7 Must-See Art Exhibitions in Berlin for Christmas 2019
During the Christmas and New Year period, Berlin is hosting seven prominent exhibitions. The Berlinische Galerie showcases 'Original Bauhaus,' featuring over 1,000 artifacts to commemorate the school established by Walter Gropius in 1919. 'Body Performance' at the Helmut Newton Museum für Fotografie includes pieces from artists like Vanessa Beecroft and Robert Mapplethorpe. At Palais Populaire, Britta Färber curates Caline Aoun's 'Seeing is believing.' Johanna Diehl's 'The truth resides in the folds' at Haus am Waldsee explores post-war German history. The Hamburger Bahnhof exhibits the 2019 Preis der Nationalgalerie finalists. Gropius Bau offers 'Walking through Walls,' while the C/O Berlin Foundation presents 'Love,' a retrospective of Ren Hang (1987–2017).
Key facts
- Berlinische Galerie presents 'Original Bauhaus' with over 1,000 artifacts until January 27, 2020.
- Helmut Newton Museum für Fotografie hosts 'Body Performance' until May 10, 2020.
- Caline Aoun's 'Seeing is believing' at Palais Populaire runs until March 2, 2020.
- Johanna Diehl's 'The truth resides in the folds' at Haus am Waldsee until February 23, 2020.
- Preis der Nationalgalerie 2019 finalists at Hamburger Bahnhof until February 16, 2020.
- 'Walking through Walls' at Gropius Bau until January 19, 2020, marks 30 years since Berlin Wall fall.
- Ren Hang retrospective 'Love' at C/O Berlin Foundation until February 29, 2020.
- Bauhaus centenary celebrated with exhibition at Berlinische Galerie.
Entities
Artists
- Pauline Curnier Jardin
- Simon Fujiwara
- Flaka Haliti
- Katja Novitskova
- Ren Hang
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Yang Fudong
- Inez & Vinoodh
- Jürgen Klauke
- Robert Longo
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Helmut Newton
- Barbara Probst
- Viviane Sassen
- Bernd Uhlig
- Erwin Wurm
- Caline Aoun
- Johanna Diehl
- Walter Benjamin
- Arnold Bode
- Walter Gropius
- Oskar Schlemmer
- Marcel Breuer
- Marina Abramović
- Ulay
- José Bechara
- Sibylle Bergemann
- Tagreed Darghouth
- Jose Dávila
- Willie Doherty
- Smadar Dreyfus
- Melvin Edwards
- Dara Friedman
- Dora García
- Zahrah Al Ghamdi
- Mona Hatoum
- Nadia Kaabi-Linke
- Michael Kvium
- Gustav Metzger
- Reem Al Nasser
- Christian Odzuck
- Emeka Ogboh
- Anri Sala
- Fred Sandback
- Aki Sasamoto
- Regina Silveira
- Siska
- Javier Téllez
- Samson Young
- Yuan Yuan
- Héctor Zamora
Institutions
- Berlinische Galerie
- Helmut Newton Museum für Fotografie
- Palais Populaire
- Deutsche Bank
- Maxxi
- Haus am Waldsee
- Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart
- Preis der Nationalgalerie
- Gropius Bau
- C/O Berlin Foundation
- Bauhaus Archive
- Documenta
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Weimar
- Rome
- Italy
- Leipzig
- Paris
- France
- Marseille
- London
- Pristina
- Tallin
- Changchun
- Beijing
- China
- Alte Jakobstraße 124 – 128
- 10969 Berlin
- Jebensstraße 2
- 10623 Berlin
- Unter den Linden 5
- 10117 Berlin
- Argentinische Allee 30
- Invalidenstraße 50-51
- Niederkirchnerstraße 7
- 10963 Berlin
- Hardenbergstraße 22–24