Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin's national gallery of contemporary art, has announced it will turn off its neon lights, which have not been turned off since November 2, 1996, when the gallery was founded and featured Dan Flavin's installation, named "Untitled". Since then, the installation has been on the gallery's facade, but the energy crisis changed that.
The neon lights are identifying, as they form an arc-shaped frame in blue and the interior is illuminated by green. This will continue until the end of March.
Till Fellrath, co-director of "Hamburger Bahnhof", said that through this action they serve as an example, as well as contribute to the current situation, where Europe is experiencing a deep energy crisis.
"It is important that we, as an internationally recognized museum, set an example in the current situation and make our contribution to saving energy", he said.
The consequences of the interruption of gas supplies from Russia, as a result of the war in Ukraine, have forced Germany to take various and urgent measures to cope with the cold winter that is expected to arrive in the country.
