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Hamburger Bahnhof
A former station that rewards a longer stop. Contemporary art, generous rooms and a reason to turn an arrival into an afternoon.
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Moabit & Hauptbahnhof
Give an arrival a longer afternoon. Start with contemporary art near the station and continue at your own pace.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: seeing sound, hearing time
An exhibition to leave room for listening. Sakamoto’s work gives a Hamburger Bahnhof visit a different sense of time.
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[ materialistin ]. Matter of Care, Care of Matter
Eight women sculptors associated with Leipzig bring questions of material and care into the museum. Compare the physical properties of the works with the kinds of attention they demand.
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CHANEL Commission: Lina Lapelytė. We Make Years Out of Hours
Lina Lapelytė brings collective singing and repeated actions into Hamburger Bahnhof’s historic hall. The exhibition develops over time, with a separate performance schedule to check before visiting.
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Shilpa Gupta: What Still Holds
Shilpa Gupta explores language, borders and the ways power shapes movement. The presentation places her work in conversation with the museum’s Joseph Beuys and Marx collection context.
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Open Studio for Adults
The Rieckhallen studio opens for adults to experiment with making art. Participation requires a valid museum admission ticket, so include museum entry in the plan.
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Take a Break – and Go Blue!
Make cyanotype prints using a light-sensitive preparation and the process’s distinctive blue. This German-language workshop at Hamburger Bahnhof is limited to fifteen participants and requires registration.