Museum in Motion

A Collection for the 21st Century

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  Jeremy Shaw, Phase Shifting Index, 2020, Installationsansicht: Centre Pompidou, Paris

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  Cevdet Erek, Bergama Stereo – Berlin Fragment, 2019-2024, Installationsansicht Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Berlin

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  Ausstellungsansicht “Museum in Bewegung. Eine Sammlung für das 21. Jahrhundert”, Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, abgebildet: David Zink Yi, Neusilber, 2009 und und Ricarda Roggan, Apokryphen, 2013-2019

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  Rieckhallenatelier, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

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  Ausstellungsansicht “Museum in Bewegung. Eine Sammlung für das 21. Jahrhundert”, Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, abgebildet: Anne Imhof, Room IV, 2021

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  Ausstellungsansicht “Museum in Bewegung. Eine Sammlung für das 21. Jahrhundert”, Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, abgebildet: Elmgreen & Dragset, Protruding Gallery, Powerless Structures, Fig. 223, 2024

The presentation of the collection as part of the reopening of the Rieckhallen shows ten large-format works from the last 25 years, including several new acquisitions that are being presented to the public for the first time. These works raise questions about the future of a museum for contemporary art.
"Museum in Motion" presents expansive installations, sculptures and photo series from the collection of the Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart and, as part of a recently agreed long-term strategic partnership, from the Bundeskunstsammlung. The works address the changing role of museums for contemporary art and raise the question of how museums must adapt to the challenges of the present and future.
The exhibition title refers to the fact that museums are dynamic institutions that are constantly evolving. In a changing society, art is also changing, which is reflected in the close connection between artists, museums and their environment. A contemporary art museum is an integral part of society, fosters cultural production and must continuously adapt to technological advances and demographic changes. With this collection presentation, the Hamburger Bahnhof is looking to the future to actively meet these challenges
New acquisitions
The collection presentation shows new works by Cevdet Erek, Elmgreen & Dragset and Anne Imhof, which were made possible by the support of the Friends of the Nationalgalerie and generous sponsors, as well as the Hamburger Bahnhof International Companions association, founded in 2023. In addition, the video installation "Phase Shifting Index" by Jeremy Shaw will be added to the collection on the occasion of the presentation.
With these and other acquisitions and donations, as currently presented in the collection presentation "Nationalgalerie. A Collection for the 21st Century", the Hamburger Bahnhof is fulfilling its mission to collect contemporary art and further develop the Nationalgalerie's collection.
The collection of the Nationalgalerie was founded in 1861 by a donation from the consul and banker Joachim Heinrich Wilhelm Wagener, who bequeathed his holdings of 19th century contemporary art to the Prussian state. Since its foundation, the collection has been committed to contemporary art and has been expanded from generation to generation. Each new work added to the collection changes and expands this archive of artistic interpretations of the world for future generations.
"Museum in motion: A Collection for the 21st Century" is one of four exhibitions at the Hamburger Bahnhof that present different perspectives on the museum's extensive collection. The other presentations are: "Nationalgalerie: A Collection for the 21st Century"; "Joseph Beuys: Works from the Nationalgalerie Collection"; "Infinite Exhibition".
Artists
Cevdet Erek, Elmgreen & Dragset, Manaf Halbouni, Anne Imhof, Maurizio Nannucci, Ricarda Roggan, Jeremy Shaw.
Curatorial team
The exhibition is curated by Sam Bardaouil, Director Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, and Gabriele Knapstein, Deputy Director and Head of Collection Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart.

The exhibition is supported by Hamburger Bahnhof International Companions e. V.
A permanent exhibition of the Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu BerlinTranslated with DeepL

Runtime: from September 2024

Price info: Hamburger Bahnhof Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart + temporary exhibitions

Price: €16.00

Reduced price: €8.00

Reduced price info: Children and young people up to the age of 18 are admitted free of charge.

Takes place here:

• Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart