On this page i compiled a list of current and upcoming exhibitions you may want to see while you are visiting Berlin. I only list exhibitions that I personally find interesting and that i either have seen myself or would like to see. For more exhibitions I would recommend the database of TIP-Berlin and the exhibition listing of Staatliche Museen on this page.
Please feel free to suggest / submit an exhibition.
Berlin Exhibitions by month
Current exhibitions in Berlin
Polar Experience
Arena Berlin
“The “POLAR EXPERIENCE” uses state-of-the-art technology to transport visitors into the fascinating world of the Arctic and Antarctic.…“Today yet, tomorrow surely – Filmic Perspectives on Berlin Around 1990
Museum Nikolaikirche
“35 years after the end of the division of Germany, the Stadtmuseum Berlin has dedicated a large scale film exhibition in the Museum Nikolaikirche to the…“Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism
Provenances from the Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection
Neue Nationalgalerie
“In cooperation with the Zentralarchiv, the Neue Nationalgalerie presents Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism. Provenances from the…“faces of mind
Haus Kunst Mitte
“The human head is at once mirror, stage, and projection surface. It is the place where inner world and outer appearance meet. faces of mind (17 January…“Arctic Heroes – Untold Stories
Works by the Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson
Felleshus / Nordic Embassies Berlin
“»Arctic Heroes – Untold Stories« will take visitors on a journey into the Arctic ice worlds of renowned Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson, also…“Glamour and geometry. Art Deco in illustration. Blackbox #17
Bröhan-Museum
“Paris, 1925: The “Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes” celebrates the triumph of a new aesthetic. Around 15,000…“Reiner Maria Matysik – SEXTINCTION.
What basically has no name, or: The reinvention of nature
ZAK – Center for Contemporary Art
“Reiner Maria Matysik (born in Duisburg in 1967) uses instruments from the natural sciences and visual arts for his speculative biology of the future.…“
Founded on Antiquity – Berlin’s First Museum
Altes Museum
“For many visitors to Berlin, touring the city’s Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is an essential part of their itinerary. After opening in 1830, the…“Possibilities of an Island – Thinking in Images from Gerstenberg to Scharf
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
“The world is turbulent and difficult. How fortunate that there are islands! Outside, in the open air, or inner imaginary ones that we can find just…“
Petra Gall: Burning down the Patriarchy.
The Berlin women and lesbians’ scene photographed by Petra Gall
Schwules Museum
“The activism of the women’s and lesbian movement in the 1980s and 1990s drastically changed society. Women and lesbians fought for economic equality…“Gianna Surangkanjanajai – Open
Haus am Waldsee
“Gianna Surangkanjanajai (born in Cologne; lives in New York) works primarily in sculpture. Her artworks emerge from situations where material, space,…“
A Home/Haunting: 40 Years of the KGM at the Kulturforum
Kunstgewerbemuseum
“An occasion such as the 40th anniversary of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (KGM, Museum of Decorative Art), which opened in 1985 in a new building designed by…“Building community – Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago
James-Simon-Galerie
“12,000 years ago, hunters and gatherers built in modern south-eastern Türkiye monumental structures—architectural and artistic works that…“Creating Space: The Constructivist Marlow Moss
With Leonor Antunes, Tacita Dean, Florette Dijkstra, and Ro Robertson
Georg Kolbe Museum
“In 2026, the Georg Kolbe Museum will present a significant exhibition of sculptures by the constructivist Marlow Moss (1889–1958). It is the first…“Nothing As Our Ground
Ethnologisches Museum
“The exhibition brings together eleven artistic positions that deal with family and connectedness. The title refers to the reality of queer and migrant…“Berlin Exhibitions by month
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