Seven Must-See Berlin Exhibitions for Christmas 2025
Berlin's winter cultural offerings feature seven significant exhibitions. At the Neue Nationalgalerie, the exhibit 'Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism' traces surrealism's evolution from Paris to American exile, utilizing the Ulla and Heiner Pietzsch Collection. Christian Marclay's 24-hour video piece, 'The Clock,' will be on display until January 25, 2026. The Alte Nationalgalerie presents the complete Scharf Collection, featuring 150 works by Goya and Renoir, available until February 15, 2026. Delcy Morelos's 'Madre' installation and Joseph Beuys's sculptures are showcased at Hamburger Bahnhof, alongside Annika Kahrs's survey running through May 2026. The Berlinische Galerie offers 'Raoul Hausmann: Vision. Provokation. Dada' until March 16, 2026, while Gropius Bau displays over 450 Diane Arbus photographs until January 18, 2026. C/O Berlin's 'Close Enough' is open until January 28, 2026, and Museum Barberini's 'Unicorn' is available until February 1, 2026.
Key facts
- Neue Nationalgalerie presents 'Max Ernst to Dorothea Tanning: Networks of Surrealism' until March 1, 2026.
- Christian Marclay's 'The Clock' shows at Neue Nationalgalerie until January 25, 2026.
- Alte Nationalgalerie exhibits the complete Scharf Collection with 150 works until February 15, 2026.
- Delcy Morelos's first German solo show 'Madre' at Hamburger Banhof runs through May 2026.
- Annika Kahrs survey at Hamburger Banhof until January 25, 2026.
- Berlinische Galerie's Raoul Hausmann exhibition features 200 works until March 16, 2026.
- Gropius Bau's Diane Arbus show includes over 450 photographs until January 18, 2026.
- C/O Berlin's 'Close Enough' features 13 Magnum women photographers until January 28, 2026.
- Museum Barberini's 'Unicorn' exhibition runs until February 1, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Max Ernst
- Dorothea Tanning
- Christian Marclay
- Delcy Morelos
- Annika Kahrs
- Raoul Hausmann
- Diane Arbus
- Olivia Arthur
- Myriam Boulos
- Sabiha Çimen
- Cristina de Middel
- Bieke Depoorter
- Carolyn Drake
- Cristina García Rodero
- Nanna Heitmann
- Susan Meiselas
- Hannah Price
- Lúa Ribeira
- Alessandra Sanguinetti
- Newsha Tavakolian
- Goya
- Auguste Renoir
- Pierre Bonnard
- Edgar Degas
- Claude Monet
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Joseph Beuys
- Arnold Böcklin
- Albrecht Dürer
- Angela Hampel
- Gustave Moreau
- Joachim Sandrart
- Marie Cecile Thijs
Institutions
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Alte Nationalgalerie
- Hamburger Banhof
- Berlinische Galerie
- Gropius Bau
- C/O Berlin
- Amerika Haus
- Museum Barberini
- LUMA Arles
- Magnum Photos
- Rijksmuseum
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- Szépművészeti Múzeum
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Potsdam
- Potsdamer Straße 50
- Bodestraße 1
- Invalidenstraße 51
- Alte Jakobstraße 124
- Niederkirchnerstraße 7
- Hardenbergstraße 22
- Humboldtstraße 5-6
- Paris
- Brussels
- United States
- New York
- London
- Amsterdam
- Madrid
- Vienna
- Budapest
- Arles