Bröhan Museum
Former royal guards barracks holding a collector's trove of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Secession works.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Bröhan Museum in Berlin follows Karl Bröhan, a dental-supplies salesman who spent the 1960s buying up Art Nouveau porcelain, glass and furniture that flea markets treated as junk. It traces his hoard from Berlin's Royal Manufactory porcelain through Gallé and Loetz glass to Berlin Secession paintings, and his private museum in Dahlem before he gave the entire collection to the city. Look for the cases of Loetz glass near the entrance as you listen.
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