Michael Wesely: Doubleday Prenzlauer Berg 1887–2026

In collaboration with the Museum Pankow, photographer Michael Wesely is developing a new exhibition of his “Doubleday” series, which explores the history and present of Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood.

The starting point is a collection of historical photographs from the Museum Pankow. Michael Wesely visits the original shooting locations throughout the city, positions his camera in the exact same spots—and thus superimposes the past and present photographically. This creates layers that overlap across time and space: streetscapes, courtyards, and facades from the Gründerzeit, the Weimar Republic, or the GDR era meet the reality of today’s Prenzlauer Berg. This reveals discontinuities and continuities, losses and traces of change in an urban space that, like few others, epitomizes political, social, and architectural transformation.

Michael Wesely, born in Munich in 1963, has lived and worked in Berlin since 2000. He is known for his extremely long exposures, through which he makes visible processes of time that span minutes, days, or years. His works have been exhibited at major institutions worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Neue Nationalgalerie.

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Runtime: Fri, 11/09/2026 to Sun, 28/03/2027

Takes place here:

• Museum Pankow - Standort Prenzlauer Allee 227