Tour Details
Duration
3 hours
Product Type
Tour
Venues
Various contemporary art galleries
Photos & Highlights
- Learn about Berlin’s thriving art scene
- Led by a local curator or practicing artist
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Tour Description
Thanks to a thriving and bold artistic community with a subversive attitude to spare, Berlin has proven itself a world capital of contemporary art for decades. Since the fall of the Wall in 1989, artists from all backgrounds have been transforming the city’s forgotten spaces into workshops, galleries, and collectives. On this 3-hour Berlin art tour, a local curator, historian, or artist will hand-pick a selection of galleries and provide an introduction to the diverse, cutting-edge, and experimental art scene that has brought Berlin international fame.
Private Art Tour in Berlin
With a multitude of museums (from the giants of Museum Island to lesser-known gems), over 300 established contemporary art galleries, and an ever-expanding network of temporary spaces throughout the city, Berlin has clearly established itself as a cultural and creative capital of Europe. In order to find the pulse of the city’s scene, we will spend our walk on Auguststrasse. The original core of Berlin’s artistic community in the early 1990s, it is now home to some of the city’s most prestigious galleries.
In the company of a Context guide, we will make our way along Auguststrasse and through its side streets, visiting some of the city's most venerated spaces. Our itinerary will be guided by the current exhibitions as well as our guide’s knowledge of the galleries’ strengths and weaknesses. We'll also tackle some broader questions about the functions of the best art galleries in Berlin.
"What can I say? It was like getting an MFA in three hours. [Our guide] was intelligent, funny, and made me look at art in a new way. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it."
Space to Create
This walk isn't simply a sequence of contemporary galleries, but also explores the history of Berlin as a capital for contemporary art and how its vibrant community of artists shapes the city. We will consider the hype that keeps drawing people here and talk about the many artist-run initiatives and community art spaces that shape the cultural landscape.
Take Aways
Together, we'll see what makes the gallery scene in Berlin different from other art meccas such as New York, Paris, or London. True to its chaotic and revolutionary origins, the Berlin scene is constantly expanding, re-inventing itself, and pushing the purview of contemporary art.
FAQ
Is this tour available during the summer?
Due to gallery closures in July and August, we aren't able to offer this walk in the summer.
Due to gallery closures in July and August, we aren't able to offer this walk in the summer.
Where You'll Start
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62 Reviews
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I thought Jason exposed me to a side of Berlin I would never have seen on my own. It is also an area where I do not have a lot of background, so I think it might have been a little difficult for him to guage how to present the information.
Elizabeth
Reviewed on:
Dec 11, 2013
Context requested detailed info about our art background, yet did not use that in designing our exploration. Jason was a delightful, bright and courteous guide. However, his art tour is only of the Mitte area and appears to be set in its presentation and not in response to the information your company requested.
My comments are not a reflection on Jason as a person or his courteous, personal interaction. It would have been helpful if Jason was also familiar with the various private art collections, i.e. Boros Collection and the art gallery scene throughout the city, not just Mitte. We left him with good knowledge of the history of the Mitte district, but without information about the rest of the city scene, which is quite rich in contemporary art. He seemed to feel that the contemporary art scene that has developed throughout the city is too commercial, involved in the art fair world and interested in attractive gallery sites and not in supporting artists.
Sabrina
Reviewed on:
Nov 4, 2013
Everything worked. We could never had gotten this kind of appreciation formBerlin's art and cultural scene without him. And what a nice guy too!
Sara
Reviewed on:
Oct 9, 2013
