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Berlin Art Week 2026 Guide: Cattelan, Sakamoto, and Gallery Routes

festival-fair · 2026-05-05

Berlin Art Week 2026 is scheduled for September 9–13, showcasing more than 100 galleries, museums, and an art fair. This event was established following the conclusion of Art Forum Berlin in 2011. Noteworthy attractions include 'Spectrum Mundi' by Heinz Mack at St. Matthäus-Kirche, available until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and Maurizio Cattelan's 'NIGHT' at the Neue Nationalgalerie, starting at 9 p.m. on the same evening. On Thursday at 7 p.m., Hamburger Bahnhof will unveil 'Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time.' Gallery Night will occur that evening, with 54 galleries open from 6–10 p.m. The Positions Berlin Art Fair will take place at Tempelhof Airport on Thursday, followed by 'Discovering Collections!' on Saturday from 6–10 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to prioritize their event choices.

Key facts

  • Berlin Art Week 2026 runs September 9–13.
  • Over 100 museums, galleries, collections, and project spaces participate.
  • Maurizio Cattelan's 'NIGHT' opens at Neue Nationalgalerie on September 9 at 9 p.m.
  • Heinz Mack's 'Spectrum Mundi' at St. Matthäus-Kirche features 24 new Chromatic Constellations.
  • Hamburger Bahnhof hosts first major European retrospective of Ryuichi Sakamoto.
  • Positions Berlin Art Fair's 13th edition features 96 galleries from 20 countries.
  • Gallery Night includes 54 galleries on Thursday from 6–10 p.m.
  • Saturday's 'Discovering Collections!' requires advance registration.
  • Wilhelm Hallen in Reinickendorf hosts 'Hallen 07' with over 50 artists.
  • Gropius Bau presents 'Kreuzberg: Art and Migration since 1960.'

Entities

Artists

Institutions

  • Berlin Art Week
  • Art Forum Berlin
  • Kulturforum
  • St. Matthäus-Kirche
  • Neue Nationalgalerie
  • Gemäldegalerie
  • Hamburger Bahnhof
  • Gropius Bau
  • Positions Berlin Art Fair
  • Tempelhof Airport
  • Esther Schipper
  • Galerie Max Hetzler
  • Isabella Bortolozzi
  • KOW
  • Pace
  • Galerie Neu
  • neugerriemschneider
  • EIGEN + ART
  • Sprüth Magers
  • Nagel Draxler
  • BQ
  • Atelier Roman Lipski
  • NCCR SPIN
  • University of Basel
  • Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler
  • Trautwein Herleth
  • carlier | gebauer
  • Galerie Barbara Thumm
  • Persons Projects
  • Galerie Thomas Schulte
  • Galerie Buchholz
  • Contemporary Fine Arts
  • Galerie Michael Werner
  • Meyer Riegger
  • Société
  • Galerie Nordenhake
  • Wilhelm Hallen
  • Payne Memorial AME Church
  • Berlin Museum
  • Berlinische Galerie
  • GASAG
  • SLEEK Art Space
  • Italian Embassy
  • Schattenlos Atelier
  • Arminius Markthalle
  • Chicks on Speed
  • Watermelon Studios
  • Bonnie Camplin Archive
  • Berliner Ensemble
  • SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA
  • BALKAN RADIKAL
  • Ebensperger
  • Paint Shop
  • Klemm's

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Kulturforum
  • St. Matthäus-Kirche
  • Neue Nationalgalerie
  • Gemäldegalerie
  • Hamburger Bahnhof
  • Gropius Bau
  • Tempelhof Airport
  • Potsdamer Straße
  • Tiergarten
  • Mitte
  • Kreuzberg
  • Charlottenburg
  • Wrangelkiez
  • Reinickendorf
  • Waterloo
  • Iowa
  • United States
  • Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10963 Berlin
  • Alte Jakobstraße 124-128, 10969 Berlin
  • Alexanderstraße 7, 10178 Berlin
  • Hiroshimastr. 1, 10785 Berlin
  • Hauptstraße 48, 13055 Berlin
  • Oranienburger Straße 18, 10178 Berlin
  • Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin
  • Arminiusstraße 2-4, 10551 Berlin
  • Johanna-und-Eduard-Arnhold-Platz / Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin
  • Lindower Straße 20/22, 13347 Berlin-Wedding
  • Cologne
  • Seoul
  • L.A.
  • Paris
  • Zurich
  • Warsaw
  • Fichtestraße 6, 10967 Berlin
  • Hasenheide 12, 10967 Berlin
  • Regina-Jonas-Str. 41/43, 10999 Berlin
  • Markgrafenstraße 68, 10969 Berlin
  • Leipziger Straße

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