Research

4 Articles on the topic Research

Anet-Commode

The Anet chest of drawers is part of the Stadtmuseum Berlin’s “Reichsbank furniture” collection. But how did this piece of French furniture end up at the Märkisches Museum, which specialises in the history of Berlin and Brandenburg? In this essay, we will provide insight into ongoing provenance research.

Article, 11 min Reading time

The Märkisches Museum’s “Special Silver Inventory”

Look into a project that the Berlin Museum has been carrying out since 1996 to clarify the provenance of historical objects.

Article, 9 min Reading time

The “Reichsbank Furniture”

They came to the Märkisches Museum as a transfer from the Ministry of Finance of the GDR in the 1950s: 47 French antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. What does French furniture have to do with Berlin's urban history? A contribution from provenance research.

Article, 3 min Reading time

Tracing „Degenerate Art“

Hans Cristof Drexel’s „Die Blumenfrau“

Article, 4 min Reading time