The Academy of Arts—specifically its Film and Media Art and Architecture sections—together with the City of Rheinsberg, invite you to a Sunday matinee on November 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the city’s civic hall (*Bürgersaal*). Residents of Rheinsberg and visitors to the city are cordially invited to attend. Admission is free. Link to the Academy of Arts website: https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/in-rheinsberg-filmvorfuehrung-mit-volker-koepp/596573

This will be followed by a guided tour of the palace park with Detlef Karg.

In 1982, Detlef Karg—like several Rheinsberg residents—participated in the filming process and appears in the movie. He will accompany interested guests on a walk through the palace park. His work in heritage conservation was dedicated to securing, restoring, and preserving historical cultural assets for posterity. The restoration of the Rheinsberg Palace Park ranks among his greatest successes and fondest memories. He has been a member of the Architecture Section of the Academy of Arts since 1993; he served as State Conservator from 1991 to 1999 and, from 1999 onwards, as Director of the Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and the State Archaeological Museum.

The film offers an exploration of a chapter of Prussian history, focusing on Frederick II and his brother Henry, both of whom left their mark on the architecture and landscape of the small Brandenburg town of Rheinsberg. Past and present are interwoven through conversations with Rheinsberg residents, palace staff, and construction workers—capturing their observations on history, their understanding of heritage preservation and the culture of remembrance, and the construction work carried out in 1981 and 1982.

*Unter hohen Himmeln. Das Universum Volker Koepp*, DEFA Foundation / Grit Lemke, Bertz+Fischer Verlag 2019