During Berlin Art Week (10–14 September 2025), the festival meeting place “Berlin Art Week Garden” invites you to the Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art. On Friday, 12 September 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the international symposium “Shaping the Future” will take place there.
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Under the title ›Shaping the Future‹, international guests will discuss the contemporary museum as a social space. Museum professionals from Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Warsaw will address current challenges and the role of museums for contemporary art within society.
The symposium was conceived by Mathilda Legemah (Strategic Development, Hamburger Bahnhof), Till Fellrath (Director Hamburger Bahnhof), and Mona Stehle (Artistic Director Berlin Art Week). It is a joint project of Berlin Art Week and Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, which will host this year’s Festival Meeting Point ›Berlin Art Week Garten‹.
Programme:
- 11.00–11.45 am: Decentering – Anna Gritz (Haus am Waldsee, Berlin), Rebecca Matthews (ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum)
- 12.00–12.45 pm: Youth Engagement – Marie Nipper (Arken, Copenhagen), Jenny Schlenzka (Gropius Bau, Berlin), Olmo Garcia Koel (Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam)
- 1.00–2.00 pm: Break
- 2.00–2.45 pm: Changing Societies – Catherine Wood (Tate Modern, London), Sam Bardaouil (Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin)
- 3.00–3.45 pm: Innovation in Institutional Models – Kasia Redzisz (KANAL – Centre Pompidou, Brussels), Elvira Dyangani Ose (MACBA, Barcelona), Marion Ackermann (President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Berlin)
- 4.00–4.45 pm: Finding New Forms of Participation and Experimentation – Mona Stehle (Berlin Art Week), Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli (2050+, Milan)
Moderators: Elke Buhr (Monopol), Kimberly Bradley (independent art critic and author), Kate Brown (artnet).
WHEN?
Friday, 12 September 2025, 11 am–5 pm
Part of Berlin Art Week (10–14 September 2025)
WHERE?
Berlin Art Week Garten – Festival Meeting Point
Hosted at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
Invalidenstraße 50–51
10557 Berlin
COST?
Free admission, no registration required
The event will be held in English
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