© Fotoweberei & Schloß Wernigerode GmbH

About the project

the painter's views 

Acknowledgements & background

Special thanks go to all the museums, associations and private individuals who provided image material and supported the preparation of the texts for "Painters’ Views in the Harz" with their local knowledge.

Some of the original “Painters’ Views” can be seen in the following Harz museums, castles and palaces:

The selection of pictures and the preparation of the texts were carried out, on behalf of the Harz Tourism Association e.V., by Dr. Iris Berndt.

Iris Berndt

Iris Berndt
© Iris Berndt
  • born in Magdeburg
  • art historian, historian, publicist
  • over 20 years of experience in museums, exhibitions and collection projects, independent expert opinions for museums and the art trade
  • focus areas include landscape painting, landscape aesthetics, veduta, printmaking, Carl Blechen
  • since 2018 working on the artistic discovery of the Harz region
  • www.irisberndt.de