The Kerch Crown — splendour from Europe’s early days
Extraordinary treasures can currently be admired at the Neues Museum Berlin: the special exhibition “The Crown of Kerch — Treasures from Europe’s Early Period” presents gold jewellery from the Black Sea during the Migration Period, silver clasps and magnificent belts from early medieval graves. These treasures once belonged to the collection of the collector Johannes […]
Between death and life — the special exhibition “Dioscuri — The gift of a day” at the Neues Museum
From 12 April 2025 to 15 March 2026, the staircase hall of the Neues Museum will be dominated by an extraordinary artistic presentation: with “Dioscuri — The Gift of a Day”, the German-British artist Michael Müller has created a space-filling painting that takes up and reinterprets the ancient myth of the twins Castor and Polydeuces. […]
In the footsteps of Georg Schweinfurth — researcher, botanist and pioneer of Egyptology
Anyone visiting the Neues Museum in Berlin this autumn will be immersed in the fascinating world of Georg Schweinfurth. The special exhibition “On Untravelled Paths — Georg Schweinfurth and Egyptology” honours the multifaceted legacy of the important African researcher, who died 100 years ago. Schweinfurth was not only a pioneer of botanical science, but also […]
Lovis Corinth — Then came Berlin! The success story of a modern painter
The exhibition “Lovis Corinth — Then Came Berlin! (AT)” at the Berlinische Galerie puts one of the most influential painters of modernism in the spotlight. Lovis Corinth, born in Tapiau in 1858 and raised in East Prussia, moved from the more traditional Munich to the up-and-coming metropolis of Berlin in 1900. Corinth himself commented: “It […]
Care as resistance — The exhibition “Politics of Care” at the Berlinische Galerie
In the midst of ecological, social and political crises, the question of care and responsibility is becoming a central social challenge. The exhibition “Politics of Care. Care as Resistance” at the Berlinische Galerie from 5 November 2025 brings together three moving video works that explore contemporary practices of care and open up new perspectives beyond […]
Raoul Hausmann — Visionary of Dadaism: Insights into the Berlin retrospective
The Berlinische Galerie is dedicating an extensive retrospective to Raoul Hausmann, one of the most influential avant-gardists of classical modernism. Under the title “Vision. Provocation. Dada.”, around 200 works from national and international collections will be presented, illustrating Hausmann’s multifaceted and pioneering work. The artist saw art and life as inextricably linked and strived throughout […]
Between oil, power and art: the exhibition “Monira Al Qadiri — Hero” at the Berlinische Galerie
In her exhibition “Hero”, the artist Monira Al Qadiri, who grew up in Kuwait and now lives in Berlin, focuses on the complex connections between the oil industry, global power and ecological crises. At the centre of the presentation is the motif of the oil tanker, which symbolises consumer capitalism, political interests and the enormous […]
Rediscovery of a sculptor: Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff at the Berlinische Galerie
The exhibition “Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff — Sculptures and Drawings 1946–1970” at the Berlinische Galerie honours one of the most important sculptors of the post-war period. Meier-Denninghoff (1923–2011) shaped the international art world of the 1950s and 1960s with her innovative metal sculptures: her works were presented at renowned events such as the documenta in Kassel, the […]
Cassirer und der Durchbruch des Impressionismus – Eine neue Ära in der Alten Nationalgalerie
Die Alte Nationalgalerie würdigt 2026 Paul Cassirer (1871–1926), einen der einflussreichsten Kunsthändler seiner Zeit. Cassirer förderte mit großem Engagement die Verbreitung des französischen Impressionismus in Deutschland – Künstler wie Degas, Manet, Monet, Renoir oder Cézanne verdanken ihm entscheidende Aufmerksamkeit im deutschsprachigen Raum. Durch zahlreiche Ausstellungen prägte Cassirer nicht nur die öffentliche Wahrnehmung dieser revolutionären Kunstrichtung, […]
In the sights! Lovis Corinth, the Nationalgalerie and the “Degenerate Art” campaign — A look at fates and provenances
To mark the 100th anniversary of Lovis Corinth’s death, the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin is dedicating a concentrated exhibition to the important German Impressionist and his wife, the painter Charlotte Berend-Corinth. The exhibition focuses on the eventful history of their works in the Nationalgalerie’s collection, which is characterised by losses, returns and new acquisitions, particularly in […]
Enjoying art in the Alte Nationalgalerie: The Scharf Collection
The exhibition “The Scharf Collection: Goya — Monet — Cézanne — Bonnard — Grosse” at the Alte Nationalgalerie offers a comprehensive insight into one of the most important German private collections for the first time. In an extraordinary panorama of around 150 works, the show spans the spectrum from Goya and French Realism to Impressionism, […]
Close Enough — Women’s perspectives on closeness and distance: Magnum photographers at C/O Berlin
The exhibition “Close Enough — Perspectives by Women Photographers of Magnum” at C/O Berlin impressively presents the photographic works of twelve female photographers from the renowned Magnum Photos agency. From 27 September 2025 until January 2026, the exhibition will focus on the question of closeness and the relationship between female photographers and their subjects — […]