DAS MINSK vs Bode

The DAS MINSK App is your personal companion through the world of DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam. Whether you're on-site or on the go – with the app, you’ll always have access to a wide range of digital content related to the museum’s exhibitions and events. Experience art more deeply: The app offers audio guides for the current and all past exhibitions. Let yourself be guided through the spaces and receive fascinating background information on artworks, artists, and curatorial concepts. In exclusive podcasts, you can also listen to conversations with artists, curators, and experts from the art and cultural scene. These formats are not tied to individual artworks, making them ideal for preparing for your museum visit or reflecting on what you’ve experienced. With the DAS MINSK App, you have access to all information about the current exhibition as well as an extensive archive of past projects – whether for preparation, deeper exploration, or simply browsing! Look forward to: - Audio guide for the current exhibition - Audio guides for all past exhibitions - Podcasts - Information about current, upcoming, and past exhibitions - Information on the collection works in and around DAS MINSK - Videos related to exhibitions and events - All content available in German and English

In 1897, construction work began at the northern tip of the Museum Island on a museum that was to be devoted to the Renaissance, designed by Eberhard von Ihne. Once completed, the museum would bear the name of Empress Victoria’s deceased husband, Kaiser (Emperor) Friedrich, who died in 1888. When the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum opened in 1904, painting and sculpture, considered at the time as the ‘high arts’, were for the first time presented side by side on an equal footing with each other -- a presentation strategy that differed radically from that of traditional museums. The building was badly damaged in the Second World War and underwent several stages of restoration between 1948 and 1986. In 1956 it was renamed the Bode-Museum after its first director and spiritual founder. German reunification also brought with it the merging of the previously separated collections under the auspices of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, with the decision soon being taken for the museum to undergo an extensive overhaul to bring it up to date with modern museum and conservation requirements. After extensive renovation work, the museum building reopened to the public in autumn 2006. Contrary to the original concept, it now principally houses the Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst (Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art). The display of sculptures is enriched by some 150 works from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie (Old Master Paintings), which has been located at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz since 1998. With its collection of coins and medals, the Münzkabinett (Numismatic Collection) is also housed at the Bode-Museum, where it presents its chronicle of human history forged in metal.