accessibility

Unfortunately, the 13th Berlin Biennale is not equally accessible to all visitors. To help you make the best-possible plan for your visit, this page provides you with up-to-date information on accessibility as well as details on potential barriers.

Venues

The 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art takes place at four venues in Berlin-Mitte:

KW Institute for Contemporary Art

The exhibition is held throughout the exhibition spaces at KW Institute for Contemporary Art (from the ground floor to the fourth floor, the main hall, the Pogo Bar in the basement, and the courtyard and rear courtyard). A floor plan is available at the ticket counter. 

The building can be accessed via a ramp at the main entrance. Step-free access is possible via a lift in the courtyard. Please note that the courtyard is cobblestoned. Most exhibition spaces are accessible by lift. For fully step-free access to the entire exhibition, please check in at the front desk on arrival or ring the bell to the right of the main entrance gate on Auguststraße.

An accessible toilet is located on the fourth floor and can be reached by lift.

If you have any questions about accessibility at KW Institute for Contemporary Art or would like help planning your visit, be sure to call +49 30 243 459 69 (Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–7 pm).

Sophiensæle

The exhibition is held in the Kantine of Sophiensæle, which is located on the ground floor. The exhibition space is on ground level and accessible step-free.

For the accessible toilet, please speak to a member of staff or call +49 30 278 900 592.

Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart

The exhibition is held on the upper floor in Exhibition Hall 3 of Hamburger Bahnhof. 

Step-free access to the building is possible via a ramp on the right of the main entrance of Hamburger Bahnhof. The exhibition space is accessible via a stairlift located on the ground floor in front of the restaurant, and by lift. Supervisory staff are available to assist if needed. 

An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor.

For questions about your visit to Hamburger Bahnhof, please contact the visitor service at +49 30 266 424 242 (Monday–Friday, 9 am–4 pm). 

Former Courthouse Lehrter Straße

The exhibition is held on the ground floor, the first floor as well as the in the courtyard of a former courthouse on Lehrter Straße. 

The building can be accessed via two steps without handrails and a staircase with seven steps and handrails on both sides. For step-free access to the ground floor, a mobile ramp is available for wheelchairs up to 71 cm wide, as well as a stairlift. If needed, please use the bell on the post to the left of the main entrance. 

The exhibition spaces on the first floor are not step-free and can only be reached via a staircase with two flights of eleven and twelve steps, each with handrails on both sides. The courtyard is accessible via a staircase with seven steps and a handrail on one side. 

An accessible toilet is available at Hotel Rossi, Lehrter Straße 66. There is no accessible toilet in the former courthouse building. 

If you have questions about accessibility at the former Courthouse Lehrter Straße or would like help planning your visit, be sure to call +49 157 556 662 79 (Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–7 pm).

Admission, Accompanying Persons, and Assistance Dogs 

Visitors with a severe disability (50% or more) are eligible for a reduced admission fee of 8 euros upon presentation of valid documentation. Entry is free for accompanying persons. Assistance dogs are welcome at all venues.  

Tickets for the 13th Berlin Biennale are available in our webshop. You can also buy tickets at our ticket counters at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, the former Courthouse Lehrter Straße, and at the ticket counter at Hamburger Bahnhof during our opening hours. Free tickets for accompanying persons are also available at all ticket counters. Admission to the exhibition at Sophiensæle is free of charge.

Tickets provide single admission to each venue of the 13th Berlin Biennale for the entire running time from June 14 to September 14, 2025. You can visit the exhibition venues on different days. 

Language

 The exhibition is presented primarily in spoken and written English and German. Video works in German typically include subtitles translated into English. Video works in English typically include subtitles translated into German. Information in easy read is available on our website.

Content Notes

The exhibition addresses or includes depictions of violence, nudity, and suicide. Detailed information about the positions of the works is available at the ticket counters of KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the former Courthouse Lehrter Straße.

Program 

The 13th Berlin Biennale aims to provide up-to-date information on accessibility and venue access for all of its own events and those of its partner organisations in the program. If you have any questions, please contact encounters@berlinbiennale.de.