A list of exhibitions to see while you are in Berlin in February 2025.
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Thomas Billhardt – presentation of works
Augenblicke: DDR Fotografie 1956–90
Camera Work
“In November 2024, the photobook Augenblicke: DDR Fotografie 1956–90 by Thomas Billhardt was published by Mitteldeutscher Verlag. The book showcases…“
Owe Me Everything – Manja Ebert
Alte Feuerwache
“Our present day impressively demonstrates how social media shapes our perception of the world around us – whether in terms of elections, news,…“
Christmas Time with All the Senses – Surprises From the MEK’s Collection
Museum Europäischer Kulturen
“The Christmas season is full of unique smells, tastes, sounds and sights. All our senses are heightened and engaged this time of year. The special…“
Design for Children
Design für Kinder
Bröhan-Museum
“Playing, learning, eating, sleeping and being active – how children grow up today is not least a question of design. Since the 19th century,…“
Berlin, Berlin – 20 Years of the Helmut Newton Foundation
Museum für Fotografie
“The group exhibition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Helmut Newton Foundation presents works by Helmut Newton, Yva, Jewgeni Chaldej, Hein…“
Lise Gujer. A New Way of Painting
Brücke-Museum
“In the summer of 1922, Lise Gujer (1893-1967) met the Brücke artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in the Swiss climatic health resort of Davos. Shortly after…“
Wind Blows, Water Rises
Exploring Urban Transformation in the Pearl River Delta
Aedes Architekturforum
“Water plays a key role in times of the climate change – both as an essential resource and as a potential threat. Rising sea levels, floods, and…“
Between the Worlds. The private photo collection of Käte Frank 1928-1948
As part of the EMOP
Schöneberg Museum
“Private photos provide a special insight into the lives of Jewish people in the 1930s and 1940s. While they are of great importance for family memories,…“
Capturing life. Photo albums of Jewish families in the shadow of the Holocaust
Schöneberg Museum
“At home, during sports, while traveling, in exile and even in the underground: in the midst of National Socialist terror, Jewish families photographed…“
Profitopolis – or the Condition of the City
Museum der Dinge
“With the exhibition “Profitopolis or the Condition of the City”, the Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge promotes the city as a central topic.…“
What is Enlightenment? Questions for the Eighteenth Century
Deutsches Historisches Museum
““What is Enlightenment?” asked pastor Johann Friedrich Zöllner in 1783, writing for the Berlinische Monatsschrift. The editors of the monthly…“
Nan Goldin – This Will Not End Well
Neue Nationalgalerie
“Neue Nationalgalerie’s retrospective is the first exhibition in Germany to present a comprehensive overview of Goldin’s work. The exhibition is…“
Seiichi Furuya – Berlin-Ost/West-Berlin 1985-87
Galerie Thomas Fischer
“Since the late 1980s the Graz-based Japanese photographer Seiichi Furuya has been pursuing a visual labor of memory under the title Mémoires. In…“
Echt?! – Young 3-Dimensional Art from Norway
Felleshus / Nordic Embassies Berlin
“The exhibition »Echt?! – Young 3-Dimensional Art from Norway« presents a fresh perspective on contemporary three-dimensional art from Norway,…“
UNICEF Photo of the Year 2024
Willy-Brandt-Haus
“Every year, UNICEF Germany awards the international “UNICEF Photo of the Year” competition to professional photojournalists for pictures and reports…“
Memories – Olaf Schlote
Willy-Brandt-Haus
“For his project “Memories”, photo artist Olaf Schlote portrayed Holocaust survivors and explored their lives in Israel. To mark the 80th anniversary…“
FOTOGAGA. Max Ernst and Photography
A Visit from the Würth Collection
Museum für Fotografie
“Max Ernst holds a prominent position within Dada and Surrealist Art. His name stands for genre-bending works that combine dream and reality. The…“
German Jews Today
Jewish Museum Berlin
“At the start of the 1960s, not even 20 years after the abyss of the Holocaust, the American-Jewish photographer Leonard Freed (1929‒2006) spent…“![View into the show depot © Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Photo: Andreas [FranzXaver] Süß View into the show depot © Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Photo: Andreas [FranzXaver] Süß](https://www.nuberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/0111_Schaudepot_Abb1_Raum_quer-300x194.jpg)
Display Depot Architecture Models
Akademie der Künste
“The Schaudepot (display depot) provides an exclusive insight into the Akademie der Künste’s outstanding collection of architectural models. The…“
Jessica Ekomane – Antechamber
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
“With Antechamber, the Berlin-based sound artist and computer musician Jessica Ekomane (b. 1989, FR) presents a new sound installation, commissioned…“
Andrea Pichl – Values of Economy
Hamburger Bahnhof
“For the exhibition, Andrea Pichl has devised an architectural installation dealing with the economic transfer between West and East Germany and the…“
EMOP Berlin: what stands between us. Photography as a Medium for Chronicling
Central festival exhibition of EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography 2025
Akademie der Künste
“In times of crisis, we let ourselves to be polarised by images. We want to use our own voice – and images – to counter the increasing division. But…“
Access Kafka
Jewish Museum Berlin
“Kafka comes to Berlin! One hundred years after the death of Franz Kafka, the Jewish Museum Berlin is providing new insights into his work with its…“
Evil Flowers
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
“Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) by Charles Baudelaire is one of the milestones of world literature. First published in Paris in 1857, the volume…“
A World in Common – Contemporary African Photography
c/o Berlin
“A World in Common presents twenty-three African and African diaspora artists from different generations and geographical contexts. Inspired by…“
Ull Hohn – Revisions
Haus am Waldsee
“For Ull Hohn painting was more than just an artistic medium – it was a space where discourse, technique, and personal reflections intertwined. At a…“
In Focus. Collected Stories – Liebermann’s works and their paths
Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee
“Where do the works we exhibit at the Liebermann Villa originate? As a privately run museum, we rely on the generous support of private collectors. Works…“
Mark Bradford – Keep Walking
Hamburger Bahnhof
“Renowned American artist Mark Bradford launches his much-anticipated first solo exhibition in Germany, marking the reopening of the historic Rieckhallen…“
UDERZO – From Asterix to Magic Potion
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
“Everyone knows Asterix. The clever little Gaul is Europe’s most successful comic character. 400 million of his adventure comic books have been sold…“
From Odesa to Berlin – European Painting of the 16th to 19th Century
Gemäldegalerie
“Shortly before the onset of Russia’s war of aggression, the most significant works held in the Odesa Museum’s collection were transferred to an…“
Heavy Metal in the GDR
Museum in der Kulturbrauerei
“Louder, harder, faster – heavy metal fascinates young people the world over in the 1980s. Whilst bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden conquer the…“
Nachrichten – News
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
“The first comprehensive exhibition on news in Germany sheds light on our relationship to news and traces the historical development of news. In doing…“
Gearing Up. More Cycling in the City!
Technikmuseum
“The exhibition Gearing Up. More Cycling in the City! is all about cycling urban environments. Its focus is on the bicycle as it rose to become a widely…“
Roads not Taken. Or: Things could have turned out differently
Turning Points in German History 1989 – 1848
Deutsches Historisches Museum
“Starting from key dates in German history, the museum presents a look back(wards) at decisive historical events of the 19th and 20th centuries. It…“