Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Trains first rolled through the Hamburger Bahnhof in 1874, but after only 32 years the
station had become too small and was turned into a traffic museum. After WWII, the build-
ing stood empty until the late Josef Paul Kleihues was hired in 1989 to create an exhibition
space. He kept the elegant exterior, which at night is bathed in the light of a Dan Flavin in-
stallation. The interior, though, was gutted and turned into modern minimalist galleries that
orbit the central hall with its exposed iron girders.
Free guided
English tours
run at noon on Saturday and Sunday (German tours run daily).
Wrap up your visit with a browse around the museum
bookshop
and a bite in the smart on-
site
restaurant
.
DON'T MISS…
Andy Warhol's
Chairman Mao
(1975)
Anselm Kiefer's
Volkszählung
(Census; 1991)
Joseph Beuys'
The End of the Twentieth Century
(1983)
Robert Rauschenberg's
Pink Door
(1954)
PRACTICALITIES
030-266 424 242
Invalidenstrasse 50-51
adult/concession €10/5
10am-6pm Tue, Wed & Fri, to 8pm Thu, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun
Hauptbahnhof,
Hauptbahnhof
