Overview
- The foundation said it will shut its Berlin exhibition house on Leipziger Straße at the end of October 2026.
- It will concentrate operations at its Düsseldorf headquarters, which is slated to reopen after renovations in April 2027 for the foundation’s 20th anniversary.
- Leaders framed the change as a strategic reorientation that emphasizes temporary formats in Germany and abroad to reach a wider audience.
- A recent six-week presentation in Los Angeles drew more than 30,000 visitors, which the foundation cites as evidence that traveling projects can extend its reach.
- Opened in 2016 in the former Czech Cultural Centre, the Berlin site hosted 22 exhibitions and drew more than 450,000 visitors, and its closure marks a notable shift for the city’s contemporary art scene.