Salon
Read the newspaper in peace, take a lunch break with friends or colleagues, reflect on the exhibition visit or just relax. The room designed by chmara.rosinke/OFIS invites you to linger and is open to everyone – visitors and neighbors, clubs and colleagues. The stay is free of charge. Current daily newspapers and books from the library complement the room's furnishings. The time in the salon can be freely organized according to one's own wishes.
CONTACT
Christian Cramer
+49 228 9171–389
salon@bundeskunsthalle.de
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday – Friday & Sunday, 12 – 5 p.m.
English Book Club
In May, the work of Olivia Laing takes us to New York City and its artists in an exploration of the phenomenon of loneliness through their book The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone.
May 15
5:30–7 p.m.
In June, we’re reading the debut novel Homeseeking by Karissa Chen. Suchi and Haiwen meet as children in Shanghai. Their friendship deepens into something more, only to be interrupted by the upheavals of Chinese history. But perhaps life will offer them another chance?
June 12
5:30–7 p.m.
Hunchback is another debut work of fiction—this time by Japanese author Saou Ichikawa, translated by Polly Barton. Published just a few years ago, this novella is already regarded as one of the most important recent works in Japanese literature, praised for its powerful critique of ableism in modern society.
July 17
5:30–7 p.m.
Further Dates 2025
August 21
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 18
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