An overview of the best current museum, art and photography exhibitions in Berlin's top museums, galleries and event venues.
Exhibitions in Berlin
Current Exhibitions
Mantegna und Bellini – Masters of the Renaissance
01 March 2018 - 30 June 2019
The exhibition «Mantegna and Bellini - Masters of the Renaissance» in the Gemäldegalerie illuminates the mutual influence of the two masters of the early Renaissance. more
Saul Leiter. David Lynch. Helmut Newton: Nudes
1 December 2018 - 19 May 2019
The exhibition "Saul Leiter. David Lynch. Helmut Newton: Nudes" at the Helmut Newton Foundation is devoted exclusively to nude photography. more
Magicum Berlin: Discover the World of Magic!
Magicum Berlin, the world’s first interactive museum of magic, will take you in to the secret World of Magic, a permanent exhibition with ever-changing themes and focuses. more
Objects of Wonder
01 February - 27 May 2019
More than 70 sculptures from the Tate Collection are on display at the Palais Populaire, inviting visitors to trace the development of contemporary sculpture in England. more
And Berlin will always need you
22 March - 16 June 2019
The exhibition in the Martin Gropius Bau presents contemporary works of art by over 20 artists living in Berlin. more
Welcome to Jerusalem
11 December 2017 - 30 April 2019
The thematic exhibition "Welcome to Jerusalem" at the Jewish Museum Berlin shows a cross-section of Jerusalem's urban history on an area of 1000 square meters. more
Emil Nolde
12 April - 15 September 2019
The exhibition "A German Legend. Emil Nolde and the Nazi regime" at Hamburger Bahnhof invites visitors to understand Nolde's art in its historical context. more
The Black Image Corporation
25 April - 28 July 2019
Theaster Gates has conceived a participatory exhibition highlighting the works of two photographers, Moneta Sleet Jr. and Isaac Sutton, which is on display at the Gropius Bau. more
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Helmut Newton's Private Property
Permanent
The Helmut Newton Foundation in the Museum of Photography shows photographs and private objects of the photographer. more
Nineties Berlin: The 90s exhibition
Permanent exhibition
The fall of the Berlin Wall, artistic freedom, anarchy and techno: the multimedia exhibition shows the wild and colourful Berlin of the 1990s. more
German History in Images and Artefacts
The permanent exhibition of the German Historical Museum displays around 1500 years of Germany's past. There are also temporary exhibitions on special aspects of the German history. more
Imprisoned in Hohenschönhausen
Permanent
The permanent exhibition "Testimonies of political persecution 1945-1989" provides vivid impressions of the experiences of former political prisoners in the Stasi remand prison in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. more
Tristan – Berlin bares teeth
The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Museum of Natural History) exhibits one of the best preserved examples of a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the world: His name is Tristan Otto. more
Upcoming Exhibitions
Food for the eyes
8 June - 8 September 2019
Food is more than just eating: C/O Berlin exhibits photographs that trace the development in depicting food over the past two centuries. more
Walking through walls
12 September 2019 - 12 January 2020
The exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau displays works of art that deal with the concept of demarcation through borders and barriers 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. more