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© Lina Lapelytė. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026
For the second edition of the Chanel Commission Lina Lapelytė will transform the Historic Hall into a polyphonic stage for a participatory choreography. moreabout: Lina Lapelytė: We Make Years Out of Hours
© Shilpa Gupta, Galleria Continua / Ela Bialkowska, OKNOstudio
Starting point of Shilpa Gupta’s solo exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof is the monumental work Truth, situated at the intersection of language, power, and control. moreabout: Shilpa Gupta: What Still Holds
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Thomas Bruns © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023
The Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin presents the extensive collection of works by the artist Joseph Beuys in the Kleihueshalle. moreabout: Joseph Beuys: Collection Presentation
© Giulia Andreani / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025, courtesy of Galerie Max Hetzler & Collezione Maramotti
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. moreabout: Giulia Andreani: Sabotage
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Jacopo La Forgia / © Robert Kusmirowski
More than 15 installations, sculptures and interventions have been set up in and around the Hamburger Bahnhof since it opened as a museum of contemporary art in 1996. moreabout: Endless Exhibition
© Olafur Eliasson, neugerriemschneider / Jens Ziehe
The group exhibition underscores the ongoing creative relevance of this unique site. moreabout: Studio Rieckhallen
© [ materialistin ] / Kay Zimmermann
The exhibition features sculptures and site-specific installations at the Hamburger Bahnhof that explore social and cultural-political issues. moreabout: Materialistin
© courtesy the artist, KAB Inc. / Takeshi Asano
The composer and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto is considered a pioneer of electronic and experimental music who has constantly redefined the boundaries between sound, film, performance and visual art. moreabout: Ryuichi Sakamoto: seeing sound, hearing time
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Foto: Thomas Bruns / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2025
Hamburger Bahnhofs anniversary year will be concluded by Sophie Calle with a major exhibition opening during the anniversary weekend. The show will combine works created in Berlin with others referencing the museum’s history as a train station, complemented... moreabout: Sophie Calle
© SMB, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Hamburger Bahnhof offers a polyphonic panorama of the Berlin art scene and the city itself from the threshold of the opening of the Wall to the present. moreabout: Nationalgalerie: A Collection for the 21st Century
© Saâdane Afif / Mehdi Chouakri
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. moreabout: Saâdane Afif: Five Preludes
© Lina Lapelytė. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. Foto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / art/beats, Florian Mag
The tandem tour is designed for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing individuals who use German Sign Language (DGS), inviting them to rediscover the museum and art. The focus in this tour lies on individual works in the current exhibitions by Shilpa Gupta... moreabout: Tandem Tour in German Sign Language: Lina Lapelytė
© Lina Lapelytė / Ilmė Vyšniauskaitė
In the talk on the exhibition "CHANEL Commission: Lina Lapelytė. We Make Years Out of Hours", we will provide insights into the artistic processes and background of the work. Together we will open up a space for exchange, questions and new perspectives... moreabout: Lina Lapelytė – Werkgespräch
© Fotonachweis: Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart / Marlene Gawrisch
From Friday, 12 June to Sunday, 14 June 2026 Hamburger Bahnhof is celebrating three days of art, music, and culture with a varied programme – and with free admission. This year’s Open House marks the opening of the new collection presentation A Thousand... moreabout: Open House. Tage der offenen Tür | Friday, 12 June 2026
© Giulia Andreani und ADAGP, Paris 2026; Courtesy die Künstlerin und Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London | Marfa, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 / Foto: Pierre Tanguy
Meeting point: foyer moreabout: Giulia Andreani – Overview
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