Exhibitions in
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and sixth-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1. 9 million.
This week's highlights
All current exhibitions
Inner Mornings, or Forms of Counterculture
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
How can the evolution of contemporary art serve as a lens through which to understand the history of counterculture—a phenomenon that continues to influence artistic approaches today? This question serves as a guiding…
Cocktail Prolongé: F.C. Gundlach Special
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Today 11:00 – 18:00 h As one of the most influential German fashion photographers from the 1950s to the 1980s, F.C. Gundlach decisively shaped the aesthetic stylization of the female body. As a private collector,…
Alliance, Infinity, Love – In the Face of the Other
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Today 11:00 – 18:00 h The main exhibition of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg, curated by Mark Sealy, celebrates the cultural and artistic diversity of photography and its healing and transformative power. It…
BUT I WORLD I SEE YOU*
Hamburger Kunsthalle
In the frame of the 9th Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2026
Isa Mona Lisa
Hamburger Kunsthalle
»Isa Mona Lisa« is the ironic and playful title chosen for a large-scale exhibition that provides a lively glimpse of recent art via a selection of unusual works by international contemporary artists. The title is taken…
ABDULHAMID KIRCHER – ROTTING FROM WITHIN
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Today 11:00 – 18:00 h In his analogue photographic and installative practice, the German-Turkish artist Abdulhamid Kircher (b. 1996) reflects on the consequences of patriarchy and violence, as well as on the search for…
AKOSUA VIKTORIA ADU-SANYAH – RESIDUAL SKY UNDER CONTAMINATION
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Today 11:00 – 18:00 h Large-format, hand-developed color prints are characteristic of the artistic work of Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah (b. 1990). Through manual and chemical processes, the German-Ghanaian artist shifts…
Making History
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Hans Makart and the Salon Painting of the 19th Century
Carrie Yamaoka
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Maria Lassnig Prize
David Novros
Hamburger Kunsthalle
David Novros (b. 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is known for his large, vividly coloured paintings on irregularly shaped multi-part canvases as well as for site-specific works that transcend the pictorial space to…
From Monet to Picasso. Jewish Art Collectors in Germany
Bucerius Kunst Forum
The exhibition From Monet to Picasso. Jewish Art Collectors in Germany reconstructs 15 important art collections assembled by German Jews before 1945. It brings together many of their modernist masterpieces, now…
Hito Steyerl – Deine Mudda macht Show
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
The exhibition is dedicated to the award-winning work of the media artist and author, whose pieces operate at the intersection of art, technology, and social analysis. In her video essays, multimedia installations, and…
Joyce Pensato Eyes For You
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
The exhibition EYES FOR YOU traces the evolution of Joyce Pensato’s work—from the early still lifes and Batman drawings of the 1970s, which were still strongly influenced by her training at the New York Studio School…
SCULPTURAL
Hamburger Kunsthalle
The New Galleries
Expanded Horizons – NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES
Deichtorhallen Hamburg
The Körber Foundation and the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg have launched EXPANDED HORIZONS. NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES, an internationally oriented mentoring and exhibition program dedicated to…
Unstable Media in the 21st Century
Hamburger Kunsthalle
UNSTABLE MEDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY examines some of the most radical voices in media art today based on some 40 key works from the Centre Pompidou’s pioneering New Media Collection. Ever since the 1980s, the uncertain…
This is the Modern World
Hamburger Kunsthalle
THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD. Breakthroughs in Art 1900–1960 is a reinterpretation of the modern art holdings, which, with over 3,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, ranks among the most significant in Germany.…
Impressionism
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Franco-German Encounters
Philipp Otto Runge
Hamburger Kunsthalle
Philipp Otto Runge (1777-1810) is considered the founder of Romantic art in Germany. During the period of upheaval around 1800, he created a visual world in which humans, nature and time merge into a poetic cosmos. In…