The Berlin extension
Emil Nolde is closely connected with Berlin through his biography and his artistic work. From 1905, the painter spent the winter in Berlin and at first had his own flat with a studio in Tauentzien (one of Berlin’s renowned shopping streets) and later in Bayernallee in Berlin’s west end. “Every evening at 11 o’clock, I put on my dark trousers and also my black tail coat from St. Gallen”, Nolde noted down in 1911. “My Ada put on her very best dress and we went to masked balls, to the cabarets and to Eispalast (the Ice Palace, an artificial ice rink) …”
In view of the close relationship between Nolde and Berlin, the Nolde Foundation Seebüll will open a permanent branch on Gendarmenmarkt (one of Berlin’s most renowned squares) on 20th September 2007. The branch offers its visitors the possibility to enjoy world-famous art far from the large exhibition centres.