Art in Germany

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!

Art and concrete merge into a single entity within a WWII bunker that possesses a deeply storied and turbulent history.

Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.