Art crypt
The Art Crypt (1949–1962) in Bremen was Germany's first gallery for artistic ceramics .
In 1949, Peter Hagenah , then 21 years old, founded the art crypt in an underground bunker on the “Theaterberg” (the location of the former city theater ) in the Bremer Wallanlagen , in which arts and crafts , in particular, unique ceramics were exhibited and sold. In 1951, the underground staircase leading to the “ crypt ” was given a curved roof made of glass blocks designed by architect Julius Jäckel , who had worked with Bernhard Hoetger in the 1930s . In terms of design, the organic lines were based on the heavenly hall in the Atlantis house and their shape fitted into the ramparts. The entrance to the art crypt was one of the sights in Bremen.
The exhibition was closed in 1962 and the entrance area was leveled in 1968 - despite protests - after the building authorities prohibited further use of the bunker.
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the ramparts in 2002, Stadtgrün searched for the former entrance area in connection with construction work.
literature
- Peter Hagenah, Arne Hagenah (ed.): From the art crypt Bremen to today . Books on Demand GmbH, 2006, ISBN 3-89811-975-0 .
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
- Franz-Peter Mau u. a. (Ed.): Flight roofs and Weser tiles - architecture of the 50s in Bremen . Worpsweder Verlag, 1990, ISBN 3-922516-68-8 .
- Heinz Spielmann, Gabi Dewald, u. a .: German ceramics 1900–2000 - history and positions of the century . Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo 2000 (Japanese-German exhibition catalog).
Web links
- Kunst-Krypta.de Website for the 50th anniversary of the art crypt. u. a. with a list of the ceramists exhibited there.