Exhibitions in Berlin
May 2025
May 2025 at a glance: 2 exhibitions opened, 0 closed, and 5 more were on view across the city.
Opened in May
Christoph Schlingensief. Deutschlandsuche ’992 MayNeue Nationalgalerie
A room devoted to Christoph Schlingensief, centred on Deutschland versenken (1999), his action of 'sinking Germany' in New York.
Conservation in Dialogue24 MayHumboldt 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.
Was on view in May
DINOSAURS! – Age of the Giant Lizardsto 30 NovMuseum für Naturkunde
Original fossils from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, from early Plateosaurus to the superbly preserved T. rex Tristan Otto, with an Allosaurus skull.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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