Solo show
The Portrait of the Federal Chancellor. First Presentation of the Official Portrait of Former Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
1 Jul 2026 — 4 Oct 2026 at Bode-Museum
· Berlin
For 16 years, Angela Merkel defined German politics as Federal Chancellor. Now painter Jérémie Queyras has captured her in an official portrait. The painting is open to the public at the Bode-Museum until October.
On the first floor of the Federal Chancellery, every former Federal Chancellor is commemorated with a painted portrait — and this exhibition marks the first public presentation of the newest addition to that tradition.
On the first floor of the Federal Chancellery, every former Federal Chancellor is commemorated with a painted portrait — and this exhibition marks the first public presentation of the newest addition to that tradition.
About the venue
Bode-Museum
· Berlin
The Bode Museum, formerly called the Emperor Frederick Museum, is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin. It was built from 1898 to 1904 by order of German Emperor William II according to plans by Ernst von Ihne in Baroque Revival style. The building's front square…
