Open House. Tage der offenen Tür at Hamburger Bahnhof

Open House. Tage der offenen Tür at Hamburger Bahnhof from 12 June to 14 June 2026 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

Open House. Tage der offenen Tür 2025, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, 13–15 June 2025 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart / Marlene Gawrisch

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 12 June to 14 June 2026

From Friday, 12 June to Sunday, 14 June 2026 Hamburger Bahnhof is celebrating three days of art, music, and culture with a varied programme – and with free admission.

In this anniversary year as well, Hamburger Bahnhof invites the public to three days of open doors and welcomes visitors with free admission and a free programme. This year’s Open House marks the opening of the new collection presentation A Thousand Times Berlin on the occasion of 30 years of Hamburger Bahnhof. As every year, the first Berlin Beats DJ set of the season will also take place at the start of Open House in the museum garden, this time featuring Kikelomo.

Delicious street food, drinks, and ice cream are provided by Restaurant Konstantin and Reinhard Bär.

Daily

11:20 am to 5 pm: Balcony Tours (main façade, every 20 minutes, about Niele Toroni, Dan Flavin & John Knight)
11 am to 6 pm: “Ask me” with short conversations about Lina Lapelytė. We Make Years Out of Hours

Friday, 12 June 2026, 10 am – 10 pm

10 am to 10 pm: Free admission to all exhibitions
11 am Overview Tour (English)
11:30 am Curator’s Tour: Endless Exhibition with Sven Beckstette (German)
12 noon Overview Tour (German)
12:30 pm Backstage Tour Depot (German)
1 pm Overview Tour (English)
1:30 pm Curator’s Tour of Shilpa Gupta. What Still Holds with Ulya Soley (English)
2 pm Overview Tour (German)
2:30 pm Curator’s Tour of Saâdane Afif. Five Preludes with Deputy Director and Head of Collections Gabriele Knapstein (German)
3 pm Overview Tour (English)
3:30 pm Backstage Tour Depot (German)
4 pm Overview Tour (German)
5 pm Welcome by Directors Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
7 pm to 10 pm: Berlin Beats DJ Set Kikelomo, courtyard

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
Special book sale by Walther König bookshop with heavily discounted books, exhibition catalogues, postcards and posters

H6 Rieckhallen

Open workshops (drop-in):

The Wild Museum: Be an artwork
Create Object-Costume-Things and find out how you can become part of the exhibition!
Rollerdisco Drawing with ZIK (Zeit ist Knapp)
The museum is getting in motion! Bring your roller skates or rent a pair (€3.50 per hour) and skate to the music!
Wheretowherefrom: Bannerworkshop
What happens to exhibition materials once an exhibition is over? In the “Woherwowohin” workshop, they are used again! We’ve collected lots of banners that you can turn into bags, wallets, and more!
Let’s Paint!
Change into your clothes, then dive into the paper pool. Express yourself on a grand scale and experience big art – designed for littel ones.

H4 Educatipn Lounge

LoveLetterLounge
Spill your heart out and leave a message

H1 Gartenatelier (behind the Historical Hall)

Make it blue! Cyanotype Workshop
Experiment with the historic photographic technique of cyanotype and create your own images in vibrant blue

Gartenatelier (courtyard)

Screenprinting Station
Bring your t-shirts or tote bags! (break: 1:30 pm to 3 pm)

Programme on Saturday

Saturday, 13 June 2026, 11 am – 6 pm

11:30 am

Backstage Tour: Conservation (German)
Overview Tour (English)

12 noon

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

12:30 pm

Curator’s Tour: A Thousand Times Berlin with Charlotte Knaup (English)
Overview Tour (German)

1 pm

Welcome Tour (English)
Family Tour: The incredible touchable Tour (English)

1:30 pm

Backstage Tour Conservation (German)
Exhibition Tour: Joseph Beuys and Shilpa Gupta. What Still Holds

2 pm

Artist Talk: The artist Saâdane Afif and Deputy Director and Head of Collections Gabriele Knapstein (English) 60 minutes
Backstage Tour: Conservation (English)
Family Tour: Museum Parkour (English)

2:30 pm

Backstage Tour with Director Till Fellrath (German)
Overview Tour (English)

3 pm

Forró Workshop with Miudinho Berlin. Everyone is welcome to participate, with or without disabilities or previous experience; no special footwear is required. 60 minutes
Welcome Tour (German)
Family Tour: The incredible touchable Tour (German)

3:30 pm

Backstage Tour Conservation (German)
Exhibition Tour: Saâdane Afif. Five Preludes and Giulia Adreani. Sabotage (German)

4 pm

Free Forró dancing for all, Courtyard (120 minutes)
Artist Talk: Artist Cana Bilir-Meier and curator Lisa Hörstmann (German) 60 minutes
Backstage Tour: Conservation (English)
Family Tour: Museum Parkour (German)

4:30 pm

Exhibition Tour: Museum in Motion (German)
Overview Tour (English)

5 pm

Overview Tour (German)
Family Tour: The incredible touchable Tour (English)

Programme on Sunday

Sunday, 14 June 2026, 11 am – 6 pm