OREANDA-NEWS. As part of the partnership established with the Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin the Volkswagen Group will support the exhibition "August Kopisch", taking place in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin from March 19 through July 17, 2016. With this event Volkswagen underlines its ongoing commitment to one of the most prestigious German art institutions.

The support for this exhibition is an element of the ongoing partnership between Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Volkswagen Group, which started in 2013. The show of Kopisch’s work invites the German public to experience the oeuvre of an extraordinary yet widely little-known German artist. Besides supporting the realization of the exhibition itself, Volkswagen will also help expand the educational offerings of the museum.

In presenting August Kopisch, the Alte Nationalgalerie focuses on an artist considered one of the most versatile of his era, and one who has bridged the range between art and technical innovation. Part of the challenging legacy of Kopisch - who worked during the first half of the 19th century - is the creation of numerous paintings and literary works as well as the discovery of the legendary Blue Grotto on the Italian island of Capri and the invention of a high-speed oven. This singular and complex body of work can now finally be enjoyed in a comprehensive museum exhibition displaying nearly120 objects.

Support for this exhibition is embedded in the framework of a broadened partnership with the Nationalgalerie and affirms Volkswagen’s long-term affiliation with the arts and the cultural sphere in order to facilitate interaction with works of art and their underlying ideas and visions. These endeavors are a key element of Volkswagen’s social responsibility. Educational programs are especially significant because they offer young people an introduction to the arts and culture, boosting the potential of individual creativity.

"We are very pleased to be able to continue the successful and well-established collaboration with Volkswagen. In these times, where we face changes not only within society but also with regard to our values, cultural institutions function as trusted partners and platforms for dialogues and debates. Ongoing revaluation and the design of new ideas and perspectives remain at the heart of the work at museums. Thanks to the support of Volkswagen we will in the future be able to pursue this strategy", says Udo Kittelmann, Director of the Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

"The close cooperation with the arts and cultural institutions is doubly important for us. It is creativity that significantly contributes to the progress of society, and artists provide us with new views, which are an indispensible basis for innovation in many areas of today’s life. Hence, the partnership with the Nationalgalerie is of great value to us, and we are very pleased to support this institution and its staff in their exciting endeavors", comments Benita von Maltzahn, Head of Cultural and Social Engagement, Group Communications, Volkswagen Group.