Berlin: area by area - North of the Centre – The Hamburger Bahnhof

The Hamburger Bahnhof exhibits the most important collection of contemporary art in Berlin, with works by Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys and many other innovative contemporary artists.
The former train station – the only remaining terminal station in Berlin – was built from 1846–47; the building was badly damaged in the war and only began to be used as an exhibition site in the 1980s.
After extensive restoration work, the Hamburger Bahnhof was reopened as the Museum for the Present in 1996.
The historical elements of the building, combined with modern architecture, make it the ideal location to exhibit the modern art collection, which makes use of many different media.
An exhibition area of 10,000 square meters is dedicated to art from the second half of the twentieth century.