The former terrace restaurant "Minsk", built in the 1970s in the modernist style of the GDR, will once again become a place for encounters - between modern and contemporary art and between people. Here, works of art from the former GDR, which are part of the Hasso Plattner Collection, are shown in new contexts.
One focus of the Hasso Plattner Collection is on art from the former GDR: DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam looks after the works from the collection that were created after 1945. The extensive collection of important works by renowned artists from the former GDR, such as Wolfgang Mattheuer, Bernhard Heisig and Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, which has been built up over the years, forms the starting point for the museum's program. Works from this period are brought into dialog with contemporary art at MINSK.
Wolfgang Mattheuer, Garden Painting, 1960, Hasso Plattner Collection © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022
"The works in the collection from the period after 1945 will find a home in the new exhibition space. Art from the former GDR is still barely represented in museums today and does not receive the appreciation it deserves. We want to change this, make the works accessible to the public and show how diverse and significant the art of this period is." - Hasso Plattner
As co-founder and long-standing chairman of the software company SAP, Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Hasso Plattner is one of Germany's most prominent entrepreneurs. The city of Potsdam has him to thank for the establishment of two museums and the Hasso Plattner Institute. His great commitment to his second home in Potsdam was recognized in 2017 with honorary citizenship of the city.
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The Minsk Kunsthaus in Potsdam, Cafébar Hedwig © The Minsk Kunsthaus in Potsdam, Photo: Ladislav Zajac
