Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary Art

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  View of the Hamburger Bahnhof.

• View of the exhibition "Eva Fàbregas. Devouring Lovers" with the monumental, site-specific installation in the historic hall of the Hamburg train station. (archive picture)

• People walk through the exhibition "Jack Whitten. Jack's Jacks" with works by the American painter Jack Whitten at the Hamburger Bahnhof. (archive picture)

The Hamburger Bahnhof exhibits art from the second half of the century onwards, such as by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, on around 10,000 square meters.

With the opening of the Museum für Gegenwart in the Hamburger Bahnhof in November 1996, the Nationalgalerie also gained a permanent exhibition venue for contemporary art, which is constantly changing due to the lively exhibition program. The Hamburger Bahnhof is the Nationalgalerie's largest building and its dimensions alone are impressive. Since the Hamburger Bahnhof was taken over by Berlin and the federal government in November 2022, the museum has been called Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart.

From Terminal Station to Modern Museum

The former terminus station was closed in 1884 after only 38 years of operation. Today it is the only surviving station building from the second half of the 19th century in Berlin. The use of the late classicist head building as an exhibition space followed quite quickly: in 1904 it housed the Transport and Construction Museum. The building was badly damaged during the Second World War and remained unused until 1984. It was reopened as the Museum für Gegenwart in 1996. In November 2022, the federal and state governments of Berlin jointly acquired the museum.

Exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof

The Museum for Contemporary Art inside Hamburger Bahnhof shows art from the second half of the century onwards on an exhibition area of around 10,000 square meters. In terms of time period, the exhibitions tie in with the works of the Neue Nationalgalerie and include paintings, sculptures, object art, photography as well as video and film art. Since the Hamburger Bahnhof is part of the National Gallery, its collection consists largely of exhibits from the Berlin State Museums. In addition, works from three important collections have been added over the years: the Marx Collection, the Marzona Collection and the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection.

Warhol, Lichtenstein and Beuys: Highlights at Hamburger Bahnhof

The basis of the Marx Collection is made of works by world-famous artists such as Andy Warhol, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Anselm Kiefer, and Joseph Beuys. The Marzona Collection focuses on Land Art and Minimal Art. It includes over 600 works by artists such as Charlotte Posenenske, Sol LeWitt, and Mario Merz, among others. The Friedrich Christian Flick Collection comprises around 1500 works that have been made available to the National Gallery on permanent loan. Among them are treasures by Alberto Giacometti, Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter and Nam June Paik.

Hamburger Bahnhof: Current exhibitions and tickets

Address, Opening Hours and Contact Information

• Address:
  Invalidenstr. 50
  10557 Berlin
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• Phone: [phone]
• Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 AM to 6 PM, Thursday 10 AM to 8 PM, Saturday and Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM
• Accessibility: The museum is fully wheelchair accessible
• Admission Fee:
  €16, reduced €8, free every first Thuraday of the month between from 4 to 8 PM
• Tickets: Book Tickets