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Art © SPSG / Wolfgang Pfauder Art Permanent exhibition The return of the pictures The return of the pictures Art Permanent exhibition The return of the pictures After more than 30 years, the Upper Gallery in the New Palace is once again open to the public. The magnificent room displays five of the… Read more
Guided Tour © tic / Friedel Kantaut Guided Tour 17/03/2025 – 02/11/2025 The Berlin’s Best Bike Tour The Berlin’s Best Bike Tour Guided Tour 17/03/2025 – 02/11/2025 The Berlin’s Best Bike Tour The bike tour starts in Prenzlauer Berg, once a working class area and now endlessly trendy, with its painstakingly restored historical… Read more
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek Exhibitions 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District Exhibitions 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District From spring 2025, the art library will take a journey back in time to the past of the Kulturforum. On the first floor, an exhibition recalls… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders Lectures & Readings 01/10/2025 + 5 additional dates Treasure chamber Kupferstichkabinett: Drawings and prints of the German Renaissance Treasure chamber Kupferstichkabinett: Drawings and prints of the German Renaissance Lectures & Readings 01/10/2025 + 5 additional dates Treasure chamber Kupferstichkabinett: Drawings and prints of the German Renaissance In hardly any other era was the concentration of great German artists higher than at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries. The series… Read more
Art © Seiichi Furuya, Berlin-Ost 1985, 1985. Courtesy Galerie Thomas Fischer, © Seiichi Furuya Art 06/09/2025 – 08/02/2026 Wohnkomplex: Art and Life in Plattenbau Wohnkomplex: Art and Life in Plattenbau Art 06/09/2025 – 08/02/2026 Wohnkomplex: Art and Life in Plattenbau The Plattenbau was initially at the heart of social policy in the GDR, a space for socialization and a symbol of real socialist progress—up… Read more
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Graphische Gesellschaft zu Berlin / Dietmar Katz © Walter Dahn, Courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers Art 12/09/2025 – 11/01/2026 YES TO ALL YES TO ALL Art 12/09/2025 – 11/01/2026 YES TO ALL “Yes to All” – “Yes, we’ll take everything,” was the enthusiastic and grateful response of the Kupferstichkabinett (Museum of Prints and… Read more
Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 128 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 128 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People “…when the trees are gone, we’ll just be like everybody else.” – Gidansda Guujaaw, artist and former president of the Haida Nation. Read more
Art © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: Christoph Schmidt Art 01/10/2025 + 209 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation in Dialogue Art 01/10/2025 + 209 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation is a fascinating but often hidden professional field in museums. What is preserved and how, and who makes the decisions? Read more
Art © Justine Gaga / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: Stefanie Loos Art 01/10/2025 + 58 additional dates Contemporary Art at the Humboldt Forum Contemporary Art at the Humboldt Forum Art 01/10/2025 + 58 additional dates Contemporary Art at the Humboldt Forum Whether in the staircase hall, on the roof terrace or in the middle of the exhibition spaces - the areas of the Berlin Humboldt Forum are… Read more
Puppet Theatre © Titelgestaltung mit Pixabay-Bildern von Stefan Schweihofer und eommina. Puppet Theatre 01/10/2025 + 4 additional dates Ein Dinosaurier im Denkraum oder wie Luzi ihren Mut wiederfand Ein Dinosaurier im Denkraum oder wie Luzi ihren Mut wiederfand Puppet Theatre 01/10/2025 + 4 additional dates Ein Dinosaurier im Denkraum oder wie Luzi ihren Mut wiederfand Luzi fails to make a birthday present for her mother, Mrs Schaum, who is stressed herself and therefore scolds her daughter. Luzi is… Read more
Top Event Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Alexander Schippel Top Event Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 76 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Top Event Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 76 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst With around 20,000 exhibits on 16,000 square metres, the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the… Read more
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum Art 01/10/2025 + 209 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Art 01/10/2025 + 209 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People The watercolours by the indigenous artist Feliciano Lana from Brazil, who died in 2020, deal with the history of contact between indigenous… Read more
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe CC BY-SA 4.0 History 01/10/2025 + 11 additional dates Going Through Hell Going Through Hell History 01/10/2025 + 11 additional dates Going Through Hell The hanging scroll, presented on the third floor of the Humboldt Forum from April to October 2025, is one of the most valuable examples of… Read more
Top Event Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldtforum im Berliner Schloss / Studio Gründer Kirfel, Foto: Michael Degener Top Event Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 47 additional dates Histories of Tanzania Histories of Tanzania Top Event Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 47 additional dates Histories of Tanzania The territory of modern-day Tanzania has a chequered history. On account of its position on the Indian Ocean, the communities there became… Read more
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Pierre Adenis Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 78 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 78 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku George Tamihana Nuku is one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. As a sculptor, he works with stone, bone, wood and shell, but… Read more
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: Alexander Schippel / Szenographie Valentine Koppenhöfer History 01/10/2025 + 86 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective Matter(s) of Perspective History 01/10/2025 + 86 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective In recent years, ethnological collections in European museums have come under strong criticism. The Humboldt Forum is also working to… Read more
Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldt im Berliner Schloss / Foto: Alexander Schippel Exhibitions 20/07/2021 – 31/12/2025 Palace Cellar - History of the Site Palace Cellar - History of the Site Exhibitions 20/07/2021 – 31/12/2025 Palace Cellar - History of the Site Here you will find the first traces of the site’s history. The archaeological cellar, the only surviving part of the original Berlin Palace… Read more
Top Event Art © Takehito Koganezawa / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Bozzo Top Event Art 01/10/2025 + 10 additional dates Takehito Koganezawa. One on Two, Two from One Takehito Koganezawa. One on Two, Two from One Top Event Art 01/10/2025 + 10 additional dates Takehito Koganezawa. One on Two, Two from One Takehito Koganezawa (b. 1974 Tokyo, Japan) is an artist who makes drawings, videos, installations and performances. His conceptual and… Read more
Exhibitions © Leihgabe eines Privatsammlers Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 287 additional dates The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor. Event Venue, Heroes’ Gallery and Theatre of War The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor. Event Venue, Heroes’ Gallery and Theatre of War Exhibitions 01/10/2025 + 287 additional dates The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor. Event Venue, Heroes’ Gallery and Theatre of War Already 2,000 years ago, the emperors of China had portraits of loyal officials and generals made in order to display them in their palaces. Read more
History © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel History 01/10/2025 + 85 additional dates Videopanorama. History of the Site Videopanorama. History of the Site History 01/10/2025 + 85 additional dates Videopanorama. History of the Site Go on a visual time journey from the 12th century to the present day. A collage of still images and films shows not only the history and… Read more
Events for foodies © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / David von Becker Events for foodies 01/10/2025 + 111 additional dates Visit to the roof terrace: views of the history of the place, architectural art, and Berlin's landmarks Visit to the roof terrace: views of the history of the place, architectural art, and Berlin's landmarks Events for foodies 01/10/2025 + 111 additional dates Visit to the roof terrace: views of the history of the place, architectural art, and Berlin's landmarks At a height of 30 metres, the roof terrace of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin offers a unique view of Berlin's landmarks with Museum Island… Read more
