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On 22 March 1876, the National Gallery building on Museum Island was officially opened by Emperor Wilhelm I. To mark this occasion, the Alte Nationalgalerie will celebrate the building’s 150th anniversary on Sunday, 22 March 2026, from 11 am, with a varied and colourful programme.
A spectacular painting caused a sensation in Berlin in 1887: ‘Mors Imperator’ (translated: ‘Death is the Ruler’), painted by the artist Hermione von Preusschen (1854–1918). The work was deemed an offence against the majesty of the emperor: Emperor Wilhelm I was already 90 years old at the time of its creation and was to die the following year. Although the emperor had it announced that he had no objection to the painting, it was rejected by the jury of the Royal Academy of …
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Image above: Hermione von Preuschen: Mors Imperator (Detail), 1887, Private collection © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, Mika Wißkirchen
