Akademie der Künste
Akademie der Künste stands in Berlin as Germany’s state institution for advancing the arts. Wheelchair users can access this Berlin arts spot. It brings artists together for discussion, exchange, exhibitions, events, and support.
Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg founded it in 1696 as an arts council and learned society for the Prussian government. Training in the arts shaped its early work too. The Bauakademie joined its educational network and began architectural training in 1799. After occupying Unter den Linden, it moved to Pariser Platz in the early 1900s. During the Nazi era, authorities seized the building for Welthauptstadt Germania plans, and operations ended in 1945. Separate academies then operated in East and West Berlin. They merged into one academy in 1993.
Its interdisciplinary archive covers twentieth-century art across fields. The Otto Dix Foundation preserves works and personal items. It also awards the Berliner Kunstpreis and the Käthe Kollwitz Prize.
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