Known for its extensive collection of international contemporary art and innovative exhibition program
The Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart presides over a comprehensive collection of contemporary art. It is the largest among the buildings housing the Nationalgalerie’s extensive holdings, with one of the largest and most significant public collections of contemporary art in the world. The museum's name refers to the building's original function as one of the first terminal stations of the rail system in Germany, built in 1846 and reopened as a museum of contemporary art in 1996.
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Collection Highlights
Dieter Roth and Björn RothGarden sculpture, 1968/2008
Michel MajerusBurned out, 2000
Aernout MikRefraction, 2004
Giuseppe PenoneTo reverse one's eyes, 1970
Joseph BeuysThe End of the Twentieth Century, 1982-1983
