What's on | Berlin

This April, we’re back at Arena Berlin welcoming 65 contemporary galleries from Germany and around the world, with a wonderful new installation created especially for the fair, inspiring art talks, Family Mornings, Late events, and so much more… Discover the full program below.

Discover hidden art gems that you might not spot at first glance, as well as meeting artists and gallerists, and listen to the stories behind the artworks. Join one of our free public guided tours, everyday at 3pm. Simply go to the meeting place at our Information Desk, to explore art in more detail.

Additionally, there will be two themed, curator-led guided tour. Join us on Friday 17 April at 4pm for “Emerging Artists” with Fair Manager Hannah Weber-Heidenfels and at 5pm for “Kunst unter 1000€” with Fair Director Oliver Lähndorf.

This year we will welcome visitors with an immersive, site-specific installation by Berlin-based artist Christian KERA Hinz, presented by Uhlig Gallery, located directly in front of the main entrance. Known for his geometric and abstract visual language, KERA works at the intersection of painting, architecture, and spatial perception.

For Pool Painting, the artist transforms a large-scale painted surface into a shallow water basin, inviting viewers to experience colour, form, reflection and movement in an unexpected way. As the painted composition meets the water’s surface, straight lines begin to shift, refract and ripple — creating a calm yet dynamic moment of perception and participation.

We can’t wait to welcome you to step into this shared experience right at the entrance of the fair!

To learn more about the installation, join our Installation Artist Tour on Friday, 17 April from 4–6pm, or on Saturday and Sunday from 11am–12pm and 1–3pm.

This project is supported by URBAN NATION, an initiative of Stiftung Berliner Leben.

No fair would be complete without festivities! On Friday 17 April we will be open until 10pm with our Late View. Come along to enjoy a glass of wine, listen to the beats of DJ Levente and relax while browsing this year’s exhibition. This is the best time to visit the fair if you want to avoid prams and the weekend rush.

And as an extra special this year the first guests will receive a free pink drink – so arrive early to make sure you don’t miss out – first come, first serve!

Right opposite our wardrobe you’ll find our new ‘Interactive Mural’, where kids and their families can get creative themselves and discover their own expression inspired by the works around them.

Paint the upper squares to see how colours shift and transform depending on the tones that surround them, and create your very own homage to Josef Albers’ Homage to the Square. Albers created nearly 2,000 works within this series — and in 1971, they were the subject of the first solo exhibition dedicated to a living artist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alongside the Kids Mural, there will also be a children’s guided tour on Saturday and Sunday through the Interactive Pool Installation starting at 11:00, offering a playful way to explore the work up close.

Since 2012, the Emerging Artists exhibitions at our German Affordable Art Fairs have given a curated platform to new talents.

Looking back at the last 12 years, the visibility generated by the Emerging Artists exhibitions has been integral in supporting and pushing artist’s careers within the difficult starting conditions of the art world.

The Emerging Artists Berlin 2026 exhibition will be curated by Fair Manager Hannah Weber-Heidenfels, showing the conceptual works of the three artists Bella Bram, Özcan Ertek and Solveig Schmid, who are all Berlin-based and have graduated within the last few years.

Under the topic ‘Resonante Zustände – Körper, Material und Wahrnehmung im Übergang’, the exhibition brings together three artistic positions, which explore transitions between body, space, material, and perception. The artworks operate in states of in-between: between object and environment, sound and silence, intuition and construction.

As part of the exhibition, artist Özcan Ertek will present the interactive performance Future Visioning: AI Turkish Coffee Reading. Turkish coffee, known as türk kahvesi, holds immense significance in Turkish culture. In this participatory installation, Ertek combines the traditional practice of Turkish coffee reading with AI technology, inviting visitors to reflect on the dynamics of trust, intuition and the evolving role of artificial intelligence.

Participants are invited to choose whether they place their trust in a human or an AI system, shaping how their coffee reading unfolds. Blending traditional practice with algorithmic interpretation, the work opens a playful space to reflect on intuition, technology and the role of AI in imagining possible futures.

Future Visioning: AI Turkish Coffee Reading will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1–3pm and 4–6pm within the Emerging Artist Exhibition.

Don’t miss our curated wall with artworks all priced under 1000€, showing artworks from different galleries which are offering a wide range of affordable art.

Right in the center of row J you will find a stand from Berlin-based book shop and culture space Bücherbogen, offering a wide variety of art books, catalogues and theoretical literature from all art genres and epochs.

Experience an artwork coming to life in real time. On Friday between 12:00 and 17:00, artist Nene Cermak will be live painting at the ATM Gallery booth (Stand C6).

Simply stop by and witness the work as it unfolds.

As always, we’ll offer a wrapping and packing service by Wall to Wall for all artworks purchased at the Berlin Fair ensuring that our collectors are able to take their newly acquired works home safely. The wrapping station is located directly near the exit and will be open throughout the fair.

Can’t take your artwork home straight away? No worries, Wall to Wall also provides a delivery service at a cost.

As part of the fair, our partner Cohart will be present right next to the wrapping station, offering galleries a seamless way to manage sales and payments for artworks. Cohart provides a powerful suite of tools—including inventory management, marketing, website building, and AI/VR-powered virtual viewing rooms—helping galleries streamline their operations and connect with collectors more efficiently.

While the stand primarily supports gallery operations, visitors are welcome to learn more about the platform and experience its AI/VR capabilities during the fair.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a beginner in the art world, join us from 16 – 19 April 2026 at Arena Berlin for the perfect opportunity to grow your art collection. To stay up to date with fair information, exclusive ticket offers, and local art news sign up to our newsletter.