A list of exhibitions to see while you are in Berlin in May 2025.
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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…“
Marco Zebrowski: minus plus nature
Stiftung Reinbeckhallen
“Growing up in a small town in southern Germany, industrial designer and painter Marco Zebrowski has always felt deeply connected to nature—especially…“
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…“
Berliner Realistinnen. 65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL)
Haus am Lützowplatz
“The exhibition „Berliner Realistinnen. 65 Years of Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL)“ will reconstruct the urban development situation of Lützowplatz in…“
The Cosmos of “Der Blaue Reiter” – From Kandinsky to Campendonk
Kupferstichkabinett
“For the first time in its history, the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett presents its collection of works by artists of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider).…“
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…“
Käthe Kruse – It’s All Good Now
Berlinische Galerie
“The artist Käthe Kruse (*1958) has been an integral part of Berlin’s art scene since the early 1980s. A member of West Berlin’s well-known music…“
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…“
Vaginal Davis – Fabelhaftes Produkt
Gropius Bau
“Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition…“
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…“