Exhibitions in Berlin

The Scharf Collection, a private German collection of 19th- and 20th-century French art and contemporary international art, is set to be presented in its entirety for the very first time. more

Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst are internationally renowned for their work at the intersection of art, music, machine learning, and experimental forms of organization. more

A century after the first “Surrealist Manifesto” (1924), the exhibition provides new insights into the extensive networks of artists, art dealers and collectors in this international, early 20th-century art movement. more

The focus of Saâdane Afif’s exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof is his multi-piece work, The Fountain Archives, which was given to the Nationalgalerie in 2023 and is being presented to the public for the first time at Hamburger Bahnhof. more

From the famous Hope posters to the Obey Giant posters: Shepard Fairey has shaped visual culture like no other. more

Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century, Diane Arbus’ bold black-and-white photographs demolish aesthetic conventions and upend all certainties. more

The Preparation of Christ’s Tomb is one of two large-format masterpieces by Vittore Carpaccio (circa 1465–1525/26), both of which superbly represent the Venetian artist’s oeuvre within the collection of the Gemäldegalerie. more

Petrit Halilaj will present his first major institutional solo exhibition in Berlin at Hamburger Bahnhof. The focus is on the artist's first opera work, “Syrigana” more

To mark the centenary of the birth of Claude Lanzmann (1925–2018) – the acclaimed French journalist, filmmaker and chronicler of the Shoah – the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that makes history audible. more

The Clock by Christian Marclay is a 24-hour video work that takes viewers through a century of cinematic history. more

With "I’m not here forrrrr…", Gropius Bau presents the most extensive solo exhibition by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis to date. more

The exhibition brings together works from all of Buchanan's creative phases, from early series on canvas and paper, which address the increasing gentrification of New York in the 1970s, to critically humorous writings and artist's books. more

The exhibition “Close Enough” at C/O Berlin presents the work of thirteen outstanding Magnum photographers, whose different visions have had a lasting impact on the agency's visual language. more

The exhibition “Enter Thru Medieval Wounds” combines video works from the Julia Stoschek Collection from 1999 to 2010 with more recent works and offers a comprehensive insight into Mark Leckey's artistic oeuvre. more

Rico Puhlmann was one of the most internationally renowned fashion photographers of his time, heavily influencing our image of fashion in his era. more

In her work, Charmaine Poh deals with topics such as identity and empowerment, but also the visibility and invisibility of queerness and femininity in Asia. more

Delcy Morelos' first solo exhibition in Germany presents a new, expansive installation at the Hamburger Bahnhof that explores the themes of the earth, indigenous knowledge, regeneration and the connection between nature and humanity. more

Fifteen photography students from the Lette Verein Berlin present new photographic and film works that engage with the fashion photographer's oeuvre in a variety of ways. more

Polish artist Dominik Lejman has been hunting ghosts for three decades. His art, exhibited worldwide, projects video images onto abstract paintings. more

In autumn 2025, the Helmut Newton Foundation presents the double exhibition, Newton’s Riviera & Dialogues. Collection Fotografis x Helmut Newton. more

Berlin is a city of courtyards: dense, diverse, lively. Who meets here? How are these spaces changing? And what's going on in the courtyards? Berlin courtyards have a lot to tell. more

The exhibition and festival project “Every Artist Must Take Sides – Resonances of Eslanda and Paul Robeson” is dedicated to their artistic and political work and its relevance today. more

Eve Arnold was a humanist photojournalist through and through. People were always at the center of her work. more

The nucleus of Ornella Fieres' exhibition "We measure the Distance" is a 19th-century photo album. more

The unicorn has stimulated the imagination like no other animal. It has been documented in many cultures for centuries. Its fascination continues to this day. more

In seven interactive areas, visitors are invited to explore topics such as "Language and sexuality", "Sex education", "Drawing boundaries" and "Media pleasure". more

The LAS Art Foundation is showing “Liminals,” a new commissioned work by artist Pierre Huyghe, in the Halle am Berghain in Berlin. more

For more than four decades, James Nachtwey documented conflicts, injustices, and the fragile efforts to preserve a shred of humanity amid these crises. more

In February 2026, painter Giulia Andreani opens the exhibition programme marking the 30th anniversary of Hamburger Bahnhof, presenting paintings that expose fractures within official histories. more

C/O Berlin presents the first major retrospective of Graciela Iturbide in Berlin, offering a deep insight into the work of one of Mexico's most important photographers. more

The exhibition Persistence of Vision brings together the work of Peter Hujar and Liz Deschenes, placing them in a cross-generational dialogue about photography. more

Gianna Surangkanjanajai works primarily in sculpture, attending to situations in which form seems to surface from the conditions that surround it. more

“Vessel & Voyager” is the new exhibition project by the Young Academy, the international and interdisciplinary scholarship program of the Academy of Arts. more

Humans became sedentary for the very first time around 12,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Holocene. more

The exhibition at the Berlinische Galerie is dedicated to the multifaceted work of Marc Brandenburg, who has been shaping the Berlin art scene for decades. more