Loot: 10 Stories

Starting in spring 2024, the Humboldt Forum will present a temporary exhibition “Loot. 10 Stories”.

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  Blick in die Ausstellung "LOOT" im Mauritshuis, Den Haag. Die Ausstellung kommt unter dem Titel "Kunst als Beute. 10 Geschichten" 2024 ins Humboldt Forum – Blick in die Ausstellung "LOOT" im Mauritshuis, Den Haag. Die Ausstellung kommt unter dem Titel "Kunst als Beute. 10 Geschichten" 2024 ins Humboldt Forum

• Pferdekopf der Quadriga vom Brandenburger Tor von Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1793 – Bildausschnitt Pferdekopf der Quadriga vom Brandenburger Tor von Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1793

• Besucher*innen in der Ausstellung "Loot" im Mauritshuis in Den Haag - Vorabbilder für "Kunst als Beute. Mehr als 1000 Geschichten." – Besucher*innen in der Ausstellung "Loot" im Mauritshuis in Den Haag - Vorabbilder für "Kunst als Beute. Mehr als 1000 Geschichten."

Through ten case studies, visitors will be immersed in the complex topic of looted art over three different periods: the colonial era, the Napoleonic conquests in the 18th century and the so-called “Third Reich” between 1933 and 1945.

The objects from the collections of the Mauritshuis (The Hague, Netherlands), three Berlin museums (Ethnological Museum, City Museum and Gipsformerei) and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes will be presented both as originals and as replicas.

The visitors will encounter, besides others, the horse head of the Quadriga, a self-portrait by Rembrandt or a Magic Staff from Surinam and replicas and moulds of the Benin bronzes.

In particular, the innovative technology of virtual reality (VR) will allow to experience selected stories and prompt to think about the questions: In what contexts were these objects looted? How do the museums deal with looted art today? And what else should be done in the future?

The exhibition is being taken over from the Mauritshuis in The Hague as part of an international collaboration. The Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, the Stadtmuseum Berlin, the Ethnologisches Museum and the Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin have cooperated in the realisation of the project.

Overall design concept: Jongsma + O’Neill.

- free of charge

- Languages:German/English

- Location: 3rd floor

- Opening hours:Exhibitions: Wednesdays to Mondays from 10:30 - 18:30. Tuesday is a regular closing day.

Runtime: Fri, 22/03/2024 to Sun, 26/01/2025

Takes place here:

• Humboldt Forum