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Painting from the 13th to the 18th Century
Seven centuries of European painting at its finest
PERGAMON. Masterpieces of the Ancient Metropolis and 360° Panorama by Yadegar Asisi
Ancient Pergamon meets Asisi's immersive 360° panorama.
Gerhard Richter. 100 Works for Berlin
100 works by Richter, including the Birkenau cycle
The Princesses Are Back! Schadow's Princesses Group Newly Presented at the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche
Schadow's iconic double statue, freshly reinstalled in Berlin.
Focus Schinkel. A Look at Life and Work
Fresh perspectives on Schinkel's life and legacy in Berlin.
Joseph Beuys. Works from the Nationalgalerie Collection
15 key works by a postwar European master
Christoph Schlingensief. Deutschlandsuche '99
A focused tribute to Schlingensief at the Neue Nationalgalerie.
Saâdane Afif. Five Preludes
Afif's first institutional solo show in Berlin
Giulia Andreani. Sabotage
Paintings that crack open the myths of official history.
Brancusi
Brancusi's studio, permanently reimagined in Berlin.
Scandal! Hermione von Preuschen and the Mors Imperator
A rebel painter who shook the Berlin art world in 1887.
Shilpa Gupta. What Still Holds
A monumental installation on language, power, and truth.
Intermezzo. Revisiting Helmut Newton
A bold reimagining of Newton's legacy at Museum fur Fotografie
Fujiko Nakaya. Fog Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden of the Neue Nationalgalerie
Ephemeral fog sculpture in the Neue Nationalgalerie garden
CHANEL Commission: Lina Lapelytė. We Make Years Out of Hours
Immersive performance and song fill Hamburger Bahnhof
Helmut Newton's One-off Album
A unique album assembled by Helmut Newton in 1999 for collector Gert Elfering — now part of the Nicola Erni Collection — is shown outside its Swiss home for the first time.
Dorothy Iannone: The Berlin Beauties. In Dialogue with Alejandra Pombo Su
A cabinet exhibition pairing Dorothy Iannone's drawing-and-text series "The Berlin Beauties" (1977–78), shown complete for the first time, with works by Alejandra Pombo Su.
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[ materialistin ]. Matter of Care, Care of Matter
Eight Leipzig-based sculptors bring socially and culturally charged installations to Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof, exploring questions of care, matter, and collective responsibility.
Glenn Ligon: Double America
A striking 2012 neon work by Glenn Ligon in which the word "AMERICA" appears twice — once with every letter turned to face the wall, and once correctly lit — probing identity and visibility.
Gilbert Baker: Rainbow Flag
The Rainbow Flag (1978) by Gilbert Baker — now a global icon of the LGBTQ+ movement — is on display at MoMA, New York. Originally fabricated in nylon by Lynn Segerblom and James McNamara.
Sofie Dawo. Textile Experiments
A retrospective look at Sofie Dawo (1926–2010), a radical textile artist who elevated fabric through deliberate destruction, inscribing the making process into the object itself.
Works of Decorative Art from the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo
Decorative art across three great European eras
Ancient Worlds. Greeks, Etruscans and Romans
Masterpieces of ancient Greece, Etruria, and Rome
Collection Display: The Art of the 19th Century
A sweeping survey of 19th-century art in Berlin
Sculpture and Painting, 13th–18th Century
Centuries of European sculpture and painting on Museum Island
Coins and Medals
500,000 numismatic treasures from antiquity to today
Late Antique and Byzantine Art
Germany's top Byzantine art collection, 3rd–15th century
Surreal Worlds
Surrealism's pioneers and heirs in a shifting permanent display.
Ancient Egypt
2,500 exhibits spanning millennia of Egyptian art and life
Prehistory and Early History
Prehistoric treasures across three floors of the Neues Museum
Cultural Contacts. Living in Europe
Exploring mobility and community across European cultures
Back! Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age
Prehistory to Iron Age — a journey through early civilization
A House for Applied Arts, Fashion and Design
Centuries of European applied arts, fashion and design.
Treasures from the Rhine. The Barbarian Hoard of Neupotz
Roman treasures plundered from the empire's northern frontier
The Mechanical Christmas Mountain from the Erzgebirge
300+ figures animate the life of Jesus on 15 sq metres
The Crown of Kerch. Treasures from Europe's Early History
Migration Period treasures back in Berlin after 80 years
Rococo Worlds. The Porcelain and Faience Collection
Rococo porcelain and faience at the Kunstgewerbemuseum
Ideal and Form. 19th-Century Sculptures from the Collection of the Nationalgalerie
19th-century sculptures in Schinkel's landmark church
Plain Speaking. On the History of the Bode-Museum
The Bode-Museum explores its own history for the first time.
Ethnological Collections and Asian Art
20,000 works spanning world cultures at the Humboldt Forum
Encounters. Non-European Arts and Crafts in the Collection of the Kunstgewerbemuseum
50 non-European treasures reframe decorative art history.
Embroidered Gardens: Ottoman Textiles from the Borg Collection
Exquisite Ottoman embroidered textiles at the Pergamon Museum.
The Infinite Exhibition
22 collection works across the whole Hamburger Bahnhof site
Forum Hamburger Bahnhof
The building's history told through archives and objects.
Zerreißprobe. Art Between Politics and Society. Nationalgalerie Collection 1945–2000
Art and politics in the Nationalgalerie collection, 1945–2000.
The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Radiance. Venue, Hall of Fame, and Theater of War
Imperial portraits from the Qianlong Emperor's Hall of Purple Radiance.
Museum in Motion. A Collection for the 21st Century
Ten major works ask what a 21st-century museum should be.
