Art galleries in Potsdam: directory, map and artistic districts

Humboldtstrasse 5 -6, 14467 Potsdam

Opposite the Alten Markt, the Museum Barberini displays the Hasso Plattner collection and its large impressionist ensembles. The temporary exhibitions, designed with international museums, make it the natural starting point for a pictorial journey in Potsdam.

Am Alten Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam

In the old town hall, the museum connects Potsdam history and fine arts. Its exhibitions bring together paintings, photographs, objects and creation from the 19th to the 21st centuries with the transformations of the city.

Am Neuen Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam

Located in the Kutschstall, this museum tells a thousand years of Brandenburg history through objects, images and participatory scenography. The Brandenburg.Studio extends the visit with contemporary stories and digital formats.

Breite Strasse 1A, 14467 Potsdam

Germany's oldest cinema museum occupies the Royal Marstall. Sets, costumes, techniques and archives from Babelsberg explain how an idea becomes a film, with active cinema and temporary exhibitions.

Max-Planck-Strasse 17, 14473 Potsdam

DAS MINSK confronts the art of the ancient GDR with international contemporary positions. The restored modernist architecture, terrace and exterior works make up a very different tour of Prussian palaces.

Schiffbauergasse 4F, 14467 Potsdam

On the banks of the Havel, the museum brings together Fluxus, action art and works by Wolf Vostell, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono and Joseph Beuys. Contemporary exhibitions, the café and the garden extend the experimental spirit of the collection.

Ausstellungspavillon Freundschaftsinsel, 14467 Potsdam

The BKV is taking over a modernist pavilion in the heart of the Freundschaftsinsel. Its international projects often respond to the glass architecture, the garden and the passage of the public between the station and Alten Markt.

Ulanenweg 9, 14469 Potsdam

In the former veterinary hospital of the Uhlans barracks, a large light hall hosts several exhibitions per year. Regional and international artists are accompanied by visits, meetings and conferences.

Charlottenstrasse 121, 14467 Potsdam

The Potsdamer Kunstverein alternates exhibitions in its own spaces and interventions in unexpected places. Its programming emphasizes the continuities and ruptures between urban memory and current practices.

Hermann-Elflein-Strasse 3, 14467 Potsdam

This baroque house retains a collection of utilitarian ceramics and reserves its lower level for exhibitions by regional artists. The domestic scale allows an intimate encounter with the works and history of the building.

Schiffbauergasse 4D, 14467 Potsdam

The Waschhaus devotes 325 m² to current trends in painting, photography, installation and video. Around eight annual exhibitions give a real place to experimental approaches and emerging artists.

Berliner Strasse 86, 14467 Potsdam

At the Glienicker Brücke, the villa confronts German history and exhibitions of modern or contemporary art. The sculpture garden and the view of the bridge give the place a strong landscape dimension.

Charlottenstrasse 13, 14467 Potsdam

This gallery features artists from Potsdam, Berlin and other international stages, with particular attention to photographic views of the Near and Middle East. The works on display can be acquired directly from the gallery.

Mittelstrasse 30, 14467 Potsdam

In the Holländisches Viertel, Albert Baake combines classical modernity and modern art. Paintings and works on paper are explicitly presented for purchase, with hanging suitable for collectors.

Bertiniweg 1A, 14469 Potsdam

On the banks of the Jungfernsee, KUNST-KONTOR defends more than thirty figurative artists in painting, graphics, sculpture and photography. The gallery and its sculpture garden allow you to compare the works available in a residential setting.

Charlottenstrasse 122, 14467 Potsdam

Showcase of the Brandenburgischer Verband Bildender Künstler, this gallery is directly hosted by member artists. The exhibitions promote regional exchanges, collaborations with other associations and collective formats.

Französische Strasse 18, 14467 Potsdam

This former heating station brings together workshops and galleries on two levels. Exhibitions, readings, concerts and performances make up an independent program, to check before traveling.

Heinz-Sielmann-Ring 2 -2A, 14476 Potsdam

In Gross Glienicke, twenty-two artists and international residents work in a former converted military ensemble. Open days and exhibitions are the best times to discover the workshops.

Dortustrasse 46, 14467 Potsdam

The Rechenzentrum is the largest socio-creative center in Brandenburg, with workshops, corridor galleries and collective projects. Its mosaic facade and public events also tell the story of the tensions between the heritage of the GDR and a contemporary city.

Ahornstrasse 28 -32, 14482 Potsdam

In Babelsberg, seven artists share workshops and a vast exhibition hall of approximately 340 m². The address can be visited mainly during exhibitions and open days announced by the collective.

Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse 51, 14471 Potsdam

Scholle51 brings together around sixty people active in art, culture and creative professions. Exhibitions, workshops and parties regularly transform this workplace into a meeting point in Potsdam-West.

Hermann-Elflein-Strasse 10, 14467 Potsdam

KunstWERK combines painting and graphics classes with temporary exhibitions by contemporary artists. Its accessible program is suitable for visitors who wish to connect practice, mediation and hanging.

Friedrich-Engels-Strasse 22, 14473 Potsdam

artifact offers workspaces and artistic workshops with low access thresholds. Events and courses favor participation, experimentation and meetings between artists and residents.

Jägerstrasse 20, 14467 Potsdam

This specialized gallery confronts different positions of contemporary photography. Meetings and events deepen the choices of image, series and print beyond simple hanging.

Charlottenstrasse 86, 14467 Potsdam

Galerie Schindler represents emerging and established artists from Potsdam, Brandenburg and Berlin. Its exhibitions, centered on painting between figuration and abstraction, also offer sculptures, drawings and prints for acquisition.

Lindenstrasse 53, 14467 Potsdam

Natalia Awenius' workshop-gallery presents landscapes, urban scenes and paintings inspired by water and light. The site explicitly invites you to request availability and conditions of acquisition of works.

Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 89, 14467 Potsdam

Near the Holländisches Viertel, Lidiya Kwaschny brings together a workshop, gallery and painting classes. The paintings on display and personalized orders are offered directly with an exchange on pattern, format and technique.

August-Bebel-Strasse 27, Guido-Seeber-Haus, Büro 012, 14482 Potsdam

Based in Babelsberg and open by appointment, this gallery continues an activity of several decades around modern and contemporary art. Watercolors, unique pieces and original graphics are offered with advice on acquisition.

Im Park Sanssouci 4, 14469 Potsdam

Built for the collection of Frederick II, the Bildergalerie is the oldest preserved gallery building in Germany. Rubens, Van Dyck, Caravaggio and the Italian Renaissance are presented in a decoration of marble, gilding and sculptures.