The DDR Museum is unique, extraordinary and one of the most visited museums in Berlin. We show the everyday life of a past state to touch. History is conveyed in a lively, interactive and yet scientifically sound way. However, please be aware of the current…
Global environmental changes not only pose a threat to the very basis of our livelihoods; they also have far-reaching repercussions for the political and social structures of societies. The Humboldt Lab’s inaugural exhibition After Nature deals with the…
The Neue Nationalgalerie celebrates its reopening with an exhibition of the great American sculptor Alexander Calder, specially conceived for the glass hall.
The presentation is a learning environment that lets visitors explore Anne Frank’s life and diary and helps them develop a personal interest in the history of the Holocaust. Interactive installations encourage them to engage with the material and find their…
Past, present and future: much of what happens in Berlin has an impact on the world. And much of what happens in the world affects Berlin. BERLIN GLOBAL, an exhibition on 4,000 square metres of space, shows how the city and its people are connected with the…
The show examines issues of the 1920s, when Berlin had become "Greater Berlin," compares them with the challenges of the present, and asks the question: How can big cities succeed? In the process, astonishing parallels are revealed, but also clear differences…
The first computer game museum in the world was founded here in Berlin. An iconic time trip for the whole family through 60 years of history of the games can start.
Ferdinand Hodler’s evocative figure paintings, mountain landscapes and portraits are Modernist icons. The Swiss artist (1853–1918), an influential force in symbolism, drew great international acclaim even in his own lifetime. Contemporaries valued Hodler above…
The LONG DAY OF CITY NATURE is a 26-hour event throughout Berlin, with a program as diverse as the people and their projects behind it. It is the great commitment of all the participants that makes the Long Day so eventful.
The permanent exhibition assembles a collection of the most beautiful garden paintings of Max Liebermann at their place of origin and also paintings, drawings and pastels of the artist’s family.
On 19.9. the Deutsche Kinemathek celebrates the Open Kinemathek Day. With free admission, all visitors are invited to come and talk to the team of the Museum for Film and Television. A colorful program has been put together for the guests. Families can become…
Robert Capa (1913–1954) was one of the twentieth century’s great photographers. His images of the battlefields of Europe have found their way into our collective visual memory.
The Museum of Prehistory and Early History in the New Museum is the first European venue of a major exhibition dedicated to the ancient megalithic cultures of Sardinia and in particular to the Nuragic culture. After Berlin, the international show will have…
No life without music! In light of the current situation in cultural life, the special exhibition of the Collection of Classical Antiquities in the Altes Museum on music and dance in ancient Greece takes on a special topicality.
As far back as 40,000 years ago, humans were creating objects from mammoth tusks. Ivory’s highly-prized status runs through many cultures, across different continents, and over millennia right up to the present day. Both the tusk itself, and the objects…
The 75th Anniversary of the Potsdam Conference in 2020
In 2020,
the summit of the three victorious powers of the Second World War – the United
States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union – had its 75th anniversary. At
the round table in the Cecilienhof Palace, the heads of state Truman, Churchill
(Attlee…
After six years of closure for renovation, the Neue Nationalgalerie is once again presenting the main works of Classical Modernism from the Nationalgalerie's collection. "The Art of Society" shows approximately 250 paintings and sculptures from the years 1900…
Schönhausen occupies a unique position in the monumental landscape of Berlin: one of the few historical monuments of the city, it has always been rebuilt, but has never been fundamentally destroyed, and up to the recent past it has remained an important place…
Yael Bartana explores the visual languages of identity and commemorative politics. Her artistic motifs include public rituals, ceremonies, and social practices intended to strengthen collective identities. A frequent point of reference is the national…