Time & Temporality. A ThinkSpace of the Dahlem Research Campus
An interdisciplinary look at time across science, art, and philosophy.
The Baptismal Font of Siena. History, Restoration and Reinstallation of a Plaster Model
History and restoration of Siena's Baptismal Font plaster model.
Stories of Tanzania
Centuries of Tanzanian history, critically examined.
Fashion from Paris. The Erika Hoffmann Gift
22 Parisian pieces from the Erika Hoffmann gift
Dioskuren – Der geschenkte Tag
Contemporary art meets antiquity in Berlin's Neues Museum.
Muslim Un/Visibilities: Making Connections. Intervention in the Collection Display
Exploring Muslim life hidden in MEK Berlin's collection
Time Travel to the Old Tiergartenviertel
A tribute to the creative residents of old Berlin
(Un)visible Places. Siegfried Hirschmann – A Forgotten Industrial Pioneer
A virtual journey into a forgotten industrial empire.
Discover Archaeology. From Find to Exhibition at PETRI Berlin
Follow a find from dig to display at PETRI Berlin.
Cornerstone of Antiquity. Berlin's First Museum
How Berlin's first museum brought antiquity to the public
Family and Religion
Two silk paintings on family, faith, and ancient belief
Language Families
Manuscripts reveal the linguistic diversity of the Turfan finds.
The Legend of Prince Vishvantara: Boundless Generosity
A giant Nepalese scroll tells the tale of Prince Vishvantara.
Past exhibitions (36)
Inside Archives. Interventions on Leni Riefenstahl's Nuba Work
Critical interventions on Riefenstahl's Nuba photography
Caspar David Friedrich. Art for a New Age
Friedrich's visionary landscapes at Hamburger Kunsthalle
Wolfgang Heimbach. A German Baroque Painter at European Courts
A rediscovered Baroque master who painted for European courts
Harald Naegeli in Cologne – Sprayer and Draughtsman
Street art pioneer Naegeli: spray work meets fine drawing.
August and Elisabeth Macke - The Artist and the Manageress
A special exhibition at the Westphalian State Museum exploring the creative partnership and complementary roles of painter August Macke and his wife Elisabeth.
100 Best Posters 25. Germany Austria Switzerland
The year's finest poster designs from the D-A-CH region are on display at Kulturforum from June 12 to July 5, 2026, showcasing cutting-edge graphic design.
Federal Ecodesign Prize: Thinking Ahead
30 prize-winning sustainable design projects at the KGM Berlin
Possibilities of an Island. Thinking in Images from Gerstenberg to Scharf
Two collectors, one vision: thinking in images
Gabriela Jolowicz Holzschnitte - Woodcuts
Bold woodcuts by Gabriela Jolowicz at Sprengel Museum
Freiwilligenbörse Hannover 2026
A civic fair celebrating volunteering and community engagement.
Sven-Julien Kanclerski. The Universal (Trumpets Starting to Play)
Solo show exploring universality and collective experience.
Nevin Aladağ
Textiles, identity, and migration in a bold solo survey.
Deception Island
Troika probes perception and reality in this solo show.
The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro's Impressionism
A major retrospective exploring Camille Pissarro's pivotal role in Impressionism, presented at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam and the Denver Art Museum.
Kaloki Nyamai
Layered paintings of memory and identity from Kenya
Grethe Jürgens. Retrospective
A full survey of Grethe Jürgens' art and photography
buenavista
Troika's immersive installations of light and space
2024 Wolfgang Hahn Prize: Anna Boghiguian
A solo show honouring the 2024 Wolfgang Hahn Prize winner
Pink Noise
Troika probes order and chaos at Langen Foundation
Friedrich Nerly – From Erfurt to the World
A 19th-century Erfurt painter's rise to European fame.
Fluxus and Beyond: Ursula Burghardt, Benjamin Patterson
Two Fluxus pioneers reunited at Museum Ludwig
Otto Mueller
150th anniversary retrospective of German Expressionist Otto Mueller
Monet and the Impressionist Cityscape
Monet and the Impressionists reimagine the modern city
Chargesheimer
Retrospective of a landmark 20th-century photographer
Schultze Projects #3: Minerva Cuevas
Minerva Cuevas challenges capitalism at Museum Ludwig
Roni Horn. Give Me Paradox or Give Me Death
Roni Horn's multidisciplinary solo show at Museum Ludwig
Caspar David Friedrich
Visionary Romantic landscapes by Caspar David Friedrich
Peter Tuma: Aufkommende Unruhe
Solo show exploring tension and unrest at Sprengel Museum
Paris 1863–1874: Revolution in Art
From the Salon des Refusés to the first Impressionist show.
Jean Leppien - The Donation
A retrospective of Jean Leppien's artistic legacy at Sprengel Museum Hanover, showcasing works from the artist's generous donation to the institution.
2023 Wolfgang Hahn Prize: Francis Alÿs
Solo show celebrating Alÿs's 2023 Wolfgang Hahn Prize
Wilhelm Hasemann and the Invention of the Black Forest
How one painter invented the Black Forest myth
Walde Huth. Material and Fashion
Postwar fashion and material photography by Walde Huth.
Lyonel Feininger: Retrospective
Full-career retrospective of a Bauhaus pioneer
Collection Presentation: Pablo Picasso Suite 156 with Kubra Khademi
Picasso's Suite 156 in dialogue with Kubra Khademi
Füsun Onur: Retrospective
A major retrospective of Turkish artist Füsun Onur at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, surveying decades of her poetic, installation-based practice.