Berlin Galleries and Museums Launch May 2026 Exhibitions
Berlin's art scene in May 2026 features dozens of new exhibitions across galleries, museums, and project spaces. Notable openings include Philip Grözinger's 'Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te' at 68projects (Apr 30–Jun 20), Rodney McMillian's 'In Other Realms' and Stefanie Heinze's 'Your Mouth Comes Second' at Capitain Petzel (May 1–Jun 13), Walid Raad's 'Like a rubber rung on a ladder' and Jonathan Lasker's 'Double Play' at Galerie Thomas Schulte (May 1–Jun 6), and José Montealegre's 'Drastic Measures' at Galerie Thomas Schulte's Mercator Höfe location (May 1–Jun 6). The Akademie der Künste presents 'Vessel & Voyager' (Mar 13–May 10). The Gropius Bau hosts two major shows: Peter Hujar & Liz Deschenes' 'Persistence of Vision' (Mar 19–Jun 28) and Marina Abramović's 'Balkan Erotic Epic. The Exhibition' (Apr 15–Aug 23). The Deutsche Kinemathek opens 'Inventing Queer Cinema' (May 7–Sep 13). The Julia Stoschek Foundation continues Mark Leckey's 'Enter Thru Medieval Wounds' (until Jul 5). Other highlights include 'Transient Landscapes' at Spreepark Art Space (Mar 15–Jun 14), 'OCEAN FUTURES' at Futurium (until Aug 31), and performances by Nir de Volff & TOTAL BRUTAL ('The Freedom Picnic', May 7–10) and Philipp Scholtysik at td.berlin (Apr 29–May 2).
Key facts
- Philip Grözinger exhibition at 68projects Apr 30–Jun 20
- Rodney McMillian and Stefanie Heinze open at Capitain Petzel May 1
- Walid Raad and Jonathan Lasker at Galerie Thomas Schulte May 1–Jun 6
- José Montealegre at Galerie Thomas Schulte Mercator Höfe May 1–Jun 6
- Marina Abramović 'Balkan Erotic Epic' at Gropius Bau Apr 15–Aug 23
- Deutsche Kinemathek 'Inventing Queer Cinema' May 7–Sep 13
- Mark Leckey at Julia Stoschek Foundation until Jul 5
- Nir de Volff & TOTAL BRUTAL performance May 7–10
Entities
Artists
- Philip Grözinger
- Rodney McMillian
- Stefanie Heinze
- Walid Raad
- Jonathan Lasker
- José Montealegre
- Peter Hujar
- Liz Deschenes
- Marina Abramović
- Mark Leckey
- Nir de Volff
- Philipp Scholtysik
- Christine Brey
- Alteronce Gumby
- Henri Haake
- Sol Kordich
- Gabriel Mills
- Teresa Murta
- Zafer Urun
- Graciela Iturbide
- Dörte Eißfeldt
- Sheung Yiu
- Elvira Lantenhammer
- Monika Linhard
- Zuzanna Skiba
- Ece Eldek
- Juan Pablo Echeverri
- Sebastian Maas
- Ana Mazzei
- Jonas Lund
- Nicole L'Huillier
- Juwelia Soraya
- Anja Teske
- Rimantas Milkintas
- Barbara Loftus
- Klara Lidén
- Jean Katambayi Mukendi
- Else Marie Pade
- Marlow Moss
- Alfred Ehrhardt
- Marie Clementine Dusabejambo
- Emily Hunt
- Andreas Fux
- Ania Nowak
- Christine Buchwald
- Philip Geist
- Johanna Keimeyer
- Oliver Lanz
- Katharina Trudzinski
- Bernd Wolf
- Claudia Comte
- Erich Heckel
- Halida Boughriet
- Hettie MacDonald
Institutions
- 68projects
- KORNFELD
- 69salon
- Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung
- Akademie der Künste
- bode gallery
- Brücke-Museum
- C/O Berlin
- Capitain Petzel
- Deutsche Kinemathek
- Deutscher Künstlerbund
- dock 11
- Futurium
- Galerie im Turm
- Galerie Thomas Schulte
- Georg Kolbe Museum
- Gropius Bau
- Haus am Lützowplatz
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- Hošek Contemporary
- Julia Stoschek Foundation
- Klemm's
- Galerie Kornfeld
- Künstlerhaus Bethanien
- KVOST
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art
- monopol Berlin
- Nina Horvitz Galerie
- office impART
- Palais Populaire
- Schering Stiftung
- Schloss Biesdorf
- SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY
- Spreepark Art Space
- td.berlin
- TOTAL BRUTAL
- Tate
- Deutsche Bank
- Written Art Collection
- Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
- MGLC
- ADAGP
- VG Bild-Kunst
- Salzgeber
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Fasanenstraße 68, 10719 Berlin
- Auguststraße 75, 10117 Berlin
- Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
- Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin
- Karl-Marx-Allee 82, 10243 Berlin
- Bussardsteig 9, 14195 Berlin
- Amerika Haus, Hardenbergstraße 22–24, 10623 Berlin
- Karl-Marx-Allee 45, 10178 Berlin
- E-Werk, Mauerstraße 79, 10117 Berlin
- Markgrafenstraße 67, 10969 Berlin
- Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin
- Alexanderufer 2, 10117 Berlin
- Frankfurter Tor 1, 10243 Berlin
- Charlottenstraße 24, 10117 Berlin
- Mercator Höfe, Potsdamer Straße 81B, 10785 Berlin
- Sensburger Allee 25, 14055 Berlin
- Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10963 Berlin
- Lützowplatz 9, 10785 Berlin
- John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
- Motor Ship Heimatland, Märkisches Ufer 1z, 10179 Berlin
- Leipziger Straße 60, 10117 Berlin
- Leipziger Straße 57/58, 10117 Berlin
- Fasanenstraße 26, 10719 Berlin
- Kottbusser Straße 10, 10999 Berlin
- Leipziger Straße 47, 10117 Berlin
- Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin
- Provinzstraße 40-44, 13409 Berlin
- Leonhardtstraße 11, 14057 Berlin
- Waldenserstraße 2–4, 10551 Berlin
- Unter den Linden 13/15, 10117 Berlin
- Unter den Linden 32–34, 10117 Berlin
- Alt-Biesdorf 55, 12683 Berlin
- Marburger Straße 3, 10789 Berlin
- Eierhäuschen Kiehnwerder Allee 2, 12437 Berlin
- Klosterstraße 44, 10179 Berlin
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