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Exhibitions take place at haubrokshows

A work of Raoul de Keyser, purchased in 1988, has been the starting point of the Haubrok collection. During the following years Haubroks put their emphasis on collecting more paintings. However, at the beginning of the new millenium the works of Günther Förg , which included photographies and sculptures, gradually led to embracing conceptual arts - now the focal point of the Haubrok collection.

Today the collection includes more than 600 works. Among others, Jonathan Monk , Christopher Williams , Heimo Zobernig , Peter Piller , Martin Boyce , Carol Bove and Wade Guyton can be considered as some of the most important artists featured in the haubrokshows . In 2008 ten of our most important works - the heart of the Haubrok collection - were transferred into a charitable foundation. It now includes Gregor Schneider 's "Das Schlafzimmer", the "Brancusi Raum" by Tobias Rehberger , "This is Propaganda" by Tino Sehgal and Andreas Slominski 's "Hundemassenfang"

In 2002 the collection went on public display for the very first time during an exhibition with the title "no return" in Mönchengladbach's Museum Abteiberg . In 2007 selected political works of the collection became part of an exhibition in Düsseldorf's Museum KunstPalast in the context of the project "Die Kunst zum Sammeln".

Since 2005 Barbara and Axel Haubrok host regular exhibtions of various works of the Haubrok collection in Berlin . Initially those took place in their appartment in the Xanthener Straße, but in the spring of 2007 they moved to a showroom at the Strausberger Platz 19. At this venue up to five exhibtions are organised annually. Every Saturday haubrokshows is open to the public.