Top 5 Activities for Your Berlin Art Weekend

25.12 - 27.12.2014  

Top 5 Activities for Your Berlin Art Weekend

Berlin’s activities and art events (25th-27th Dec): East Side Gallery, Hamburger Banhof, Neue National Gallery, Schinkel Pavillion and Sammlung Boros

Art Walk / East Side Gallery

Thursday 25th  December – All Day

After the recent frenzy of excitement and panic surrounding the destruction of one of Berlin’s most famous pieces of graffiti art at the hands of the artist himself, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Berlin’s street art heritage is in peril. So why not take this holiday weekend to enjoy one of Berlin’s most significant street art institutions — The East Side Gallery. After your decadent holiday dinner you can stroll at your leisure along Mühlenstraße enjoying a historical and artistic treasure that is unique to Berlin and appreciating anew the power and potency of this city’s legacy of vibrant and irrepressible self-expression.

East Side Gallery // Mühlenstraße, 10243 Berlin

Exhibition / Hamburger Banhof 

Friday 26th  December – 11am until 6pm

Celebrate the holiday season with a trip to Hamburger Banhof for an exceptional exhibition of wall works by minimal masters of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and today. It’s rare to find an institutional exhibition of this caliber devoted exclusively to installation, and the broad range of work curated into this perfectly put together show mark Hamburger Banhof’s current offering as something truly special.

Hamburger Banhof // Invalidenstraße 50/51, 10557 Berlin

Exhibition / Neue National Gallery

Saturday 27th  December – 10am until 10pm

Prepare to lose yourself in the magic and wonder of David Chipperfield’s „Sticks and Stones“ at the Neue National Gallery as you wander through a sculptural landscape of totemic objects that bring the magic of the forest and the sublime power of nature to highly-aestheticized life in an artistic context. Don’t let the new year roll around without making your way to this utterly unforgettable exhibition.

Neue National Gallery // Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin

Exhibition / Schinkel Pavillion

Saturday 27th  December – 12pm until 6pm

Philippe Parreno’s warm, witty monument to the inescapable particularities of modern life bring pithy humor and the high-modern precision of Merce Cunningham’s choreography to the Schinkel Pavillion for a charming and celebratory exploration of the magic of movement and the power of the sensory experience.

Schinkel Pavillion // Oberwallstraße 1, 10117 Berlin

Private Collection / Sammlung Boros

Saturday 27th  December – By Appointment Only

The Boros Collection is one of Berlin’s most unique and impressive private contemporary art institutions, housed in a bunker in the heart of Berlin’s Mitte art mecca. Reserve your spot quickly and gather with family and friends to enjoy some of the most stunning contemporary art Berlin has to offer. What better way could there be to relax and unwind after the hectic holiday week gone by?

Sammlung Boros // Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin



Top Image Credit: David Chipperfield Courtesy of M. Joedicke