Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart – Berlin

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

How to get here

S3, S5, S7, S9, U5 Hauptbahnhof
Tram M5, M8, M10 Hauptbahnhof
Bus 120, 123, 142, 147, 245, M41, M85 Hauptbahnhof

Informations about accessibility

Short Facts

Built
in 1846-47 as the terminus of the Berlin-Hamburg Railway
Opened
in 1906 as the Royal Construction and Transport Museum
Re-opened
in 1996 conversion by the architect Josef Kleihues to become the Museum für Gegenwart, museum for contemporary art
Exhibition space
13 000 m²
What to see
Painting, sculpture, installations, film and video works from the 1960s to the present, including works by Anselm Kiefer, Bruce Nauman and Dan Flavin
Definitely don’t miss
the Historic Hall with the current exhibition ‘Church for Sale’, Andy Warhol’s giant silkscreen print ‘Mao’ on the end wall of the Kleihueshalle

EVENTS AT THIS LOCATION

Special Exhibitions

Gallery