Hamburger Bahnhof will stay open through the night for its 30th birthday, with free admission from 11am on Saturday, 14 November 2026, until 6pm on Sunday, 15 November 2026. For a Berlin weekend, the useful choice is when to go: Saturday afternoon brings English-language curator tours, late evening brings vinyl and performances, and Sunday starts with films before dawn.
The event is called “30 Hours Hamburger Bahnhof”. You can come for an afternoon or a late-night visit; all times below are local Berlin time.
Saturday afternoon: start with Sophie Calle
The new exhibition Sophie Calle. Is It Better?, 13 November 2026–4 April 2027, gives the weekend a particular Berlin connection. Its starting point is The Detachment, a series made in 1996: twelve photographs show city locations from which GDR symbols were removed after reunification, paired with descriptions from passers-by. The exhibition brings together six bodies of work across photography, text, installation and video.
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, Lisa Hörstmann leads a curator’s tour of the Calle exhibition in English at 4pm. Another English-language curator tour, of Next Door, follows at 5pm. Registration for guided tours and artwork talks takes place at the museum’s information desk, so make that your first stop if a particular session is the reason for your visit.
To fit the museum into a day on foot, browse the Berlin walking tours in Ingry before choosing your morning route.
Saturday night: vinyl and the Historic Hall
The 14 November 2026 evening programme includes the Art of Vinyl Listening Night from 9pm until 2am on 15 November. It draws on the museum’s artist-record collection and a collaboration with Pastiche, a listening space in Neukölln. From 10pm until 1am, Lina Lapelytė’s performers appear in the Historic Hall.
For a shorter evening, arrive for the vinyl session, then head to the Historic Hall when performances start at 10pm. The film programme begins later, after midnight.
After midnight belongs to Sunday
The Sunday, 15 November 2026 programme runs films between 1am and 5.30am: the Ryuichi Sakamoto concert film async at the Park Avenue Armory begins at 1am, Anne Imhof’s video works at 2.15am, and Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire at 3.30am. Those are the early hours after Saturday night, not Sunday evening.
For a morning visit instead, the museum lists an all-ages pyjama tour at 9am. The doors remain open until 6pm on Sunday, so you can also visit during the day without building your trip around the overnight programme. The language of the pyjama tour is not specified in the published listing.
Arrival via Berlin Hauptbahnhof
The visitor entrance is at Invalidenstraße 50, and the museum lists Berlin Hauptbahnhof as its public-transport connection, served by S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams and buses. Use the museum address as your destination after reaching the station. The building is generally wheelchair accessible, according to the visitor information.
If you use Ingry for the rest of your Berlin walks, its Ingry+ subscription lets you download content for offline use before heading out. For an overnight museum visit, check the return journey separately for your actual departure time; the museum’s continuous opening does not describe train frequencies.
The programme was checked on 8 November 2026. Before travelling, reopen the linked Saturday or Sunday schedule for your chosen session; free entry and on-site tour registration are separate arrangements.
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