Exhibitions in Hamburg
January 2027
January at a glance: 1 exhibition opening, 5 closing, and 24 more on view across the city.
Opening in January
Closing in January
SIGNA: Ich lüge, um zu weinen3 Jan 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
SIGNA's first visual art installation in Germany turns the Hubertus Wald Forum into tableau-like scenes. Recommended for ages 16 and up.
Carrie Yamaoka10 Jan 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
First solo show in Germany of the New York artist Carrie Yamaoka, winner of the Maria Lassnig Prize, in the Galerie der Gegenwart atrium.
Sara Sallam: Care (Reconsidering Photography)10 Jan 2027MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Photography exhibition by Sara Sallam in the museum's Reconsidering Photography series.
Future Continuous: Hamburg Working Grants for Visual Arts 202610 Jan 2027Kunsthaus Hamburg
Final exhibition of the Hamburg Working Grants for Visual Arts, showing work by the ten 2026 grant holders in photography, sculpture, performance and video.
Respekt10 Jan 2027Museum der Arbeit
An exhibition for ages 14 and up on identity, discrimination and equality, with games, self-reflection modules and spaces for debate.
Also on through January
Joachim Ringelnatz: »Es hat sich selbst aus mir gemalt«to 7 Feb 2027Ernst Barlach Haus
Joachim Ringelnatz as a painter: more than forty works blending New Objectivity, Magic Realism and Romanticism, from Cuxhaven, Bernried and private lenders.
David Novrosto 21 Feb 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
Retrospective of the Los Angeles-born painter David Novros: over 50 paintings, copper reliefs and works on paper across two floors of the Galerie der Gegenwart.
- Jahresgaben 2026to 28 Feb 2027
Kunstverein in Hamburg
Annual editions show: works by artists from the recent programme, including Karen Kilimnik, Nandi Loaf, Janice Kerbel and Tobias Zielony.
Angelika Oehmsto 28 Feb 2027Kunstverein in Hamburg
Archive material, photographs and the 1980 slide show Kostbare Sekunden revisit the Hamburg artist Angelika Oehms (1949 to 1986).
Karen Kilimnik in the Kunstvereinto 28 Feb 2027Kunstverein in Hamburg
The first institutional survey of Karen Kilimnik in Germany in over 25 years, with oil paintings, works on paper and mises-en-scène.
Aiga Rasch und ihre Detektive. Die drei ??? und Sherlock Holmesto 14 Mar 2027Altonaer Museum
Life and cover art of illustrator Aiga Rasch (1941-2009), from Nancy Drew to Die drei ??? and Sherlock Holmes, with a link to Altona.
Hito Steyerl: Deine Mudda macht Showto 29 Mar 2027Deichtorhallen Hamburg - Halle für aktuelle Kunst
About eight room-scale installations from 1999 to 2025 on algorithmic control, war and climate, including the film The Island, shown in Germany for the first time.
- Von Monet bis Picasso. Jüdische Kunstsammler:innen in Deutschlandto 29 Mar 2027
Bucerius Kunst Forum
Reconstructs 15 art collections assembled by German Jews before 1945, with about 100 modernist works, documents and letters.
Fascination Portsto 29 Mar 2027Kultur Kontor HamburgFree
A preview of the planned German Port Museum: about 30 historical objects from several German states and large projections on global logistics and port culture.
Tomorrow's Ghosts – (Zeit-)Geister des Fotografischento 4 Apr 2027Deichtorhallen Hamburg - PHOXXI (temporary Haus der Photographie)
Eight winners of the Expanded Horizons programme treat photography as a ghost machine, working with archives, family histories and AI-generated images.
Joyce Pensato: Eyes For Youto 4 Apr 2027Sammlung Falckenberg (Deichtorhallen)
First major European solo show of the late New York artist, from 1970s Batman drawings to 1990s black-and-white enamel paintings of Mickey and The Simpsons.
Drawer Discoveries #4: Danceto 25 Apr 2027MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Fourth edition of the Drawer Discoveries series, drawing on the museum's collection around the theme of dance.
Contemporary Craft: Kobina Adusahto 25 Apr 2027MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Contemporary craft exhibition featuring work by Kobina Adusah.
Unstable Media in the 21st Centuryto 2 May 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
About 40 key works from the Centre Pompidou's New Media Collection on some of today's most radical voices in media art.
Nachrichten – Newsto 16 May 2027Museum der Arbeit
How news is made and received: news agencies, correspondents, a Hamburg module with local journalists, and how to judge reliability amid disinformation and AI.
