Open House. Tage der offenen Tür at Hamburger Bahnhof

Open House 2025 at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Image credit: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

Open House, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, 7–9 June 2024 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart / Alexander Rentsch

Open House. Tage der offenen Tür at Hamburger Bahnhof from 13 June to 15 June 2025

From Friday, 13 June to Sunday, 15 June 2025 Hamburger Bahnhof is celebrating three days of art, music, and culture with a varied programme – and with free admission.

The festivities kick off on Friday at 5 pm with three major highlights: the opening of the exhibition Toyin Ojih Odutola. U22 – Adijatu Straße, the 13th Berlin Biennale, and a new work by Susan Philipsz as part of the Endless Exhibition. Then, starting at 7 pm, alys(alys)alys B2B STILL gets the party going with the season’s first Berlin Beats DJ set.

Delicious street food and drinks are provided by Konstantin and Reinhard Bär, and in the back garden, Sofia. Artisanal Soft Ice offers refreshing ice cream.

Friday, 13 June 2025, 10 am – 10 pm

10 am to 10 pm: Free admission to all exhibitions
12 pm: Overview Tour
1 pm: Curator's Tour of Tojin Ojih Odutola with Emily Finkelstein
2 pm: Overview Tour
3 pm: Curator's Tour of Ayoung Kim with Charlotte Knaup
4 pm: Overview Tour
5 pm: Welcome by Directors Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath and Opening of the Open House
5:30 pm: Curator's Tour of Klára Hosnedlová with Anna Catharina Gebbers
7 to 10 pm: Berlin Beats DJ Set by alys(alys)alys B2B STILL

Programme on Saturday & Sunday

Saturday & Sunday, 11 am – 6 pm

In the museum

Guided tours Meeting point behind the ticket office (Historische Halle). Each tour takes 45 – 60 minutes
Ask me: Talks and short guided tours of the exhibitions of Klára Hosnedlová, Joseph Beuys, Ayoung Kim and Toyin Ojih Odutola
Special book sale by Walther König bookshop with heavily discounted books, exhibition catalogues, postcards and posters

Rieckhallen

Rieckhallen studio with various open workshops (drop-in)
- Family Sunday: Family Sunday meets Melon Seeds: Build cozy houses in which you can play or rest
- Planet Sunday: Invent and create a new universe
- Wherefromwhereto: Painting with old museum materials
- Flav-it! Experiment with light
- Family Sunday meets Trickmisch: Animation workshop
- Screen printing station: Bring your T-shirts! (break 1:30 to 3 pm)
Neighborhood room
Table tennis

Garden Studio

Alien Xpedition: Experience the Museum anew
Community Weaving

Programme on Saturday

Saturday, 14 June 2025, 11 am – 6 pm

11:30 am

Bruce Nauman’s Conservation Studio (German)
Backstage Tour: Conservation (German)
Family Tour: Material Selection Wheel (English)

12 noon

Concert: BVG-Orchestra (Courtyard, 90 minutes)
Backstage Tour: Conservation (English)
Family Tour: Museum Parkour (German)

12:30 pm

Overview Tour (German)
Family Tour: The Tour of Things That Don't Exist (English)

13 pm

Overview Tour (English)
Family Tour: Material Selection Wheel (German)

13:30 pm

Backstage Tour: Conservation (German)
Family Tour: Museum Parkour (English)

2 pm

Artist Talk: Artist Tina Bara and Curator Gabriele Knapstein (Rieckhallen, German, 60 minutes)
Backstage Tour: Conservation (English)
Family Tour: The Tour of Things That Don't Exist (German)

14:30 Uhr

Backstage Tour: Directors (German)
Family Tour: Material Selection Wheel (English)

3 pm

Forró with Miudinho Forró Berlin. Everyone is welcome to participate, with or without disabilities or previous experience; no special footwear is required. (Courtyard, 60 minutes)
Overview Tour (German)
Family Tour: Museum Parkour (German)

3:30 pm

Backstage Tour: Conservation (German)
Family Tour: The Tour of Things That Don't Exist (English)

4 pm

Artist Talk: Artist Susan Philipsz and Curator Dr. Sven Beckstette (Rieckhallen, English, 60 minutes)
Free Forró Dancing for All (Courtyard, 120 minutes)
Backstage Tour: Conservation (English)
Family Tour: Material Selection Wheel (German)

4:30 pm

Family Tour: Museum Parkour (English)

5 pm

Family Tour: The Tour of Things That Don't Exist (German)

Programme on Sunday

Sunday, 15 June 2025, 11 am – 6 pm