Experience science — research yesterday, today and tomorrow in Bremen
The new annual exhibition “Research Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow — Insights into Science in the State of Bremen” opens its doors at the “Haus der Wissenschaft Bremen” and invites visitors to discover and marvel. From 4 November 2025 to 21 February 2026, visitors can experience how diverse, creative and future-oriented Bremen’s research landscape is — from […]
When science touches the heart — insights into the special exhibition “Love”
At Universum Bremen, visitors are currently encountering a very special topic: the exhibition “Love — Science Meets Heartbeat” invites you to get to the bottom of what is probably the most beautiful feeling in the world. Here, love is not just viewed as a romantic construct, but as a multi-faceted phenomenon with many dimensions: from […]
Experience magic at the Übersee-Museum Bremen: A journey between illusion and reality
Visitors to the Übersee-Museum in Bremen enter a world full of mysteries, sensations and surprises at the special exhibition “Magic”. The lovingly staged fairytale forest, mysterious witches’ hats and fascinating magic shows invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past and present of magic. The exhibition sheds light on how magic has always oscillated between […]
No friend of … — Rediscovering forgotten female sculptors
Even today, the idea persists that there were hardly any female artists until well into the 20th century — especially hardly any female sculptors. Names such as Käthe Kollwitz, Renée Sintenis or Milly Steger are usually mentioned as rare exceptions, similar to Paula Modersohn-Becker or Gabriele Münter in painting. They are often described as “solitary […]
Between dream and everyday life — the stories of Olaf Brzeski in the Gerhard Marcks Haus
Olaf Brzeski is a storyteller of a special kind. His works are created on the threshold between everyday observation and the inner world of dreams. A fly buzzing around can be just as much a source of inspiration for him as a nocturnal encounter in a dream. The Gerhard Marcks Haus shows how Brzeski translates […]
Cold as Ice — social criticism and artistic warmth at the Weserburg
At the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art in Bremen, the current exhibition “Cold as Ice. Cold in Art and Society” invites visitors to illuminate the existential dimension of cold from an artistic perspective. Cold not only stands for low temperatures, but also becomes a symbol for social tendencies such as emotionlessness, lack of solidarity and […]
Perfected surfaces and social roles — Julika Rudelius at the Weserburg
The exhibition “Julika Rudelius. The Emperor’s New Mall” at the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art invites visitors to sharpen their focus on the play with surfaces and social stagings. Rudelius, who was born in Cologne in 1968 and now lives in Amsterdam, explores the world of stereotypes, status symbols and milieus in her video works, […]
Boundaries of memory: the sound installation “aufheben” by Michaela Melián at the Weserburg
In the “Hans Otte. Klanghaus” at the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, visitorsencounter an extraordinary sound experience: the installation “aufheben” by Michaela Melián invites visitors to experience the diverse meanings of the verb “aufheben” in sound. In the interplay of voices and languages, a field of tension unfolds between abolishing and preserving, between dissolving and […]
Imaginative picture stories — “Flirt and Fantasy” at the Kunsthalle Bremen
The exhibition “Flirt und Fantasie — Griffelkunst von Max Klinger bis Peter Doig” at the Kunsthalle Bremen invites visitors to take their imagination on a journey. On display are freely narrated image sequences created using etching needles, lithographic crayons, wood or screen printing and photography. The focus is on stories with open endings, dream worlds, […]
Romantic longings and ancient monuments — Friedrich Nerly at the Kunsthalle Bremen
The new exhibition “Nature and Antiquity. The Romantic Friedrich Nerly in Rome” at the Kunsthalle Bremen brings to life a painter’s fascination with the light and forms of Italy. Friedrich Nerly moved to Italy at the age of 21, where he worked in Rome, Tivoli and Olevano and created impressive drawings and watercolours on extensive […]