Exhibitions in Hamburg
June 2027
June at a glance: 1 exhibition opening, 7 closing, and 7 more on view across the city.
Opening in June
Closing in June
- Weltumarmung6 Jun 2027
Ernst Barlach Haus
Marks 100 years of Barlach's woodcuts to Schiller's ode An die Freude, with about 50 Hamburg-based international artists on shared visions of happiness.
Hella Jongerius: Whispering Things13 Jun 2027MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Solo presentation of work by Dutch designer Hella Jongerius.
Sind kurz mal weg... Eine Ausstellung zur Zukunft des MARKK27 Jun 2027MARKK - Museum am Rothenbaum. Kulturen und Künste der Welt
A last look behind the scenes before the renovation: architectural plans, ideas for the new permanent exhibition and an interactive staff installation.
Zuschreibung: Jüdisch. Fragen an die Geschichte des MARKK27 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 Peru27 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 Pazifik27 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 Geschichte30 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.
Also on through June
- 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.
Modernism on the Moveto 1 Aug 2027Hamburger Kunsthalle
Eight stories from the modern world 1915 to 1980, with artists from Argentina, India, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and the USA.
- Better Together. Von Cranachs Werkstatt bis zu den Guerrilla Girlsto 29 Aug 2027
Bucerius Kunst Forum
For the museum's 25th anniversary, a show on collaboration in art, from late-medieval workshops to duos and activist collectives.
- TANZ!to 19 Sept 2027
Deichtorhallen Hamburg - Halle für aktuelle Kunst
Announced summer 2027 exhibition at the Halle für aktuelle Kunst.
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.
FOLDING – UNFOLDING: From Origami to Designto 16 Jan 2028MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Exhibition tracing the link between origami and design.
Image credits
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- Almut HeiseCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Hella Jongerius: Whispering ThingsCourtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
- Sind kurz mal weg... Eine Ausstellung zur Zukunft des MARKK© MARKK, Design: Rocket & Wink
- 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
- Modernism on the MoveCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- ImpressionismusCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Making HistoryCourtesy of Hamburger Kunsthalle
- FOLDING – UNFOLDING: From Origami to DesignCourtesy of MK&G - Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
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