A new exhibition with mostly unknown, newly discovered works by Angelica Kauffman from private and public collections tours in summer 2018 from the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz to Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Angelika Kauffmann – Unbekannte Schätze aus Vorarlberger Privatsammlungen 07.07.- 21.10.2018 Kulturstiftung Dessau-Wörlitz, House of the Duchess www.gartenreich.com 15.06. – 06.10.2019 Bregenz, vorarlberg museum www.vorarlbergmuseum.at Curator: Bettina Baumgärtel c. 150 paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, personal documents catalogue, ed. Bettina

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On the birthday of Angelica Kauffman on October 30, 2016 at 17:45, WDR3 in the series “Zeitzeichen” A detailed contribution to the life and work of Angelica Kauffman, based on an interview with Bettina Baumgärtel, Red. Christiane Kopka Here is the link to the interview.

Anmut und Aufklärung – Eine Sammlung von Druckgraphik nach Werken von Angelika Kauffmann (Grace and Enlightenment – A collection of prints after works by Angelica Kauffman) Exhibition, 4.09.2016 – 20.11.2016 Winckelmann-Museum, Winckelmannstraße 36 – 38, 39576 Hansestadt Stendal The leading engravers throughout Europe printed numerous works by Angelica Kauffman, mostly in the new technique of stipple engraving. A selection of these prints very much in demand were introduced in more

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19. Mai 2015 Angelika Kauffmann – The Big Unknown? Lecture by Dr Bettina Baumgärtel, Bregenz, vorarlberg museum Anyone who thinks they know Angelika Kauffmann (1741-1807) – the most famous painter of her time – will hardly suspect that much of her work still lies hidden in secret. In fact, many works have never been exhibited to this day. Is the most famous woman of Vorarlberg – one must ask oneself

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In 2015, the first exhibition was dedicated to the portrait painter Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun in Paris. It is gratifying that the impressive selection of works compiled by Joseph Baillio, the best connoisseur of the work, will be shown as a second stop at the Metropolitan Museum and then in Ottawa at the Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada. It is probably the first retrospective in these museums, which is dedicated

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August 11 – November 9, 2014 Anne Seymour Damer – Sculpture and Society The first woman sculptor of England, who also worked as a writer, is dedicated the first exhibition ever. In 1766, shortly after her arrival in London, Angelica Kauffman painted her colleague. Anne Damer was a friend of Horace Walpole, the builder of Strawberry Hill. He bequeathed her the estate where she spent many years of her life.

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May 17 – October 5, 2014 Hanoverian ruler on England’s throne 1714 – 1837 For 123 years, the Electorate of Hanover and the Kingdom of Great Britain were united by a king. This historically significant epoch is the focus of the Niedersächsische Landesausstellung 2014, which can be seen in Hanover and Celle. The five-part exhibition provides the background for Angelica Kauffman’s client situation in London. Immediately after opening her studio

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7.-9. November 2012 Zwischen Wien, Weimar und Paris – das Zeitalter der Aufklärung in Oberschwaben International conference in Ravensburg Gesellschaft für Oberschwaben für Geschichte und Kultur Lecture: Bettina Baumgärtel: Angelika Kauffmann – Von Oberschwaben in die Welt  

29. August 2009, 20 Uhr Kulturstiftung Dessau-Wörlitz Himmlische und Irdische Liebe – Angelika Kauffmann und Louise von Anhalt-Dessau Lecture by Bettina Baumgärtel on the occasion of the publication „Frauen im Gartenreich – Weiblichkeit und Naturästhetik im 18. Jahrhundert“ (izea.uni-halle.de, gartenreich.com)