The Quiet Rebellion of Things
The Schröder donation
23.03.2025 – 29.03.2026
Following donations to the Museum Ludwig in Cologne (2019) and the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna (2018), the collector Alexander Schröder has given the Kunsthalle and Kunstmuseum Bremerhaven a collection of 57 works by renowned contemporary artists: These include works by renowned artists such as Kai Althoff, Cerith Wyn Evans, Isa Genzken, Kitty Kraus, Lucy McKenzie, Paulina Olowska, Manfred Pernice and Andreas Slominski. The donation is thus the most extensive in the history of the Kunsthalle and Kunstmuseum Bremerhaven to date and represents a significant expansion of its collection.
In the 1990s, Alexander Schröder began collecting with a particular focus on the art of the 1990s and 2000s. His collection thus provides an insight into the art of this period and reflects the idiosyncratic, poetic and critical tendencies of the artistic practices of these years, which were characterised by conceptual strategies. In addition to institutional and economic criticism, these include the examination of public spaces and architecture, the questioning of existing norms in relation to gender, identity and sexuality, the exploration of social and cultural aspects as well as forms of critical painting.
Curated by Stefanie Kleefeld, Director Kunsthalle and Kunstmuseum Bremerhaven and Alexander Schröder.
Artists:
Dirk Bell, Guillaume Bijl, Juliette Blightman, Merlin Carpenter, Stefan Dillemuth, Felix Droese, Cerith Wyn Evans, Christian Flamm, Ulrike Heise, Yngve Holen, Karl Holmqvist, Kitty Kraus, Lucy McKenzie, Georgie Nettell, Nils Norman, Manfred Pernice, Daniel Pflumm, Kirsten Pieroth, Josephine Pryde, Andreas Slominski, Franz Erhard Walther, Stephen Willats
A COMPANION GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITION
by Dominic Eichler (PDF 1 MB)
Events
09.06.2025, 5pm-8pm
Lecture-Performance
Karl Holmqvist – I’LL MAKE THE WORLD EXPLODE
Part of the Sommerbühne Bremerhaven
Monday the 9th of June 2025 5pm-8pm
5-6 pm: performance, 6-8 pm: drinks and music in front of the art museum - with Schallplattenunterhalter Arne Grellmann / exhibition open until 8 pm
14.06.2025, 6pm-10pm
Short guided tours and open creative table
As part of the Lange Nacht der Kultur
28.06.2025, 2pm - with registration
Kunstkarussell
03.07.2025, 12.30pm
Mittagsblick – 15 Minutes of Art and Soup
In cooperation with Bistro Caspar David & Co.****
05.07. & 06.07.2025, 2pm-5pm
Kinderclub - Summer Holiday Special
31.07.2025, 5pm
Curator’s tour
With Stefanie Kleefeld
07.08.2025, 6pm
Feierabendblick - 15 Minutes of Art and Aperitif
In cooperation with Bistro Caspar David & Co.
14.08., 15.08. & 16.08.2025
Tattoos of motifs from: The Quiet Rebellion of Things. Schröder donation
KKB container at the NEUS Festival Bremerhaven
04.09.2025, 12.30pm
Mittagsblick - 15 Minutes of Art and Soup
06.09.2025, 2pm
Kunstkarussell - Things tell Stories
20.09.2025, 7pm
Performance
Juliette Blightman - I’ll be your mirror
02.10.2025, 6pm
Feierabendblick - 15 Minutes of Art and Aperitif
11.10.2025, 11am
Flower Planet - Introductory Workshop for Freestyle-Ikebana
21.10. - 23.10.2025, 10am-1pm
WelleWirbelWasserspiel - Summer Holiday Workshop
06.11.2025, 12.30pm
Mittagsblick - 15 Minutes of Art and Soup
13.11.2025, 5pm
guided tour of the exhibition
27.11.2025, 6:30pm
Kneipenquiz - museum edition
bookable on request
A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE EVENING – exclusive for groups, associations and initiatives
The art museum Bremerhaven invites associations, initiatives and interested groups to a new individually bookable evening event.
In the sense of an after-work offer the museum stays open for a longer time on selected days. The evening begins with a short guided tour of a chosen art piece or topic regarding the current exhibition The quite Rebellion of Things. Schröder Donation.
Following you’ll have the opportunity for an exchange of thoughts regarding a new perspective of the art - in a soothing atmosphere accompanied by drinks and small snacks.
Costs: 40€ per group (max. of 20 participants)
bookable on request
For more information and appointment scheduling contact us via:
info@kunsthalle-museum-bremerhaven.de