Latest German Center for Venetian Studies: 50th Anniversary

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Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the German Center for Venetian Studies (May 6, 2022)
The German Center for Venetian Studies is an interdisciplinary institution which promotes projects and scholarly work on the history and culture of Venice and of the territories once under its control. The Center awards scholarships to artists and to young researchers whose projects have connections to Venice. As a well as a supporter of the anniversary ceremony, the Dr. Christiane Hackerodt Arts and Culture Foundation funds scholarships for visual artists associated with the Center, and will continue to do so until at least 2027.

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The Center’s annual program includes international conferences, lectures, concerts, and other cultural events. It also organizes an annual interdisciplinary course of study. The Center’s reference library contains over 14,000 volumes on subjects connected to Venice, as well as a rich collection of offprints.

The German Center for Venetian Studies currently publishes three scholarly book series: Venetiana, Quaderni, and Studi.

Cy Twombly
Folge der Hand (Follow the Hand)
15.01.2025 - 09.03.2025
The drawing by Cy Twombly from the collection of the Dr Christiane Hackerodt Kunst- und Kulturstiftung can be seen in the exhibition FOLGE DER HAND (Follow the Hand) at kunstraum friesenstrasse in Hanover until 9 March 2025.
James Turrell: totus intus - totus foris
James Turrell
Europe's largest art work by the artist in Hanover
In 2026, the Sprengel Museum Hanover will be expanded to include a spectacular light installation by the renowned US artist James Turrell. A Sky Space will be created in the museum's sculpture garden - a work specially developed for this outdoor space, called TOTUS INTUS, TOTUS FORIS - TOTALLY INSIDE, TOTALLY OUTSIDE

Turrell's installation will transform the museum courtyard into a total work of art that integrates the other sculptures and the architectural landscape into an immersive landscape of light.
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On the Trail of the Black Water
Karen Krüger
It opened over fifty years ago as a place of encounter for Italian and German culture and scholarship. But what does the German Center for Venetian Studies actually do today?