For its thirtieth birthday the Hamburger Bahnhof stays open without a break from Saturday 14 November 2026 at 11am to Sunday 15 November at 6pm. Entry is free for the whole 31 hours. It is the rare chance to see Berlin's national museum of contemporary art at 3am, with films, music, tours and tents to camp in.
What to expect
Saturday. Konzerthaus Brass Berlin opens the weekend at noon. At the same time the "Endless Tour" starts: a guided tour that keeps going through the building for thirty hours. Curator Lisa Hörstmann leads tours of the new Sophie Calle exhibition at 2pm (German) and 4pm (English). At 5pm Ulya Soley guides you through Next Door with Tacita Dean, Olafur Eliasson and Tomás Saraceno. From 9pm to 2am the Neukölln hi-fi bar Pastiche hosts an Art of Vinyl Listening Night in the Forum, starting with records from the museum's own collection. Between 10pm and 1am Lina Lapelytė's performers dance through the historic hall.
The night. From 1am to 5.30am the cinema programme runs: Ryuichi Sakamoto's concert film async, early videos by Anne Imhof, and at 3.30am Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, the Berlin film.
Sunday. A pyjama tour for all ages at 9am (slippers welcome). Then artwork talks on Claudia Wieser, John Knight and the Dan Flavin light installation that has lit the façade since 1996. The last tour, of A Thousand Times Berlin, starts at 4.30pm.
All weekend the Rieckhallen studio stays open, and small tents in the Education Lounge are free to use. Restaurant Konstantin serves food on Saturday from 11am to 11pm, then snacks, and again from 9am on Sunday.
Good to know
- When: Saturday 14 November, 11am, to Sunday 15 November 2026, 6pm, without a break
- Entry: free for everything
- Tours and talks: sign up on the day at the information desk
- Languages: some tours are in German, some in English. The museum's programme marks which.
- Getting there: S+U Hauptbahnhof, five minutes on foot. For the night hours, check the BVG journey planner for night buses and trams.
- Tip: the 3.30am Wings of Desire screening is a good reason to come late rather than stay up.
Nearby
Two days earlier, on Thursday 12 November, the museum opens the Sophie Calle exhibition with a free evening.