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Metropolitan Museam of Art lends art to Berlin

1.Jun to 7.Oct.2007 at the Neue Nationalgalerie
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Katrina
May 25 2007, 10:24 am
Three years ago the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (or MOMA not to be confused with MoMa - ARD/ZDF's breakfast TV shows), lent many great works of art to Berlin during MOMA's restauration work. This year, due to the success of that event, MoMA has decided to lend Berlin's Neuen Nationalgalerie their Impressionist collection and it looks an utter treat.

Information in English

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Founded in New York in 1890, the Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses about 3 Million works of art which span over 5,000 years of cultural and art history. Among the Metropolitan's diverse art historical treasures can be found one of the most impressive collections of French Romantic and Impressionistic art as well as early modern art outside of France.

Due to construction works in 2007, the Metropolitan will not be able to display its works of great French masters such as Ingres, Monet, Corot and Cézanne. Around 150 works from its remarkable collection will therefore be on display for four months in the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, thus temporarily transforming the Nationalgalerie into one of the leading museums of French Impressionist art alongside the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Nowhere else in Germany can such exquisite examples of early modern French art be found. Berlin will be the only European venue of the exhibition.

Highlights of this era, such as Ingres' “Odalisque in Grisaille�, Courbet's “Woman with a Parrot�, Manet's “Boating�, Degas' “The Dance Class�, Monet's “La Grenouillère�, Gauguin's “Ia Orana Maria� and Rodin's touching sculpture “The Burghers of Calais� will be brought together for the first time in Berlin.

Official website: metinberlin.org with all the info about entry, prices and what is on show. Personally I'd recommend the VIP pass, pricey but no queueing.

ZDF report (mediathek)
Picture featured: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres and Workshop »Odalisque in Grisaille/Odalisque en grisaille«
Deccie
May 25 2007, 10:38 am
Does that mean there is going to be the horrendous long queues to get to see this like the last time.

They did have spacial rip off queue jumping tickets the in 2004.
Katrina
May 25 2007, 10:42 am
VIP passes you mean? Depends if you either want to spend 5hrs in the rain or spend 30€ really.
Three years ago, I spent the money and didn't mind a bit (because it can be v. windy standing there as little coverage, not pleasant), I'll probably do the same again this year.
Or check the site for the earlybird special:

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The Earlybird ticket allows all early birds to start their day without waiting time for an early visit to the exhibition: Tuesdays to Fridays, the Earlybird ticket grants entry to the holder of an Earlybird ticket between 8.00 and 8:30 am on a fixed day to be booked in advance. The duration of the visit is not limited. Earlybird tickets are the first 1000 of the day and subject to limitations.
The Earlybird ticket can only be purchased online for 10 Euro.
Children up to the age of 16 may enter free of charge, if accompanied by their parents only. If you book online, simply print out your ticket at home.
Deccie
May 25 2007, 10:47 am
I was about to ask when is this on but then in the link I found it:

Neue Nationalgalerie
1 June - 7 October 2007

Early bird tickets are not my thing. Culture should be savoured not a mad rush to get into the museum between 8:00 - 8:30.

But I do agree i will probably also bokk the VIP tickets to avoid the masses rolleyes.gif
cinzia
May 25 2007, 7:39 pm
The last MOMA exhibit was fab fab fab. Go if you have any interest in art and possibly can. Don't let the lines put you off if you can't afford the VIP tickets. I stood in line last time more because I was opposed to the whole idea of anybody getting to skip the lines by paying (quite a bit) extra, which in effect meant that everyone who didn't pony up had to wait even longer. I went late in the day, which helped.
str
Jun 1 2007, 2:11 pm
Sorry for being pedantic but the lender for the MoMA exhibition was the "Museum of Modern Art", this time the lender is the "Metropolitan Museum of Art". But then: Who cares where the paintings come from as long as the exhibition is great. And the MoMA exhibition for sure was great and as it seems the upcoming exhibition is going to be great as well - so thanks for posting!
Supergill
Jun 14 2007, 10:15 am
I went to the exhibition on Tuesday. Fearing huge queues, I got up early, was there at 9.30am and walked straight in. It is a stunning exhibition, going from the end of classicism, with Ingres, Delacroix etc, through Impressionism and post-Impressionism and featuring many, many world famous paintings and sculptures which everybody would recognise, although they would probably have never seen before in 'real life', unless they had been to New York. If you get a chance, make sure you go.
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