Berlin Attractions

Hamburger Bahnhof

One of the most popular art galleries in Berlin is housed in a train station. The historic Hamburger Bahnhof, built in 1846 at the Tiergarten, was badly damaged during the Second World War, but has been restored and reopened, with some modern elements added to the architecture, as an exhibition venue for an extensive contemporary art collection. The former station now offers 107,639 square feet (10,000 sq metres) of space filled with works by the likes of Andy Warhol, Josephy Beuys and Roy Lichtenstein. The basis of the exhibition is the Marx private collection, but there are changing exhibitions and good examples of the Italian Transavanguardia and minimalist art on show too.

Address: Invalidenstraße 50- 51; Website: www.hamburgerbahnhof.de; Telephone: (0)30 397834-11; Transport: U6 to Zinnowitzer St.; tram M6, M8 or 12; S3, S5, S7, S9, S75 to Hauptbahnhof; Opening time: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday 11am to 8pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm. Guided tours are conducted on Sundays at 4pm; Admission: €8; children under 16 free. Concessions available. Free admission Thursdays 2pm to 4pm