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here you will find exhibitions from the selected category. They are sorted in descending order of actuality. New exhibitions are listed at the top. Exhibitions whose runtime is in the past are listed further down. As an art enthusiast, you can also use this archive to find out about past exhibitions. 

The Collection Solly 1821–2021 | From picture “chaos” to Gemäldegalerie | 21.10.2021-16.01.2022

The acquisition of the painting collection of the English merchant Edward Solly in 1821 gave Berlin a world-class public art collection. With masterpieces by Raphael, Hans Holbein the Younger and Rembrandt, the “Solly Collection” still forms the basis of the Berlin Gemäldegalerie. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary, the special exhibition spanning the entire […]

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Tomas Schmit | sachen m a c h e n | Drawing, Action, Language 1970–2006 | Kupferstichkabinett + n.b.k. | 15.09.2021-09.01.2022

The Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and Drawings) of the National Museums in Berlin and the Neue Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) are currently devoting themselves to the German action artist and draughtsman Tomas Schmit (1943-2006). Since the Berlin Art Week (since 15.09.), both museums have been showing two large exhibitions in parallel until the beginning of January […]

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Henrike Naumann | Einstürzende Reichsbauten | Kunsthaus Dahlem | 08.08.-28.11.2021

until 28.11. | #3144ARTatBerlin | Kunsthaus Dahlem currently shows the exhibition “Einstürzende Reichsbauten” by the author and artist Henrike Naumann. Beginning in the spring of 1933, the National Socialists were manifesting their newly acquired claim to power on all levels. An important aspect of this was penetrating society, even into private space. This not only […]

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Anna Dorothea Therbusch | Gemäldegalerie | 03.12.2021-10.04.2022

Today 300 years ago, on 23 July 1721, Anna Dorothea Therbusch, one of the most important female artists of the 18th century, was born in Berlin. To mark this milestone anniversary, in autumn 2021 the Gemäldegalerie will pay tribute to this extraordinary artist and pioneer of emancipation with a focused special exhibition featuring selected works […]

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Von der Sprache aus. Joseph Beuys on the occasion of his 100th birthday | Hamburger Bahnhof | 13.06.-19.09.2021

From 13 June 2021, the Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart Berlin is scheduled to show the special exhibition ” Von der Sprache aus. Joseph Beuys on the 100th Birthday”. To mark the 100th anniversary of Joseph Beuys’ birth, Hamburger Bahnhof is placing language at the centre of an exhibition that includes sculptures, drawings, installations, […]

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Decadence and Digital Dreams | Virtual Exhibition on Belgian Symbolism | Alte Nationalgalerie | Live Tours on 08.04. + 16.04.2021

The Alte Nationalgalerie is currently presenting the virtual exhibition Decadence and Digital Dreams, an exhibition on Belgian Symbolism. The exhibition was originally scheduled to run from 18 September 2020 to 17 January 2021 and can now be visited online free of charge. There will also be 20-minute live tours of one of the main works […]

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Yael Bartana | Redemption Now | Jüdisches Museum Berlin | 26.04.-10.10.2021

From 26 April 2021, the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) will present Yael Bartana – Redemption Now. This large-scale solo exhibition of the contemporary artist Yael Bartana investigates the power of imagination and art’s redemptive potential. For more than twenty years, Bartana has been inquiring into grand historical narratives that help to constitute national and other […]

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Live tours through museums and exhibitions in December

After the successful start in the Friedrichswerder Church and the Old National Gallery in November, the National Museums in Berlin are continuing their series with live tours of the currently closed museums and special exhibitions in December. The half-hour tours with director* and curator* are shown live on the Instagram Channel of the National Museums […]

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