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Maurizio Cattelan. NIGHT – Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026
Cattelan's first major solo show in Germany, for the 2026 Preis der Nationalgalerie: Him, Novecento and new commissions in Mies's glass hall.
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A child-size Hitler in a suit kneels with his back to you, facing a crucifixion at the far end of Mies's glass hall. That is Him (2001), and Cattelan has built the whole show around it as "a contemporary church, with a central nave, side aisles and a sequence of presences".
A row of marble sculptures cuts through the nave. Novecento (1997), a taxidermied horse, hangs arch-backed from the ceiling and can be read as either ascending or collapsing. There is also a new work made for the building itself. ArtReview's Martin Herbert was not convinced, writing that the show "doesn't really work" and that the church layout feels "stiff, airless". Art Collector News called it a brilliant reordering of power, memory and the museum.
The exhibition ticket costs €16 (€8 reduced), and the €20 museum ticket covers every show in the building. Thursdays the museum stays open until 20:00, and it is closed Mondays. Public tours run in German, English and Italian.
Editor's pick
A child-size Hitler kneels with his back to you, facing a crucifixion at the far end of Mies's glass hall. Cattelan lays the show out as a church, which ArtReview found "stiff, airless". Go ready to argue.
Look for
Him (2001)
A child-size figure in a suit kneels with its back to you, facing the crucifixion in the apse.
Novecento (1997)
A taxidermied horse hangs arch-backed from the ceiling, either rising or falling.
Pentecost (2002)
A taxidermied donkey is strapped to an oversized cart of parcels, lifted off the ground by the weight.
All (2007)
Nine veiled marble bodies, modelled on Neapolitan religious sculpture, form the row that cuts through the nave.
Bones (2025)
A white marble German eagle lies crashed down to earth.
Good for
- Evening Visits
- Out-Of-Town Guests
Skip if
You'd rather avoid religious imagery: the hall is laid out as a church, with a crucifixion at its centre.
With kids
The museum offers a family workshop, "Mini-You, Mini-Me, Mini-Us", and a teen workshop, "Humor, schwarz wie die Nacht". The works include a kneeling Hitler figure and a crucifixion.
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- Maurizio Cattelan. NIGHT – Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026Courtesy of Neue Nationalgalerie
- Rubens, Jordaens, van Dyck. Flemish Master DrawingsPhoto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders
- Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District© Bildarchiv Foto Marburg
- Daniel Chodowiecki, 1726–1801. Images of the Enlightenment in BerlinCourtesy of Gemäldegalerie
- Neue NationalgalerieEvgenii Salganik / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GemäldegalerieOursana / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- KunstgewerbemuseumMarsupium / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
- Gropius BauManfred Brückels / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0