Current Exhibition

It’s an honor! The favorite pictures of our volunteers

11 May - 10 August 2025

Paintings by Fritz and Hermine Overbeck

Exhibition Opening

Opening of the exhibition
“It’s an honor! The favorite pictures of our volunteers”
Sunday, 11 May2025 at 11:30

Welcome: Malte Prieser, Managing Director of the Kulturbüro Bremen Nord
Greeting: Carmen Emigholz, State Councillor for Culture
Introduction: Dr. Katja Pourshirazi, Director of the Overbeck Museum

Admission free.

Guided Tours

Sunday, May 18
Sunday, June 22
Sunday, July 13
Sunday, August 10 (Finissage)
– each at 11.30 a.m.

Events

Open day
on International Museum Day
Sunday, May 18
Guided tour of the exhibition at 11.30 am
Open painting activity for young and old from 11 am to 5 pm

Long Night of the Museums
Saturday, May 24 from 6 p.m. to midnight
Short guided tours:
18.30 What pictures tell us
19.30 Art as a bridge
20.30 An art journey without eyes
21.30 What pictures tell us
22.30 Flashlight tour

Writing workshop
with Betty Kolodzy
on Saturday, June 21 from 11.00 to 16.00 (incl. break)
max. 15 participants, 30 euros
Information and registration under 0421 / 663 665

Drawing workshop
with Martina Jenning
on Saturday, June 28 from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. (incl. break)
max. 10 participants, 50 Euro
Information and registration under 0421 / 663 665

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It's an honor! The favorite pictures of our volunteers

Since its foundation 35 years ago, the Overbeck Museum would have been inconceivable without voluntary work. From the very beginning, a large group of people have been involved on a voluntary basis, making the museum’s lively everyday life and steady growth possible in the first place. Currently, around 55 people volunteer to supervise the museum at weekends and a further 10 volunteer on committees such as the Management Board and Supervisory Board. It is impossible to say THANK YOU often and loudly enough for this.

Volunteering usually happens behind the scenes. We want to make it visible and show: Look – without these many great people, it wouldn’t work! For the 35th anniversary of the Overbeck Museum, our volunteers will decide which pictures will be shown.

Favorite pictures, almost unknown works and special treasures – anyone who has spent so many hours volunteering in the exhibition rooms has a special relationship with some of the artworks and can tell us something about them. That’s why the artworks are accompanied by short texts from our volunteers telling us what the work means to them personally.