New National Gallery, Berlin
The New National Gallery in Berlin, the "temple of light and glass", houses European 20th century paintings and sculptures ranging from the modernist period to the art of the 60s, and features numerous special exhibitions.
With 4,900 square meters of exhibition space and around 800 meters of wall space, it is much more spacious than it appears from the outside. The large glass hall on the upper, above-ground level and parts of the lower level are used for special exhibits.
2008 E.ON was the sole sponsor of two exhibitions. "Jeff Koons Celebration" and "The Klee Universe" were parts of Berlin's National Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) city-wide exhibition festival "Cult of the Artist". The two exhibitions in the New National Gallery were the highlights of the festival. E.ON's partnership with the museum allowed these exhibitions to be possible. E.ON's support included a direct financial contribution for the museum as well as a large communication campaign for both exhibitions.
Almost 230,000 visitors attended the New National Gallery until February 8, 2010 to see the 250 masterpieces of the German-Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879-1940) and the giant sculptures of Jeff Koons (born in 1955). Especially in the last opening days up to 5,000 art lovers daily visited the exhibitions accepting a long waiting time in spite of winterly temperatures.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany and 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, E.ON in 2009 renewed its collaboration with the New National Gallery for an exhibition in Berlin. Titled "National Gallery", works by renowned German artist Thomas Demand were on display from September 18, 2009 to January 17, 2010 at the New National Gallery. Thomas Demand (*1964) uses real rooms or scenes of political and social events that have already been disseminated by the media. One example is the picture "Bathroom", which is about the death of Uwe Barschel in 1987. The exhibition focused on paintings and photographs from recent German history, as well as images of everyday life. This was the first major exhibition of Thomas Demand's works in Germany. It was a sensation, which also attracted widespread international attention.
With 4,900 square meters of exhibition space and around 800 meters of wall space, it is much more spacious than it appears from the outside. The large glass hall on the upper, above-ground level and parts of the lower level are used for special exhibits.
2008 E.ON was the sole sponsor of two exhibitions. "Jeff Koons Celebration" and "The Klee Universe" were parts of Berlin's National Museums (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin) city-wide exhibition festival "Cult of the Artist". The two exhibitions in the New National Gallery were the highlights of the festival. E.ON's partnership with the museum allowed these exhibitions to be possible. E.ON's support included a direct financial contribution for the museum as well as a large communication campaign for both exhibitions.
Almost 230,000 visitors attended the New National Gallery until February 8, 2010 to see the 250 masterpieces of the German-Swiss painter Paul Klee (1879-1940) and the giant sculptures of Jeff Koons (born in 1955). Especially in the last opening days up to 5,000 art lovers daily visited the exhibitions accepting a long waiting time in spite of winterly temperatures.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany and 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, E.ON in 2009 renewed its collaboration with the New National Gallery for an exhibition in Berlin. Titled "National Gallery", works by renowned German artist Thomas Demand were on display from September 18, 2009 to January 17, 2010 at the New National Gallery. Thomas Demand (*1964) uses real rooms or scenes of political and social events that have already been disseminated by the media. One example is the picture "Bathroom", which is about the death of Uwe Barschel in 1987. The exhibition focused on paintings and photographs from recent German history, as well as images of everyday life. This was the first major exhibition of Thomas Demand's works in Germany. It was a sensation, which also attracted widespread international attention.
