Exhibitions in Berlin
February 2027
February at a glance: 1 exhibition opening, 6 closing, and 27 more on view across the city.
Opening in February
Closing in February
Josef Kaiser. Building for the GDR1 FebBerlinische Galerie
Drawings, photographs, films and models on the GDR architect behind Karl-Marx-Allee's Kino International, with new works by three contemporary artists.
Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter3 FebC/O Berlin
Four-decade retrospective of Carrie Mae Weems: over 100 photographs and videos, from the Kitchen Table Series and Family Pictures and Stories to her new Preach series.
Thomas Billhardt: Die Augen weit offen7 FebFotografiska Berlin
Key series from 1959 to 1972 by the late Berlin photojournalist, from Alexanderplatz and FDJ events to Vietnam and Cuba.
Swedish Modernism28 FebBrücke-Museum
Germany's first comprehensive survey of Swedish modernism: Sigrid Hjertén, Isaac Grünewald, Nils Dardel and the Göteborg Colourists, on loan from Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
Across Epochs: Gursky, Lucas, Miró, Warhol and the Art of the Long 19th Century28 FebAlte Nationalgalerie
For the 150th anniversary, 20th- and 21st-century works from the Nationalgalerie collection are set beside 19th-century art on all three floors.
2101 – Future Ceramics: Dining Culture of the Future28 FebKunstgewerbemuseum
Berlin University of the Arts students imagine the tableware of 2101, shown alongside historical porcelain and faience from the museum's collection.
Also on through February
Maurizio Cattelan. NIGHT – Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026to 7 MarNeue Nationalgalerie
Cattelan's first major solo show in Germany, for the 2026 Preis der Nationalgalerie: Him, Novecento and new commissions in Mies's glass hall.
Sound Bodies – Variations on a Theme of Artto 7 MarBode-Museum
A musical intervention pairing historical and modern instruments with artworks that depict music, from late antique textiles and angel choirs to Canova's 'Dancer'.
Conservation in Dialogueto 8 MarHumboldt Forum
A look at the hidden work of museum conservators, through restored objects such as Canadian crest poles, a Qing lacquer cabinet and a Mongolian shrine.
Dioscuri – The Given Dayto 14 MarNeues Museum
Artist Michael Müller reworks the myth of the twins Castor and Polydeuces in the staircase hall, a meditation on time and mortality.
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[ materialistin ]: Matter of Care, Care of Matterto 14 MarHamburger Bahnhof
Group exhibition by the artists' collective [ materialistin ], highlighting new forms of collective practice and solidarity.
Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempickato 14 MarGemäldegalerie
Around 80 portraits spanning five centuries, from rulers in full glory to intimate scenes of friendship and proud self-portraits, Botticelli to Lempicka.
Roger Ballen: roger ballen.! drawing meets photographyto 14 MarFotografiska Berlin
Roger Ballen's path from black-and-white photography to mixed media and Art Brut, with Polaroids, etchings, drawings and a new Drawing Man installation.
Cesar Klein. Image Space Stageto 29 MarBröhan-Museum
Berlin's first monographic show on Cesar Klein, 150 years after his birth: Neue Secession co-founder, painter, and a leading stage and interior designer of the 1920s.
Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society (1945–2000)to 4 AprNeue Nationalgalerie
The Nationalgalerie's post-war collection from East and West, 1945–2000, including Barnett Newman's Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV.
Sophie Calle: Is It Better?to 4 AprHamburger Bahnhof
Sophie Calle combines works made in Berlin with others that reference the museum's history as a railway station.
Jeewi Lee. Residual Memories. GASAG Art Prize 2026to 5 AprBerlinische Galerie
The GASAG Art Prize winner's first institutional solo show in Berlin: paintings, sculptures and installations built from sand and traces of time.
Controversial Kinship. Colonial and National Socialist Violenceto 11 AprDeutsches Historisches Museum
A comparative exhibition on colonial and Nazi violence in the 20th century: racism, forced labour and concentration camps, and how the two regimes resemble and differ.
Photography Mattersto 18 AprMuseum für Fotografie
The Kunstbibliothek traces a material history of photography, from glass and paper to screens and AI, through the varied objects of its Photography Collection.
Christoph Schlingensief. Deutschlandsuche ’99to 25 AprNeue Nationalgalerie
A room devoted to Christoph Schlingensief, centred on Deutschland versenken (1999), his action of 'sinking Germany' in New York.
Schatten Reich. The Other German Art 1933–1945to 2 MayNeue Nationalgalerie
Non-representational art made under National Socialism by Willi Baumeister, Jeanne Mammen, Alexej von Jawlensky and others.
Plate Collection: Spray-Decorated Ceramics from the Bröhan Museumto 9 MayBröhan-Museum
Weimar-era cake plates bright with stencilled spray decoration show how Art Deco, Bauhaus and Constructivism found their way onto the German coffee table.
Helmut Newton. White Women / Sleepless Nights / Big Nudesto 16 MayMuseum für Fotografie
Over 200 photographs from Newton's three landmark books of 1976–81, with original maquettes and prints, marking 50 years of White Women.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: seeing sound, hearing timeto 20 JunHamburger Bahnhof
The first major European retrospective of Ryuichi Sakamoto: seven works in five large-scale installations, opening during Berlin Art Week.
SuperCity 3000. Our City of the Futureto 27 JunDeutsches Technikmuseum
An exhibition by children for children: models built by 60 young 'future curators' from four Berlin schools imagine a liveable city of tomorrow, with hands-on stations in the Ladestraße.
ZUGvögel – Collection in Motionto 30 JunMuseum für Naturkunde
Around 11,500 historic mounted birds, moved out of the Historic Bird Hall during its restoration, tell stories of bird diversity, war, research and conservation.
If I Were King or Queen…to 30 AugHumboldt Forum
Young Visions from Neukölln: eleven young people on today's injustices and a fairer future. Visitors can take a seat on the throne. In BERLIN GLOBAL.
Dara Tûyê – The Mulberry Treeto 30 AugHumboldt Forum
Feminist voices on war and gardens: art, photography and interviews on women's solidarity across borders and the healing power of community gardens.
The Crown of Kerch: Treasures from the Dawn of European Historyto 22 SeptNeues Museum
Migration-period gold and garnet jewellery from the Diergardt collection, on loan from Cologne, led by a noblewoman's diadem from Crimea.
On Water: WasserWissen in Berlinto 27 SeptHumboldt Forum · Free
Free show in the Humboldt Lab pairing Berlin University Alliance water research with artistic takes on water and the climate crisis.
Unsere Münzen! Gedenkprägungen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (2006–2026)to 17 OctBode-Museum
The Münzkabinett shows 20 years of German commemorative coins across 200+ themes and asks who decides what our money looks like. Page in German only.
Objects. History. Stories. Reviewing the Collectionto 31 OctDeutsches Historisches Museum
Around 200 objects from the DHM's million-piece collection, some never shown before, exploring provenance, 150 years of collecting and how places have shaped history.
Intermezzo: Revisiting Helmut Newtonto 31 DecMuseum für Fotografie
An immersive four-screen film on Helmut Newton with unseen footage and interviews, plus a wall of nearly 100 exhibition posters, before a new permanent display in 2027.
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