A list of exhibitions to see while you are in Berlin in August 2025.
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Heavy Metal in the GDR
Museum in der Kulturbrauerei
“Louder, harder, faster – heavy metal fascinates young people the world over in the 1980s. Whilst bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden conquer the…“
She can kick it!
f³ – freiraum für fotografie
“Hardly any sport is as emotionally charged as football—especially women’s football. It has been ridiculed, it has been banned. Even the German…“
Nachrichten – News
Museum für Kommunikation Berlin
“The first comprehensive exhibition on news in Germany sheds light on our relationship to news and traces the historical development of news. In doing…“
Gearing Up. More Cycling in the City!
Technikmuseum
“The exhibition Gearing Up. More Cycling in the City! is all about cycling urban environments. Its focus is on the bicycle as it rose to become a widely…“
Yoko Ono: Dream Together
Neue Nationalgalerie
“YOKO ONO: DREAM TOGETHER at Neue Nationalgalerie is an exhibition featuring works from across Ono’s groundbreaking career. The exhibition invites…“
Living among Birds
The Heinroths, their 1000 Birds and the Beginning of Ethology
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
“The exhibition tells the incredible story of Oskar, Magdalena and Katharina Heinroth, who raised and studied the chicks of 250 different bird species in…“
Vaginal Davis – Fabelhaftes Produkt
Gropius Bau
“Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition…“
Fujiko Nakaya – Fog Sculpture
Neue Nationalgalerie
“The Neue Nationalgalerie presents a new site-specific fog sculpture by the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya in its sculpture garden – a work that is both…“
Chris Levine: Inner Light
Camera Work
“CAMERA WORK presents Inner Light, the first exhibition in Germany by the renowned light artist Chris Levine. Levine is internationally celebrated for…“
STRANGE! Surrealisms 1950–1990 from the Collections of the Nationalgalerie
Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg
“Surrealism emerged in the early 1920s – but when did it end? Some say that the start of the Second World War marked the end of the movement, others…“
Defiance – Jewish Women and Design in the Modern Era: exhibition
Jewish Museum Berlin
“The exhibition at the Jewish Museum Berlin is the first to honor the work of German-Jewish craftswomen who, during a time marked by exclusion and…“
Roads not Taken. Or: Things could have turned out differently
Turning Points in German History 1989 – 1848
Deutsches Historisches Museum
“Starting from key dates in German history, the museum presents a look back(wards) at decisive historical events of the 19th and 20th centuries. It…“
Delcy Morelos – Madre
Hamburger Bahnhof
“The first solo exhibition in Germany by Delcy Morelos presents a new, large-scale installation at Hamburger Bahnhof that explores themes of earth,…“
Milieu Things – Of Class and Taste
Museum der Dinge
“From the price scissor to the career ladder or the so-called elevator effect — the way we talk about society is rife with object metaphors. And yet…“
Founded on Antiquity – Berlin’s First Museum
Altes Museum
“For many visitors to Berlin, touring the city’s Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is an essential part of their itinerary. After opening in 1830, the…“