A list of exhibitions to see while you are in Berlin in June 2024.
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Jürgen Henschel. Photo chronicler in divided Berlin
Schöneberg Museum
“As a politically committed chronicler, Jürgen Henschel (1923–2012) photographs protest culture, urban redevelopment and everyday life in West Berlin.…“
Brüche – Artists in Berlin Exile
Haus Kunst Mitte
“Berlin has been the exile capital of Germany for decades. While it used to be dissidents and exiles from the former GDR or the USSR, Chile or Turkey,…“
George Grosz. A Piece Of My World In A World Without Peace
Die Collagen
Das kleine Grosz Museum
“Collage runs like a common thread through George Grosz’s artistic oeuvre. The current special exhibition focuses on previously lesser-known…“
Kyiv Perennial
neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst
“The Kyiv Perennial will open in Berlin from February 23–25, 2024, symbolically marking the 10th anniversary of the Maidan Revolution and the 10th year…“
Audre Lorde – The Berlin Years
FHXB-Museum
“The African-American lesbian poet and activist Audre Geraldine Lorde (1934-1992) had a significant influence on the Black women’s movement…“
Jose Girl and Nick Zinner
janinebeangallery
“The janinebeangallery is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an extraordinary exhibition. Under the theme „Aura of Rock’n’Roll”…“
World Press Photo 2024
Willy-Brandt-Haus
“Every year, the World Press Photo Contest honors the best photojournalists and documentary photographers. This year’s competition attracted 3,851…“
Nancy Holt: Circles of Light
Experiments with Sound, Image, Objects 1966–1986
Gropius Bau
“Over the course of five decades, Nancy Holt explored how we perceive our environment and how we attempt to understand our place on the surface of this…“
Pallavi Paul – How Love Moves
Gropius Bau
“With How Love Moves, the Gropius Bau presents the first major institutional solo exhibition of Pallavi Paul. As an artist and film scholar, Paul engages…“
Caspar David Friedrich
Infinite Landscapes
Alte Nationalgalerie
“To mark the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), the Alte Nationalgalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu…“
Poesie der Zeit. Michael Ruetz – Timescapes 1966–2023
Akademie der Künste (Pariser Platz)
“How can time and transience be visualised; how can changes in a society or an urban space be documented? Since the mid-1960s, artist Michael Ruetz has…“
Talking … & Other Banana Skins
Urban Nation
“TALKING… & OTHER BANANA SKINS addresses polarization. It encourages visitors to question their own perspectives. Conflicts and issues are…“
With Legs Wide Open – A Whore’s Ride Through History
Schwules Museum
“The whores from the Museum of Sex Work speak out! How does the clothing that whores wore in the Middle Ages feel? What health knowledge have they always…“
Klima _X
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
“We all know the burden of good intentions. We often know what would be healthy and good for us, but we find it difficult to put them into practice. This…“
Renate von Mangoldt: Berlin Revisited
Leaps in Time, 1972–87 / 2021–23
Museum für Fotografie
“The exhibition assembles photographic leaps in time in exciting pairings full of wit and melancholy. Black-and-white photographs of West Berlin in the…“
PGH Glühende Zukunft. Drawings, posters, self-will. Berlin 1989-1995
Bröhan-Museum
“Rich colors, a bizarre figures and rebellious humor – this is not what conformist boredom looks like. The graphic design of this former GDR craft…“
New Realities. Stories of Art, AI & Work
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
“Artificial intelligence is a hotly debated topic in society, culture and the media. More questions arise than answers. It is still unclear to what…“
Picasso – Works from the Klewan Collection
Galerie Gutshaus Steglitz
“Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is considered one of the most important artists of the first half of the 20th century and is certainly one of the most popular…“
Andy Warhol
Velvet Rage and Beauty
Neue Nationalgalerie
“Andy Warhol is arguably one of the most widely known and discussed artists of the twentieth century. While his depictions of consumer products and…“
Dinosaurs! Age of the giant lizards
Museum für Naturkunde
“Discover dinosaurs from the three geological eras Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous in our special exhibition “Dinosaurs!”. Dinosaurs were…“
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…“
Dive into the Picture! Time Travel for Kids
Kids exhibition
Deutsches Historisches Museum
“Who hasn’t wished at some time in their life to slip into an old painting from past times, meet the people there, and find out how they lived? The…“
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…“
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…“
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.…“
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…“