The use of the main building of the Hamburger Bahnhof has always adapted to the circumstances of the time. As a place of gathering, debate and transformation, the Forum now invites the public to help shape new concepts for the museum.
Image gallery
In the early 20th century, it served as a museum of architecture and transport; as a ruin following the Second World War, it stood on the demarcation line between East and West Berlin.
Having been a squatted artists’ collective in the 1980s, it developed into a pop-up exhibition space following the fall of the Wall, before opening as the home of the National Gallery in 1996.
The archive exhibition is complemented by a space for participatory and discursive programmes, including film interviews with people who have been associated with the Hamburger Bahnhof from the 1980s to the present day.
- Admission to the “Forum Hamburger Bahnhof” and its events is free.
Additional information
Opening hours
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday, 10 am to 6 pm
- Wednesday, 10 am to 6 pm
- Thursday, 10 am to 8 pm
- Friday, 10 am to 6 pm
- Saturday, 11 am to 6 pm
- Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm
PLEASE NOTE: From 1 December 2026, new opening hours will apply at the Hamburger Bahnhof: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm!
Please note: Last admission is at 5.30 pm. The cloakroom closes at 6 pm.
