BOEM!
Paul van Ostaijen in Berlin
For its autumn of art, the Stadtmuseum Berlin is holding an exhibition at the reopened Museum Ephraim-Palais on renowned Flemish Expressionist, Dadaist and Surrealist Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1928), who spent the revolutionary years immediately following the First World War in exile in Berlin.
Location
Museum Ephraim-Palais
Poststraße 16
10178 Berlin
Entry
6,00 € / 4,00 € (reduced)
Free admission under 18 years
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Mon closed
Who was this artist? What does he have to say to a contemporary Berlin audience?
The Flemish poet lived in Berlin from October 1918 to May 1921. Here, he witnessed the revolutionary events that took place following World War I and came into contact with numerous expressionist artists.
His poetry collection “Bezette Stad” (“Occupied City”), written in Berlin, was a major literary achievement that broke with conventional forms of poetry and typography and laid the foundation for modern Dutch-language literature. Today, he is considered one of the most important poets to have written in the Dutch language.
Art as a driver of revolution
van Ostaijen was convinced that art can and must be a driver of revolution. The subjects of his works include the First World War, the downfall of the bourgeois order, his vision of independent nations in a socialist Europe, as well as loneliness and fear. He returned to Belgium in the spring of 1921, disappointed by the failed revolution and the artists who he viewed as insufficiently radical – but also due to the end of his relationship with Emma Clement, a self-employed woman who had provided for their joint livelihood.
Highlights
Best known for his novel rhythmic poetry, van Ostaijen has been appreciated as a rebel and outstanding artist in Belgium and the Netherlands since the 1950’s, though he remains a relatively obscure figure in Germany.The exhibition, whose Flemish title “Boem!” (“Boom!”) is borrowed from one of his poems, explores both the artist himself and the work he created in Berlin.
Highlights include original handwritten manuscript pages, “Das Liebespaar” (The Lovers) by Fritz Stuckenberg (a portrait of Paul van Ostaijen and Emma Clement) and a contemporary work by Hanaa el Degham.
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Info & Service
Opening Hours
Tue – Sun | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (also on public holidays)
Mon closed (except Easter Monday and Whit Monday)
The museum will be closed from 3:30 pm on 25 April. The reason is a works meeting.
On 6 June, the museum will be closed from 3 pm. The reason is an internal event.
We ask for your understanding.
Directions
Poststraße 16
10178 Berlin
Contact
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+49 30 24 002-162
Mo – Fri | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Accessibility
The Ephraim-Palais is accessible without steps. All exhibition areas are accessible via an elevator. There are barrier-free toilets in the building.
Tickets
Admission
Combi-Ticket
15 euros
Valid for our three museums in the Nikolaiviertel (Museum Nikolaikirche, Museum Ephraim-Palais, Museum Knoblauchhaus) on two consecutive days (please note opening hours)
Single Ticket
7 euros
Day ticket for the Museum Ephraim-Palais
Free admission
With proof of reduction
For children & young people under 18, students, trainees, FSJ/FÖJ/BFD volunteers, Berlin-Ticket-S holders, severely disabled persons (with mark B) & accompanying person, refugees (with valid work or residence permit /eAT and Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of residence permit /eAT and Ukrainian passport or valid residence permit from Ukraine), recipients of transfer benefits (citizen’s allowance, ALG I), holders of the Berlin-Brandenburg volunteer card, holders of the Super Holiday Pass / Berlin Family Pass, ICOM members, members of the German Museums Association, KulturPass holders, media representatives with a valid press card
Museum Sunday
Free admission for everyone on the first Sunday of every month!