Nandi Loaf: Zirkusto 27 May 2027Kunstverein in Hamburg
Nandi Loaf's first institutional solo show, an immersive evening of performance and social choreography in the Hanne Darboven Stiftung villa.
Hella Jongerius: Whispering Thingsto 13 Jun 2027MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Solo presentation of work by Dutch designer Hella Jongerius.
Zuschreibung: Jüdisch. Fragen an die Geschichte des MARKKto 27 Jun 2027MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt
Jewish objects in the MARKK collections and their histories, with provenance research on Nazi-looted art and the museum's role under the Nazis.
Bilderechos aus Peruto 27 Jun 2027MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt
Photographs and sound recordings by Hans Heinrich Brüning from northern Peru, reinterpreted by local artists and scholars. Part of the Triennale der Photographie 2026.
Pippis Papa und eine wirklich wahre Geschichte aus dem Pazifikto 27 Jun 2027MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt
An interactive family show on Carl Pettersson, a possible model for Pippi Longstocking's father, and German colonialism in the Pacific.
Benin. Geraubte Geschichteto 30 Jun 2027MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt
The museum's entire Benin collection, shown ahead of restitution, with the 1897 conquest, looting and Hamburg's trade ties.
- XULY.Bët: Funkin' Fashion Factory 100% Recycledto 1 Aug 2027
MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Fashion show on recycled design by XULY.Bët.
Impressionismusto 14 Nov 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
About 70 paintings and sculptures from the museum's own holdings, questioning whether Impressionism still fits national categories (Deutsch-Französische Begegnungen).
Making Historyto 2 Jan 2028Hamburger Kunsthalle
Hans Makart's monumental The Entry of Emperor Charles V into Antwerp (1878) with sixty other 19th-century paintings and sculptures in the Lichtwark Gallery.
Opening in February 2027
Opening in March 2027
Image credits
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- Sind kurz mal weg... Eine Ausstellung zur Zukunft des MARKK© MARKK, Design: Rocket & Wink
- SIGNA: Ich lüge, um zu weinenCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Carrie YamaokaCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Sara Sallam: Care (Reconsidering Photography)Courtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Future Continuous: Hamburg Working Grants for Visual Arts 2026Catalina González González, On Borders and Ghosts, 2026, Filmstill
- RespektCourtesy of Museum der Arbeit
- Joachim Ringelnatz: »Es hat sich selbst aus mir gemalt«Joachim Ringelnatz um 1930, Fotograf unbekannt
- David NovrosCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Angelika OehmsFoto: Angelika Oehms, 1976 (Foto © Rainer Oehms). Courtesy of the estate of the artist and Rainer Oehms
- Karen Kilimnik in the KunstvereinKaren Kilimnik, the green fairy cottage in the Vietnamese jungle, 2015. Courtesy the artist, Sprüth Magers, Galerie Eva Presenhuber and Gladstone. © Karen Kilimnik
- Aiga Rasch und ihre Detektive. Die drei ??? und Sherlock Holmes"Die drei Fragezeichen und die singende Schlange" © 2026 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart. Illustration: Aiga Rasch
- Hito Steyerl: Deine Mudda macht ShowExhibition view, Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Photo: Henning Rogge
- Fascination PortsCourtesy of Kultur Kontor Hamburg
- Tomorrow's Ghosts – (Zeit-)Geister des FotografischenCourtesy Expanded Horizons, 2026
- Joyce Pensato: Eyes For YouJoyce Pensato: The Look Out, 2016. Courtesy: Collection of KAWS. © Joyce Pensato Foundation. Photo: Jason Mandella
- Drawer Discoveries #4: DanceCourtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Contemporary Craft: Kobina AdusahCourtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Unstable Media in the 21st CenturyCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Nachrichten – News© dpa/picture alliance, Foto: Michael Kappeler
- Nandi Loaf: ZirkusFoto: Edward Greiner
- Hella Jongerius: Whispering ThingsCourtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Zuschreibung: Jüdisch. Fragen an die Geschichte des MARKK© MARKK
- Bilderechos aus Peru© MARKK, Photo: Hans Heinrich Brüning
- Pippis Papa und eine wirklich wahre Geschichte aus dem Pazifik© MARKK, Design: Rocket & Wink
- Benin. Geraubte Geschichte© MARKK, Design: Rocket & Wink
- ImpressionismusCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Making HistoryCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Cho AriCho Ari, Second Skins (working title), 2026-ongoing, video still
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