Hamburger Bahnhof—Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

The Hamburger Bahnhof—Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart (National Gallery of the Present) presides over one of the most significant public collections of contemporary art in the world. Its name refers to the Neoclassical building’s original function as one of the first terminal rail stations in Germany, built in 1846 and reopened as a museum of contemporary art in 1996. The Hamburger Bahnhof is the largest among the multiple sites housing the Nationalgalerie’s extensive holdings, and its interdisciplinary and multimedia collection encompasses major artists and movements from the 1960s onwards, which are displayed through rotating thematic or monographic exhibitions. Artists include Andy Warhol, Sturtevant, Gerhard Richter, A.R. Penck, Sigmar Polke, Andrea Fraser, Isa Genzken, Wolfgang Tillmans and Cindy Sherman. Of particular note are immersive artists’ rooms and installations by John Cage, Bill Viola, Peter Campus and others.

^{Image: Exhibition view, “Museum in Motion. A Collection for the 21st Century”, Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, 2024. Elmgreen & Dragset, "Protruding Gallery, Powerless Structures, Fig. 223," 2024. © Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jacopo La Forgia © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie.}