Friends of the Museum: Förderverein

Good Friends are
good for Art

Civic commitment is a powerful force. Without it there would be no Berlinische Galerie. In 1975 some art lovers in West Berlin set up an association to collect and exhibit modern and contemporary art from the city – and the Berlinische Galerie was born. The association continued to own and manage the collection for over 20 years. In 1995 it became the Förderverein we know today, which has charitable status and is closely in tune with all the goals the museum sets out to achieve. By raising funds it makes a valuable contribution towards important purchases, new exhibitions and education projects. If you are passionate about Berlin’s art and culture and would like to know more about the Berlinische Galerie, this
is the right place for you.

Become a Member

Join us!

The Friends of the Berlinische Galerie not only support their favourite museum, but also enjoy many benefits and an exclusive programme of activities. Become a member and join in – for more art and more Berlin.

Your Benefits at a Glance:

Friend (€ 90 a year)
Friend Plus (€ 120 a year)
Friend Discount (€ 45 a year, verification needed *)
Young Friends (€ 30 a year, verification needed **) More details

Personal invitations to exhibition openings and exclusive events in our association diary: special tours, previews, studio visits, day trips, art holidays
Regular information about Berlinische Galerie and association activities
Preferential rate for the Berlinische Galerie’s annual selected publication (“Jahresgabe”)
As a Friend Plus (€ 120 p.a.) you will receive an additional, transferable membership card

Free admission to the Berlinische Galerie and partner museums:
Brücke Museum, Berlin
Jewish Museum, Berlin
Kunsthalle, Emden
Photography Collection at SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne

* For those on state benefits “ALG II” or “Sozialgeld” and those with a registered disability (Please send your verification document by post or email to the Förderverein Berlinische Galerie e.V.)

** To qualify for Young Friends (Jung und Artig) membership you must be 30 or under (Please send your verification document by post or email to the Förderverein Berlinische Galerie e.V.)

Family Member (€ 150 a year)

In addition to the above-mentioned Friend benefits:

You will receive one personalized membership card and an additional, transferable membership card for another person, who doesn't have to live in the same household
As many kids membership cards as you wish (until the age of 18)
Receive the Family-Newsletter
Exclusive Family Tour with our partner Jugend im Museum e.V.
Exclusive access to the kids opening
Surprise welcome pakcage
One year of free participation at „Jung und Artig“, the young friends of the museums (from 18 years on)

Silver Patron (€ 200 a year)
In addition to the above-mentioned Friend benefits:

Free admission to the Berlinische Galerie for an accompanying person
Preferential booking for the short art holiday

Gold Patron (€ 400 a year)
In addition to the above-mentioned Silver Patron benefits:

Preferential booking for the long art holiday
Invitation to an exclusive event with the Director and artists/curators

For companies we offer three membership options (€ 1,500 / € 2,500 / € 5,000) with different benefits: a wide range of opportunities with personal notification where requested, including your company name displayed in the foyer of the Berlinische Galerie and website positioning for your logo.

Information for Companies

Partner Museums

Naturally friends of the museum will always have free admittance to the Berlinische Galerie and selected partner museums:

Brücke-Museum Berlin
Jüdisches Museum Berlin
Kunsthalle Emden
Photographische Sammlung der SK Stiftung Kultur, Köln

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En Route with Friends

As a friend of the museum you will keep up to date with the heart of Berlin’s lively art scene. You will enjoy privileged insights behind the scenes at the Berlinische Galerie and other art venues in the city. Our versatile programme includes guided tours with the curators and director, exclusive previews at our museum, visits to art fairs, studios, private collections and partner museums in Berlin, day excursions and holidays with an art focus.

Supported by the
Friends of the Museum

Magyar Modern

Hungarian Art in Berlin 1910–1933

4.11.22 – 6.2.23

Sibylle Bergemann

Town and Country and Dogs
Photographs 1966–2010

24.6.22 – 10.10.22

Images in Fashion–Clothing in Art

Photography, Fine Arts, and Fashion since 1900

18.2.22 – 30.5.22

Drawing the City

Paper-Based Works from 1945 to the Present

14.8.20 – 4.1.21

Umbo
Photographer

Works 1926 – 1956

21.2.20 – 20.7.20

Lotte Laserstein

Face to Face

5.4.19 – 12.8.19

Loredana Nemes

Greed Fear Love
Photographs 2008 – 2018

21.6.18 – 15.10.18

Freedom

The art of the
Novembergruppe 1918 – 1935

9.11.18 – 11.3.19

Jeanne
Mammen

The Observer
Retrospective 1910-1975

6.10.17 – 15.1.18

Faraway
Focus

Photographers go travelling (1880 – 2015)

19.5.17 – 11.9.17

Max Beckmann Beckmann
and Berlin

20.11.15 – 15.2.16

Vienna
Berlin

The Art of Two Cities
From Schiele to Grosz

24.10.13 – 27.1.14

Boris
Mikhailov

Time is out of joint. Photography 1966–2011

24.2.12 – 28.5.12

Friedrich
Seidenstücker

Photographs 1925–1958

1.10.11 – 6.2.12

Berlin
89/09

Art Between Traces of the Past and Utopian Futures

18.9.09 – 15.2.10

As far as
no Eye can see

Panoramic Photographs of Berlin, 1949 – 1952

2.11.08 – 16.2.09

Hannah
Höch

All Beginning is DADA!

6.4.07 – 2.7.07

Jung und Artig?

"Jung und Artig" (ok, it’s a pun!) is the name for young Friends of the Berlinische Galerie – currently 300 art enthusiasts aged under 30, who follow art and culture and get to know the Berlin scene in good company. Meet new people, enjoy art in company, support your favourite museum! The art community is right here.

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