Opening
The Georg Kolbe Museum warmly invites you to the opening of the exhibition everybody.
The museum is currently undergoing renovation and is closed. The opening of everybody will take place on August 7 starting at 6 pm.
The Georg Kolbe Museum warmly invites you to the opening of the exhibition everybody.
Experience the current exhibition in a public tour, that focuses on queer perspectives.
Erstmals kooperiert das Georg Kolbe Museum für sein Sommerferienangebot mit dem Alten Museum auf der Museumsinsel. Der fünftägige Kurs widmet sich dem Thema Skulptur und Körperdarstellung – für Kinder zwischen 9 und 12 Jahren.
Every third Thursday of the month the Georg Kolbe Museum invites those over 60 to experience art together and to enter discussions.
You can find more events here
Since 2024, as part of the “Der Brunnen/The Fountain” project, the museum has been conducting interdisciplinary research into the history and contextualization of Georg Kolbe’s “Dancers Fountain” (1922). In this context, it proactively initiated discussions with the descendants of the original owner, Heinrich Stahl. The goal was to clarify the restitution issue and, building on that, to develop new forms of remembrance. Scholarly research revealed that the fountain is a cultural asset resulting from Nazi persecution. The museum restituted the fountain to the community of heirs in the spring of 2026.
On Saturday, 1 February 2026, the German section of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) presented the awards “Special Exhibition of the Year,” “Exhibition of the Year,” and “Museum of the Year” at its annual general meeting at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This year’s Museum of the Year 2025 award was bestowed on the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin.
The Georg Kolbe Museum has completely modernized its lighting system: an energy-efficient lighting concept, a solar power system, and sustainable outdoor lighting showcase the artworks and architecture to their best advantage—while significantly reducing the museum’s ecological footprint.