Between Capri and Rome in Branitz: Experience Hugo Paul Harrer Anew
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Italian Painting in Branitz: Rediscovering Hugo Paul Harrer
The special exhibition Between Capri and Rome. Hugo Paul Harrer comprehensively focuses on the painter's collection for the first time, connecting art history, family history, and longing for Italy into an impressive artistic experience. Numerous drawings, the portrait of Franziska, and a newly restored Vesuvius will be displayed, bringing the Italian motifs of the Harrers to life. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/sonderausstellung-zwischen-capri-und-rom-hugo-paul-harrer-41/))
Rome, Capri, and the Picturesque Memory of Italy
The biographical context is as moving as it is art-historically enlightening: Franziska Wickerath married painter Hugo Paul Harrer in 1868, the couple lived in Rome and traveled to paint along the Amalfi Coast. After Harrer's early death, his works came into the possession of the city of Cottbus through Franziska and thus into the Carl Blechen collection. The exhibition thus opens a rare glimpse into an artistic afterlife that oscillates between private memory and public collection history. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/sonderausstellung-zwischen-capri-und-rom-hugo-paul-harrer-41/))
Works, Collection, and Museum Educational Context
In the vicinity of the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Castle Branitz, the cabinet exhibition fits into an institution that offers a strong art- and cultural-historical context with the Branitz Park, the castle, and the permanent presentation Masters of Landscape. Fürst Pückler and Carl Blechen. The place itself stands for landscape art, collection work, and high-level cultural education. ([pueckler-museum.de](https://www.pueckler-museum.de/pl/park-palac/park-branitz/?utm_source=openai))
Exhibition Atmosphere in a Historical Ensemble
Branitz is not just a backdrop, but part of the experience: the park was established from 1846 as an English landscape garden, encompasses 620 hectares, and is considered a masterpiece of Pückler. The connection of the castle, park, and collection creates an atmospheric contemplation of works in which painting, landscape space, and memory culture intertwine. ([pueckler-museum.de](https://www.pueckler-museum.de/pl/park-palac/park-branitz/))
Practical Information for the Visit
The exhibition takes place on September 16, 2026, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Fürst Pückler Museum Park & Castle Branitz at Robinienweg 5, 03042 Cottbus. The regular admission fee is charged: adults pay 11.00 euros, reduced 8.00 euros, children and young people up to 18 years have free admission. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/sonderausstellung-zwischen-capri-und-rom-hugo-paul-harrer-41/))
The Branitz ensemble is strongly developed museally; the park and various areas are described as accessible, while the museum classification points to differentiated accessibility. Therefore, it makes sense to check the respective access conditions for the castle and museum visit. ([museen-brandenburg.de](https://www.museen-brandenburg.de/fileadmin/Publikationen/Inklusive_Angebote_web.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Conclusion: This exhibition connects a rarely exhibited group of works with the special place of Branitz and invites you to an aesthetic experience between the image of Italy, memory, and collection. Anyone wanting to experience art, biography, and exhibition culture in a coherent setting should not miss this appointment in Cottbus live. ([cottbus.de](https://cottbus.de/veranstaltungen/sonderausstellung-zwischen-capri-und-rom-hugo-paul-harrer-41/))
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