Spreepark Art Space is the art house of the Spreepark in Plänterwald, the former amusement park on the Spree that has stood half-abandoned since its operator went bust in 2001. It opened in March 2024 in the Eierhäuschen, a historic riverside excursion restaurant at the edge of the park that was restored as the first building of the park's redevelopment. The art space has exhibition rooms and artists' studios and runs a free programme of shows, tours and talks while the rest of the park is rebuilt.
The park opened in 1969 as the Kulturpark Plänterwald, East Berlin's only permanent amusement park, with a Ferris wheel that became a landmark of the area. After reunification a private operator ran it as Spreepark until the insolvency in 2001. For more than a decade the rusting rides drew trespassers, film crews and photographers. Berlin bought the site back in 2014, and the city-owned Grün Berlin is turning it into a park with art and culture. Construction has been under way since April 2025, and the reopening is planned for 2027.
The exhibitions often deal with the park itself: its history, the people who worked here and what a public leisure park could be. Works by Iván Argote, Sol Calero, Claudia Comte and others are already installed in the grounds.
Visiting
- Hours: Wednesday to Sunday and on public holidays, 11am–6pm.
- Entry: free.
- Current show: IM DAZWISCHEN, from 22 November 2026, with an opening day of tours.
- Food: a winter market in the beer garden on Friday to Sunday in November and December, and coffee and cake in the restaurant at weekends.
- Bring: good shoes. The paths are unpaved in places.
Getting there
From S Plänterwald (S8, S9, S85) it is about a 20-minute walk through the forest. Bus 265 stops at Neue Krugallee/Dammweg, ten minutes away. There is a Nextbike station on site but no car park.
Nearby
Schloss Biesdorf in the east of the city is another place where art takes on East Berlin's past. The East Side Gallery is about 20 minutes away by S-Bahn.