Gallery Weekend Berlin
22nd edition of Berlin's most important international gallery circuit during the May 1st weekend
About Gallery Weekend
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Berlin's Weekend for the International Art World
When Gallery Weekend Berlin takes place in early May, Berlin's gallery scene is international: collectors from the USA, Asia, and Europe fly in, and international curators, museum directors, and critics book the weekend months in advance. Since 2005, the format has been the most important German counterpart to Frieze London and Art Basel, with the difference that it is not a fair, but a parallel circuit: visitors move from gallery to gallery, see the vernissages, and meet artists and other collectors.
Who is Participating
Around 50 established Berlin galleries participate each year — the list includes, among others, Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Galerie Judin, Galerie NEU, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Galerie Max Hetzler, Sprüth Magers, Barbara Wien, as well as newcomers like Shahin Zarinbal, Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler & Trautwein Herleth (all in the Kreuzberg cluster zone around Leipziger Straße and Regina-Jonas-Straße), and the Julia Stoschek Foundation. A total of over 80 positions are shown — solo exhibitions, group presentations, premieres by important artists.
Berlin as a European Art Capital
Since the early 2000s, Berlin has been considered the most important German and one of the most important European art capitals — with the highest density of galleries of any major German city, a large international diaspora of artists, and a strong museum landscape. Gallery Weekend is the annual staging of this scene. It deliberately does not take the form of a closed fair, but rather a spatially distributed format — moving between galleries across different districts is part of the program.
Gallery Weekend — edition 2026
The 2026 program includes solo exhibitions, group presentations, and premieres by important contemporary artists. Gallery Tours with curated routes are also offered — the Gallery Tour Mitte / South / Kreuzberg has already been announced by the organizer. The complete list of participating galleries and artists will be published weeks before the weekend on gallery-weekend-berlin.de.
Programme Gallery Weekend 2026
Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026 runs from Friday, May 1st to Sunday, May 3rd, 2026. Organizer: Gallery Weekend Berlin. Admission to all participating galleries is free.
Participating Galleries (Selection confirmed)
- Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi
- Galerie Judin
- Galerie NEU
- Galerie Thomas Schulte
- Galerie Max Hetzler
- Sprüth Magers
- Barbara Wien
- Shahin Zarinbal — Muskauer Straße 24/2, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler & Trautwein Herleth — Regina-Jonas-Straße 41/43, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Galerie Klemm's — Leipziger Straße 58
- Julia Stoschek Foundation — Leipziger Straße 60
A total of around 50 galleries participate, showing over 80 artistic positions — solo exhibitions and group formats are curated specifically for the weekend.
Gallery Tours
- Gallery Tour Mitte / South / Kreuzberg — confirmed tour for 2026, route through the gallery clusters of Leipziger Straße and Regina-Jonas-Straße
- Further curated tours will be published by the organizer
Districts with High Gallery Density
- Mitte — Auguststraße, Linienstraße, Zimmerstraße
- Kreuzberg — Leipziger Straße, Regina-Jonas-Straße, Mehringdamm
- Tiergarten — Potsdamer Straße, Lützowstraße
- Charlottenburg — Goethestraße, Schaperstraße
Highlights Gallery Weekend 2026
- 22nd edition of Berlin's most important gallery circuit
- Around 50 participating galleries — international art market event
- Over 80 contemporary artistic positions
- Curated Gallery Tours through the districts
- Admission to all participating galleries is free
Prices Gallery Weekend 2026
Admission to all participating galleries is free. Gallery Tours are partially free, some special routes require a ticket. Program flyers and maps are available at gallery-weekend-berlin.de. Travel by bicycle or public transport — participating galleries are spread across several Berlin districts.
Practical information — Gallery Weekend
Getting There and Mobility
The participating galleries are spread across several Berlin districts — Mitte, Kreuzberg (Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg), Tiergarten (Mitte), Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf). The best way to reach the galleries is by bicycle or with short U-/S-Bahn hops. BVG day tickets are a sensible choice.
Admission
Admission to all participating galleries is free. Program flyers and maps are available at gallery-weekend-berlin.de. Gallery Tours with curated routes are also offered — some are free, others require a ticket.
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Where it takes place Gallery Weekend
Verschiedene Berliner Galerien
50 Galerien stadtweit (Schwerpunkte Mitte, Kreuzberg, Tiergarten), 10997 Berlin