15.09.2025
Neue Nationalgalerie
This year, the FREUNDE der Nationalgalerie (Friends of the National Gallery) are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Preis der Nationalgalerie (Prize of the National Gallery). Since its foundation in 2000, the prize has been an important museum award that recognises artistic positions that have had a decisive influence on contemporary art and presented them to a broad public at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart. From 2026 it will be continued in a new format at Neue Nationalgalerie.
The Preis der Nationalgalerie has always seen itself as a recognition that reflects the vital international art scene and transfer it into an institutional context. Artists who set international standards and whose work has not yet been comprehensively presented in Berlin, will be honoured in the form of a solo exhibition. The change of location places contemporary art in dialogue with the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie and its history. The iconic hall of the Mies van der Rohe building provides the ideal setting for a concise, artistic setting. The exhibition is made possible by a fixed budget financed by the FREUNDE der Nationalgalerie. BMW has been a partner of the Preis der Nationalgalerie since 2006 and is reaffirming its commitment to this important award in the future.
The expert jury for the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026 is made up of Emma Lavigne (Director of the Pinault Collection, Paris) and Sam Keller (Director of the Fondation Beyeler, Riehen) as well as Klaus Biesenbach (Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie). In addition to the expert jurors, the curators of the Nationalgalerie and the members of the FREUNDE der Nationalgalerie were asked to nominate candidates. The winner will be announced at the end of October 2025 – the exhibition will open in September 2026 during Berlin Art Week.