction and form for what happens here. Thus, this place becomes a space of possibility, which can change day by day.

BAUBAU starts in September 2024 in a prototype version and will develop and grow over the coming years, both inside and outside the Gropius Bau – in close exchange with children and their wishes, because this is their place.

 Play
All children have the urge to play. This is how they learn to understand themselves and the world. Especially open, self-determined play is of great importance for emotional and social development. The educational concept for BAUBAU is therefore based on the foundations of free play: Here, children have the time, space, and permission to follow their own needs and interests. They are accompanied by playworkers – trained staff who create a safe and supportive environment in which children can play freely.

 
Art
BAUBAU playfully questions what a museum or art institution should be. The comprehensive spatial design developed by Kerstin Brätsch is full of references and inspirations: Elements from her earlier works, like marbling, paintings, or stucco marble works, reappear here in altered forms and materiality. The wallpapers, curtains, fabrics, seating furniture, and climbing frames are inhabited by dinosaurs, fantastic creatures, termite mounds, and abstract elements. With their quirky, funny, perhaps also somewhat eerie shapes, they create an open framework for free play.

Kerstin Brätsch's practice is designed to allow and incorporate external influences. While she has previously collaborated with artists or artisans, she now does so in a completely different way with children: She invites the children to reshape and further develop the space according to their own ideas and concepts without the artist's influence in unpredictable ways.

Monday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Tuesday closed Wednesday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Thursday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Friday 11:00 AM–7:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

At the beginning of September 2024, the exhibition HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN by the artist Rirkrit Tiravanija will open at the Gropius Bau. Tiravanija has expanded the conventional concept of art with his practice, creating situations where social interactions and sensory experiences are negotiated. Since the early 1990s, Tiravanija has partly lived in Germany and has repeatedly developed artistic works that address cultural peculiarities, migration, and the political present of the country. HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN is the first to bring together these works, which also demonstrate the significance of Berlin and Germany as a site of artistic production for Tiravanija. The title of the exhibition is taken from the opening credits of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film Fear Eats the Soul from 1974, whose depiction of anti-Arab racism against the so-called guest worker Ali is disturbingly relevant today, 50 years later. The extensive exhibition includes works on paper, sculptures, photographs, multiples, and a selection of rarely shown Super-8 films, as well as regular activations of central ephemeral and participatory works by the artist from the 1980s to the present day. The explosive power of his practice remains the focus: institutional boundaries and categories are tested; it gets loud, cooking, eating, and playing happen.

Curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Yasmil Raymond, and Christopher Wierling

Monday 12:00–18:00 Tuesday closed Wednesday 12:00–18:00 Thursday 12:00–18:00 Friday 12:00–18:00 Saturday 12:00–18:00 Sunday 12:00–18:00

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has expanded the notion of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations where people can eat and drink, play and relax. This creates spaces for chance encounters, social relationships, and their failures – in short: for life.
You can book a private tour for a group through the museum service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

Meeting point: Gropius Bau, foyer

In simple language
The tour itself is free; however, you will need an exhibition ticket. Please purchase an exhibition ticket and meet in the foyer of the Gropius Bau at the start of the tour.

Discover the Gropius Bau and its architecture anew: The architecture tour invites you to a holistic exploration of the building – structures, surfaces, and ornaments are just as much in focus as the turbulent history of destruction, reconstruction, and the division of Germany.
You can book a private tour for a group through the Museum Service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

During the event, photo and video recordings may be made, in which you could be identifiable. By attending, you consent to these recordings being used for the communication of the event or exhibition.
  
Meeting point: Gropius Bau, Foyer
In German
Also bookable as a private tour for groups.
Free admission

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has been expanding the concept of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations where people can eat and drink, play and relax. This creates spaces for chance encounters, social relationships, and their failures – in short: for life.

The workshop is aimed at adults and children from 6 years old.
Meeting point: Gropius Bau, 1st floor
In German

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has expanded the notion of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations where eating and drinking, playing, and resting can take place. In doing so, spaces for casual encounters, social relationships, and their failures arise – in short: for life.
You can book an individual tour for a group through the museum service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin.

Meeting point: Gropius Bau, foyer
The tour itself is free; however, you will need an exhibition ticket. Please purchase an exhibition ticket and gather in the foyer of the Gropius Bau for the start of the tour.

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has expanded the notion of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations in which people can eat and drink, play, and rest. This generates spaces for chance encounters, social relationships, and their failures – in short: for life.
You can book a private tour for a group through the museum service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

Meeting point: Gropius Bau, foyer
The tour itself is free; however, you will need an exhibition ticket. Please purchase an exhibition ticket and arrive at the foyer of the Gropius Bau for the start of the tour.

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has expanded the notion of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations in which people can eat and drink, play, and rest. This generates spaces for chance encounters, social relationships, and their failures – in short: for life.
You can book a private tour for a group through the museum service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin

Meeting point: Gropius Bau, foyer
The tour itself is free; however, you will need an exhibition ticket. Please purchase an exhibition ticket and arrive at the foyer of the Gropius Bau for the start of the tour.

For more than three decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has expanded the notion of what is possible in exhibitions. As part of his practice, the artist creates situations where eating and drinking, playing, and resting can take place. In doing so, spaces for casual encounters, social relationships, and their failures arise – in short: for life.
You can book an individual tour for a group through the museum service: +49 30 247 49 888 or museumsdienst@kulturprojekte.berlin.

Meeting point: Gropius Bau, foyer
The tour itself is free; however, you will need an exhibition ticket. Please purchase an exhibition ticket and gather in the foyer of the Gropius Bau for the start of the tour.