NORTH CAROLINA MUSUEM OF ART
DIRECTOR’S TRIP
BERLIN
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October 4th to October 10th
ACCOMMODATIONS: DAS STUE
Trip starts at 1:30 p.m. in lobby of the Das Stue
$4750 per person
Includes 6 nights accommodation, double occupancy, all breakfasts, 4 dinners, admissions, guides.
Airfare, airport transfers amd alcohol not included
SUNDAY October 4
Walking Tour
As an introduction to this city with its rich, sometimes dark, always fascinating history
we begin with an architectural walking tour through central Berlin
Galerie Michael Schultz
Gallerist Michael Schultz welcomes us to Berlin
Dinner :: Hugo
Michelin star food with view to match!!
MONDAY October 5
Bauhaus-Archiv
Guided tour of this exquisitely well-curated collection of perhaps
the most influential design movement of the 20th century
Lunch :: Borchardt's
For decades this spot has been the preferred lunch spot for elegant Berliners
Museumsinsel
Museum Island, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site, is comprised of five museums
with a primary focus on antiquities with holdings that include Nefertiti, the Ishtar Gate and many, many other masterworks
Optional Dinner :: NeniBERLIN
More fabulous view at this popular small plates place with the option of after dinner drinks at the adjacent Monkey Bar.
TUESDAY October 6
Studio Visits
As we'll see this morning in visits to two studio complexes, Weissensee and Ulferhallen,
young and mid-career artists from across the globe come here to pursue their art.
Hamburger Bahnhoff
It’s official name ‘Museum of the Present’ perhaps says it all--Berlin’s premier contemporary
art museum housed in a vast and wondrously transformed 19th century train station
Eigen + Art Lab
We tour this renowned gallery's space dedicated to the young and the experimental.
Dinner :: Katz Orange
Hip and fun and very of the moment
WEDNESDAY October 7
Day Trip To Potsdam
We tour Sansscouci, Frederick the Great's gorgeous summer palace and grounds.
Often called 'Little Versailles', it is both its equal in elegance and yet far more intimate in scale.
Dinner :: Open
THURSDAY October 8
More Studio Visits
We got some surprises in store!
Gallery Visits
The gallery scene in Berlin is excellent and varied, less commercially
driven than New York or London but just as dynamic.
Optional Dinner :: Facil
Modern, sleek and delicious. Oh, and two Michelin stars—need we say more?
FRIDAY October 9
Sammlung Boros
Housed in a 4-story World War II concrete bunker This private contemporary
art collection is one of the most extensive and important in Germany
Sammlung Hoffmann
Erika Hoffmann allows private tours by appointment to her renowned contemporary
art collection in her multi-story living space in Mitte
Dinner :: Fisher and Fritz
We go out in style with our farewell dinner at Fisher & Fritz
Norman Foster’s Reichstag Dome
Time for one more unforgettable experience—a late evening walk up the Reichstag Dome
SATURDAY October 10
Tour ends