Exhibition tips

Pol Taburet

The Burden of Papa Tonnerre

1 & 2: Installation View “The Burden of Papa Tonnerre” at Schinkel Pavillon Berlin. Photo: Frank Sperling

UNTIL JULY 13, 2025

Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin

6€ / reduced 4€

Additive comment: Darkness, transformation, secrets, humans and animals. All this and more is united in the eerie art of French artist Pol Tabouret who mixes his Caribbean heritage with modern techniques like air brush. His first solo exhibition centers around the legend of Papa Tonnerr who makes a deal with a with with to gain back his ability to speak. However, this will eventually be his downfall.

IM DIALOG – Sammlung Hasso Plattner: Kunst aus der DDR

1 & 2: Installation view “IM DIALOG – Sammlung Hasso Plattner: Kunst aus der DDR“, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus, Potsdam 2025. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025; © Gerhard Richter 2025 (01022025), Foto: Jens Ziehe

UNTIL AUGUST 10, 2025

DAS MINSK Kunsthaus, Potsdam

10 / reduced 8€

Additive comment: The exhibition focusses on the individual perspectives of artists working in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). How was it to be an artist under a regime that did not allow free expression of thought? How did the dictatorship shape their art practice? What ways were there to express themselves?

Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society
Collection of the Nationalgalerie 1945 – 2000

Exhibition views “Zerreißprobe. Art between Politics and Society. Collection of the Nationalgalerie 1945-2000”, Neue Nationalgalerie, 18.11.2023-28.9.2025 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / David von Becker

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 28, 2025

Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

14€ / reduced 7€

Additive comment: Showcasing their impressive collection of second-half twentieth century art. Find here the crème de la crème of artists of that time. Since the exhibition is so extensive, you can discover something new every time you come here. Additionally, there are changing exhibitions in the upstairs area.

Surreal Worlds

View into the presentation of the collection “Surreal Worlds” – 1: © Jean Dubuffet / Kurt Schwitters / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg / Thomas Bruns – 2: Hans Bellmer, La poupée, 1936/38 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017/ Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg / Thomas Bruns

PERMANENT EXHIBITION

Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg

12€ / reduced 6€

Additive comment: This exhibition not only focusses on the famous surrealist movement of the 1920s with artists like Salvador Dali or Max Ernst but basically gives an overview of how the fantastic, absurd and subconscious found its way into art. Additionally to the permanent exhibition, there are changing exhibitions around the topic of surrealism. Opposite of Schloss Charlottenburg, this museum is perfect to combine with a stroll through the nice palace garden.