With their splendour and diversity, flowers have always captivated us. They also have great symbolic power – be it in mythology, religion, art or politics. In earlier centuries, flowers were coveted status symbols, today they are traded globally as a mass product. Currently, the flower is coming into focus as a fragile and indispensable component of the global ecosystem. With objects from art, design, fashion and natural science, Flowers Forever offers a fascinating, elaborately staged tour through the cultural history of the flower from antiquity to the present day.
The presentation brings together around 170 works from international collections as well as installations created especially for the exhibition. With works by Jan Brueghel the Younger, Abraham Mignon, Barbara Regina Dietzsch, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Hannah Höch, Andreas Gursky, Miguel Chevalier, Ann Carrington, Kehinde Wiley, Studio Drift and many other artists.
