30 Hours Hamburger Bahnhof (Part 1)

Saturday’s programme

Endless guided tour

The 30-hour tour runs continuously from 12 noon through the Hamburger Bahnhof and its exhibitions.

Rieckhallen Studio

The open studio will be open for 30 hours – for those on the go, for the lazy, for dreamers, for night owls, for early risers, for the meticulous, for …

Education Lounge

In the Education Lounge in H4, there are small tents that can be used for camping and playing. Make yourselves at home in the museum!

11 am – 6 pm

Really? Tell us!: What stories do you know about the Hamburger Bahnhof? From oral traditions and anecdotes – big or small – to gossip and nonsense: everyone can listen, collect stories and find a space for them in the museum; Location: Historic West Passage

12 noon

Opening of ‘30 Years – 30 Hours’ with the Konzerthaus Brass Berlin – musicians from the Konzerthausorchester Berlin

2 pm

Curator’s tour: through the exhibition ‘Sophie Calle. Is It Better?’ with Lisa Hörstmann, curator, Hamburger Bahnhof (in German)

4.00 pm

Curator’s tour: through the exhibition ‘Sophie Calle. Is It Better?’ with Lisa Hörstmann, curator, Hamburger Bahnhof (in English)

5.00 pm

Curator’s Tour: through the exhibition ‘Next Door. Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Henrik Håkansson, Tomás Saraceno’ with Ulya Soley, curator, Hamburger Bahnhof (in English)

7 pm

Artist talk on Susan Phillips’ ‘East by West’ 2025 with Sven Beckstette, curator, Hamburger Bahnhof

9 pm – 2 am

Hamburger Bahnhof x Pastiche: Art of Vinyl Listening Night The Hamburger Bahnhof possesses an extensive collection of vinyl records by artists.

Drawing on this collection, the Art of Vinyl Listening Night focuses on the shared experience of listening to vinyl records. For this event, the Hamburger Bahnhof is collaborating with the hi-fi venue Pastiche in Neukölln. Following a set from the Hamburger Bahnhof’s collection, Billy Caso and afrodisiac from Pastiche will present the musical diversity of their venue and their approach to mindful listening in a two-hour programme.

With Sven Beckstette and Charlotte Knaup, curators, Hamburger Bahnhof; venue: Forum Hamburger Bahnhof.

10 pm – 1 am

Lina Lapelytė’s performers will dance through the night in the Historic Hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof.

Registration for the artist talks and guided tours is available on site at the information desk.

The anniversary weekend is supported by the Hamburger Bahnhof International Companions e. V.