Can birds actually see colours? This question came up during the workshop with the artist Polina Soloveichik. While designing special bird feed houses together with many interested children, it was not only about teaching different artistic techniques, but also about […]
URBAN NATION is not only known as the MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY ART and the small and large artworks that enrich Berlin’s cityscape, but also for its social commitment. Various workshops offer children and young people the opportunity to discover […]
Over the past six months a total of 16 artists from seven nations have lived and worked directly under the roof of the URBAN NATION museum as part of Fresh A.I.R., the Artist in Residence scholarship program of URBAN NATION […]
Art history meets street art – the facade at Bülowstrasse 101 received a new mural. As part of the URBAN NATION Biennale 2019, Julien de Casabianca was invited to give this building a new appearance. (more…) Julien de Casabianca tells […]
On September 13th PROJECT M/15 celebrated its opening. This edition of the Project M/-series is a solo exhibition of the artist 2 Alas. It is entitled “Sonoro”, which means “sonorous” or “resounding” in Italian. And that’s exactly what visitors can […]
In the middle of September, Bülowstraße turned into major attraction for fans of Urban Art: around 12,000 visitors came to see the 100-meter-long outdoor installation of the URBAN NATION Biennale 2019. The URBAN NATION museum, which was open at the […]
Last Saturday our museum was open longer than usual for a very special reason: The “Lange Nacht der Museen” (engl. Long Night of the Museums). Almost 1,000 visitors took this opportunity to explore the URBAN NATION MUSEUM FOR URBAN CONTEMPORARY […]
Last weekend the Christopher Street Day took place in Berlin. Together with the Griessmuehle, URBAN NATION was also represented this year with its own truck at the colourful parade. It was a celebration of love, for more tolerance, respect and […]
Since the first of July, artists from the field of Urban and New Contemporary Art have again the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for the third year of “FRESH A.I.R.”. In the course of the opening of the current […]
With a new One Wall, artist Fanakapan critically examines social networks. “Believe in Dog” The facade of the house in Schwedter Strasse 29 in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district shows a silver-coloured heart-shaped balloon with a deceptively realistic looking reflection. Looking […]
