MEET ME AT THE VILLA!

KfW Stiftung's Art Collection

MEET ME AT THE VILLA! is the first comprehensive exhibition of KfW Stiftung’s art collection. From photography and film to painting and sculpture, from artistic research to practices informed by political activism, nineteen diverse artistic positions are presented across two floors. The Villa 102 serves as the backdrop – the upper-class residential building from 1912 is itself the keeper of its own eventful history. In dialogue between art and architecture, discursive perspectives on memory and history are made visible and tangible.

The artworks have a special connection to KfW Stiftung. Many of the projects were once conceived as part of the international funding programme. Some were even developed and purchased specifically for the Villa 102. Today, they are not only part of the collection, but also manifest processes of artistic production and cooperation. As different as their global contexts may be, their thematic similarities are surprising: How are collective memory and art practice connected? Is it possible to give history a form and what role does digitality play? KfW Stiftung’s collection explores and challenges existing social contexts. The exhibition is an invitation to engage with contemporary impulses. In this spirit: MEET ME AT THE VILLA!

With Salwa Aleryani, Orawan Arunrak, Vartan Avakian, Laurenz Berges, Gaëlle Choisne, Ahmed El Ghoneimy, Gladys Kalichini, Khvay Samnang, Hamlet Lavastida, Dan Lie, Talya Lubinsky, Stary Mwaba, Elia Nurvista, Andrés Pereira Paz, Matheus Rocha Pitta, Prajakta Potnis, Thabiso Sekgala, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai and Carla Zaccagnini. 

Accompanying Programme:

Vernissage

Thursday I 11.09.2025 I 18:00-20:30 

door open at 17:30 Einlass, and the event begins at 18:00

The evening will begin with an welcome remarks by Bernd Loewen, Board of the KfW Stiftung.
This will be followed by a curatorial introduction by Daniela Leykam, the program director of art and culture.

Reception with music by  Febi  and Jaraya from GG Vybe.

Curator’s Tour with an Aperitif (in German)
Tuesday I  07.10.2025 I 18:00-19:00 
Wednesday I 10.12.2025 I 18:00-19:00

Guided Tours (in German)
Sunday I 13.09.2025 I 16:00-17:00 
Thursday I 18.09.2025 I 18:00-19:00 
Thursday I 02.10.2025 I 18:00-19:00 
Thursday I 16.10.2025 I 18:00-19:00 
Thursday I 30.10.2025 I 18:00-19:00  
Thursday I 13.11.2025 I 18:00-19:00
Saturday I 22.11.2025 I 16:00-17:00 
Saturday I 13.12.2025 I 16:00-17:00 
Thursday I 18.12.2025 I 18:00-19:00
Saturday I 03.01.2025 I 14:00-15:00 
Sunday I 11.01.2025 I 14:00-15:00

Coming Soon!
KfW Stiftung meets WAVA. An encounter between art, technology and public space
In collaboration with the digital platform WAVA, selected works of art were adapted for augmented reality and installed in the garden of the Villa 102. KfW Stiftung invites you to a dialogue about the potentials of digitality in art. More information will follow.

Finissage
Thursday I 08.01.2026
An event on the last Thursday of the exhibition. More information and registration will follow.
 

Capacity for the public programme is limited. Registration for the vernissage and guided tours is required. 

The guided tours take place with a minimum of 5 participants.

Image Credit: 

Prajakta Potnis, Capsule 5, 2016, Print on cotton rag paper, 170 x 115 cm © Prajakta Potnis