11-15 November 1999

11 November

Our host at Restaurant Zur Nolle, in the name of the Netherlands embassy, was Monique Ruhe

Ms. Monique Ruhe
Eerste Ambassadesecretaris Cultuur
Royal Netherlands Embassy
Friedrichstrasse 95
D-10117 Berlin
Germany
T +49 30 201 2023
F +49 30 201 2015
E nlgovbl@berlin.snafu.de

At lunch we met Gerd Bartoschek, Melitta Jonas and Diedericke Oudesluijs of the Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg as well as Jan Konst of the Freie Universität.

Oudesluijs shepherded us to Oranienburg on the S-Bahn. She and Dr. Bartoschek guided us through the exbibition, showed us where to get the best coffee and cake in Oranienburg and joined us for dinner at the Hackescher Hof.

Dr. Gerd Bartoschek
Curator
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Allee nach Sanssouci 5
D-14471 Potsdam
Germany
T +49 331 9694 0(C) 9694 145(X)
F +49 331 9694104

Dr. Melitta Jonas
Projektleiter, Ausstellungsbüro
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Am Grünen Gitter 2
D-14469 Potsdam
Germany
T +49 331 9694 0(C) 9694 291/292(X)
F +49 331 9694 293

Dr. Diederike Maurina Oudesluijs
Stellvertr. Projektleiterin Oranierbüro
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Allee nach Sanssouci 5
D-14471 Potsdam
Germany
T +49 172 310 6064
F +49 331 9694 193
E oudesluijs@aol.com

12 November

We were met at Sanssouci by Burkhard Göres. Gerd Bartoschek, then showed us through the palace, the Bildergalerie and, after lunch in the Wiener Café, Schloss Caputh and (in pasing) the Holländische Viertel by Gerd Bartoschek.

Dr. Burkhard Göres
Direktor Schlösser
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg
Allee nach Sanssouci 5
D-14471 Potsdam
Germany
T +49 331 9694 0(C) 9694 307(X)
F +49 331 9694104

13 November

In Schwerin (after an unannounced detour to Ludwigslust) we were greeted and shown through the painting galleries by Kornelia von Berswordt, with Lise üüss and Hela Baudis at her side. The museum offered us a light lunch in the bookshop, after which we returned to the paintings gallery before being taken to the new printroom by Hela Baudis.

Dr. Kornelia von Berswordt-Wallrabe
Director
Staatliches Museum Schwerin
Alter Garten 3
D-19055 Schwerin
Germany
T +49 385 595 8170
F +49 385 563 090

Dr. Lise Jürss
Curator of Paintings
Staatliches Museum Schwerin
Alter Garten 3
D-19055 Schwerin
Germany
T +49 385 595 8170
F +49 385 563 090

Ms. Hela Baudis
Head of the Printroom
Staatliches Museum Schwerin
Alter Garten 3
D-19055 Schwerin
Germany
T +49 385 595 8170
F +49 385 563 090
E otto@museum-schwerin.de

At 3 p.m. we moved on to the Schweriner Schloss, where we were guided by Berna Bartel.

Ms. Berna Bartel
Director
Schloßmuseum
Lennéstraße 1
D-19053 Schwerin
T+49 385 56 57 38
F +49 385 56 30 91

14 November

The morning program was a bus tour through old and new Berlin by Jan Konst. At 10 we were at the Kulturforum, where we stayed until 2 p.m. The afternoon closed with a visit to Jagdschloss Grunewald.

Prof. Dr. J.W.H. Konst
Professor of Dutch Philology at Freie Universität Berlin
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
D-14195 Berlin
Germany
T +49 30 838 2986 | +49 30 838 4423
F +49 30 838 3768

At 5 p.m. we left for Wörlitz, where we were met at Ringhotel zum Stein by Wolfgang Savelsberg , who joined us for dinner. Katharina Bechler arrived later.

Dr. Wolfgang Savelsberg
Curator
Kulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz -Schloss Gross Kühnau
D-06846 Dessau
Germany
T +49 340 646 150 | 340 646 1535(X)
F +49 340 646 1510

Dr. Katharina Bechler
Associate
Kulturstiftung Dessau Wörlitz -Schloss Gross Kühnau
D-06846 Dessau
Germany
T +49 340 646 150 | 340 646 1535(X)
F +49 340 646 1510

15 November

From the morning until we left for the airport at 3:15 we were guided by Wolfgang Savelsberg and Katharina Bechler, with an extra hand in the Bauhaus, where we had lunch. In the morning we visited Schloss Mosigkau and the Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie in the Georgium, and in the afternoon Schloss Wörlitz.

Behind the scenes the travel plans were arranged in cooperation with Paul Vigeveno, with the German embassy in the Netherlands looking over our shoulder and consulting with us.

Mr. Paul Vigeveno
Director
Voyage & Culture
Prinsengracht 783-785
NL-1017 JZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T +31 20 623 8368
F +31 20 620 2820

Mr. Eberhard von Puttkammer
Ambassador
German Embassy
Groot Hertoginnelaan 18-20
NL-2517 EG Den Haag
The Netherlands
F +31 70 365 1957

Ms. Gabriele Weber
Head of the Cultural Department
German Embassy
Groot Hertoginnelaan 18-20
NL-2517 EG Den Haag
The Netherlands
T +31 70 342 0630
F +31 70 365 1957

Maarssen, 24 November 1999

Gary Schwartz