Blacksmithing and metallurgy in the Babylonian Empire, the imitation of precious metals and gemstones in what was known as the ‘temple industry’ and the dyers’ trade in Ancient Egypt, the Greek natural philosophers’ material conversion processes, and Chinese and Indian pharmaceutical practices and immortality myths can serve as early protoalchemical evidence. Handicraft related to Alchemy, however, existed long before the human historical record. smelting or alloying) and has been disseminated across the Western world since the twelfth century through the translation of Arabic texts. The term ‘Alchemy’ is derived from the Greek chēmeía (‘metal-pouring’, i.e. Alchemy is a universal theme for a universal museum. An exhibition dedicated to the art of Alchemy is consequently predestined for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, whose diverse collections stretch over time from pre- and early history to the present. More than 200 works representing over 3,000 years of art and cultural history from the collections of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin will be on display, supplemented by outstanding loans from renowned international institutions.Īlchemy is a creation myth and therefore intimately related to artistic practice – this idea permeates all eras and cultures, shaping Alchemy’s theoretical underpinnings as well as artistic creativity. This large-scale exhibition at Berlin’s Kulturforum illuminates the deep relationship between Art and Alchemy on an exhibition space of 800 square meters.
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