Vodou - Art and Cult from Haiti

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Possibilities of an Island

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19.12.2025 to 03.05.2026

Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010, Single-channel video installation, duration: 24 hours — Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010, Single-channel video installation, duration: 24 hours © Christian Marclay / Installation view, Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Photo: David von Becker

Christian Marclay. The Clock

Neue Nationalgalerie

29.11.2025 to 25.01.2026

Construction of the Kunstgewerbemuseum, c. 1985 — Construction of the Kunstgewerbemuseum, c. 1985 Photo: KGM archive, photographer unknown

A Home/Haunting: 40 Years of the KGM at the Kulturforum

Kunstgewerbemuseum

15.11.2025 to 14.06.2026

Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, detail, 1903 — Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, detail, 1903 © The Scharf Collection, Ruland Photodesign

The Scharf Collection

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Alte Nationalgalerie

24.10.2025 to 15.02.2026

Oleksandra O., 39, from Kharkiv/Ukraine in Batumi/Georgia, detail, March 2023 — Oleksandra O., 39, from Kharkiv/Ukraine in Batumi/Georgia, detail, March 2023 © Frank Gaudlitz

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Museum Europäischer Kulturen

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Petrit Halilaj

An Opera Out of Time

Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

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Lovis Corinth, Woman with Rose Hat, 1912, detail, oil on canvas — Lovis Corinth, Woman with Rose Hat, 1912, detail, oil on canvas © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Reinhard Saczewski

In Sight!

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Alte Nationalgalerie

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Rico Puhlmann, portrait of Naomi Campbell, in sweater by Michael Kors, detail, 1992 — Rico Puhlmann, portrait of Naomi Campbell, in sweater by Michael Kors, detail, 1992 Photo: Rico Puhlmann Archive © Klaus Puhlmann, Berlin

Rico Puhlmann

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Museum für Fotografie

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Seal of Kano Motonobu (1476-1559), Fishing in solitude, detail. Hanging scroll, ink and light colour on paper. — Seal of Kano Motonobu (1476-1559), Fishing in solitude, detail. Hanging scroll, ink and light colour on paper. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe

A Thousand Brushes With a Single Style!

The House of Kano and Painting as Family Business

Humboldt Forum

10.12.2025 to 02.03.2026

Presentation of the furnishings of the bedroom from Haus Lemke. Designed by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich (?), 1934/35 — Presentation of the furnishings of the bedroom from Haus Lemke. Designed by Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich (?), 1934/35 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Stephan Klonk

Haus Lemke – The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich

Kunstgewerbemuseum

10.12.2025 until further notice

Daniël Dupré, On the Way from Tivoli to Vicovaro, 1793, pen and brush in brown over preparatory drawing in pencil — Daniël Dupré, On the Way from Tivoli to Vicovaro, 1793, pen and brush in brown over preparatory drawing in pencil Photo: Christoph Müller Stiftung / Kilian Beutel

“Das alles bin ich!” Christoph Müller’s Gift, Part 3

On Travelling and Being At Home

Gemäldegalerie

02.12.2025 to 08.03.2026

Vittore Carpaccio, The Preparation of Christ’s Tomb, detail, c. 1515–1520 — Vittore Carpaccio, The Preparation of Christ’s Tomb, detail, c. 1515–1520 Photo credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Thuja Seidel; Public Domain Mark 1.0

Tribute to Vittore Carpaccio

A Restored Masterpiece and Venetian Painting around 1500

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A Room with Works by Rebecca Horn Complements the Collection Presentation “Extreme Tension”

Exhibition view “Nationalgalerie: A Collection for the 21st Century”, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, 2023; Carrie Mae Weems, Museumsinsel, 2006 — © Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jacopo La Forgia

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Academy Programme for the First Half of 2026

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The collection of the Ethnologisches Museum is exhibited in the Humboldt Forum — © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Photo: Alexander Schippel

Repatriations from the Ethnologisches Museum: Returns and Discussions

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Donation from the Sigg Collection: Mao Tongqiang’s “Family Tree” for the Museum für Asiatische Kunst

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