Waves of Time and Cultural Bridges: Three Significant Exhibitions at Schloss Biesdorf

Where Time Is an Ocean: “Die Zeit ist ein Ozean”

Dates: 17 November 2025 – 27 February 2026

St. Augustine said 1600 years ago: “What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him who asks, I do not know.” This exhibition transforms time from a conceptual riddle into a sensory experience.

Two Contrasting Perceptions of Time: The show juxtaposes the Western linear and destructive figure of “Chronos” with the Zapotec people of Mexico’s understanding of time as an ever-moving yet unmoving ocean.

12 Artists, 12 Perspectives: From drawing and printmaking to sound installations and video works, 12 different artists invite the viewer not to “explain” time, but to immerse themselves in it.

Video Lounge: A special section completing the exhibition features a curated selection of film works centred on the perception of time.

The Berlin – Phnom Penh Line: “may day”

Dates: 17 November 2025 – 27 February 2026

The fruit of a sustainable solidarity network between German and Cambodian women artists and curators, this project melts cultural boundaries through artistic discourse.

Sustainable Dialogue: Initiated in 2022, this collaboration has built an ongoing artistic bridge between Berlin and Phnom Penh.

The Power of Cultural Difference: The exhibition brings together the nuanced perspectives of women from different geographies on social issues, materiality, and space.

Artists: Representatives of this intercultural network include Vera Lossau, Neak Sophal, Lilla von Puttkamer, and others.

An Architectural Diary: Heino Schmieden’s Drawings of France

Dates: On view indefinitely since 26 May 2025

Organised in honour of the 190th anniversary of Schloss Biesdorf’s architect Heino Schmieden (1835–1913) and the 650th anniversary of Biesdorf itself, this exhibition brings a rare discovery to light.

165-Year-Old Sketches: Seven original drawings of sacred buildings (churches and cathedrals) that Schmieden made as a student during a trip to France—funded by the Schinkel Prize—are exhibited for the first time.

Rediscovery: Discovered by Dr. Oleg Peters in the home of the architect’s great-great-grandchild in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, these works are of historical importance as the only surviving visual documents by Schmieden to have reached us in their original form.

Easily accessible from central Berlin via the S5 or U5 lines, this palace offers a calm and intellectual retreat during the winter months—both with its gardens and with the rich content of these exhibitions.

Address: Schloss Biesdorf, Alt-Biesdorf 55, 12683 Berlin