What is the delphinium doing in a museum? From May to September 2025, the exhibition Delphinium Maximum shows blue flowers at the Bauhaus Museum Dessau and takes an unconventional look at the current and historical relationship between humans and ornamental plants.
For Delphinium Maximum, a variety of delphinium flowers of local and international origin meet contemporary art in an open scenography in the large ground floor area of the Bauhaus Museum Dessau, the Spatial Stage. The artist Sarah Oos presents opulent balloon flower sculptures. Studio photography and still life are central themes in the photographic work of artist Annette Kelm. Luise Marchand’s “Muttererde” series is about the craft of floristry, the global flower market and working directly with soil and plants. Vases made especially for the exhibition by ceramicist Matthias Kaiser take up the presentation form of the Dutch tulip vase.
from 4 pm
Opening speech
Barbara Steiner, Director and CEO
Welcome and introduction
Oliver Klimpel, Head of the Curatorial Workshop
Impulse lecture on the exhibition
Leoni Fischer, Curator
Edible Flowers and Leaves Bar
from the Urbane Farm Dessau
Language: German
