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The Kiss, 1907–08 (plaster) — the direct-carved block with which Brâncuși broke away from Rodin.
1/14The Kiss, 1907–08 (plaster) — the direct-carved block with which Brâncuși broke away from Rodin.Photo: Hinnerk11 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bird in Space, 1928 (polished bronze) — the sculpture US customs tried to tax as a lump of metal.
2/14Bird in Space, 1928 (polished bronze) — the sculpture US customs tried to tax as a lump of metal.Photo: Art Poskanzer / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Sleeping Muse, 1910 (bronze) — one of five works shipped to the New York Armory Show in 1913.
3/14Sleeping Muse, 1910 (bronze) — one of five works shipped to the New York Armory Show in 1913.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alfred Stieglitz Collection
Endless Column, 1918 (oak) — the first version, standing in the Paris studio.
4/14Endless Column, 1918 (oak) — the first version, standing in the Paris studio.Reproduction via feeder.ro
Brâncuși's studio, 1920 — the room he treated as a single work, reconstructed in Berlin.
5/14Brâncuși's studio, 1920 — the room he treated as a single work, reconstructed in Berlin.Photo: Edward Steichen / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
View of the Studio with Măiastra, 1917 — Brâncuși photographed his own work; he trusted no one else to.
6/14View of the Studio with Măiastra, 1917 — Brâncuși photographed his own work; he trusted no one else to.Constantin Brâncuși · Collection Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Paris
Mademoiselle Pogany, 1912 (marble) — the first of nineteen versions carved between 1912 and 1933.
7/14Mademoiselle Pogany, 1912 (marble) — the first of nineteen versions carved between 1912 and 1933.Lorado Taft, Modern Tendencies in Sculpture, 1921 / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
The Wisdom of the Earth (Cumințenia Pământului), 1908 (stone) — first exhibited in Bucharest in 1910.
8/14The Wisdom of the Earth (Cumințenia Pământului), 1908 (stone) — first exhibited in Bucharest in 1910.Reproduction via feeder.ro
Măiastra, 1912 (bronze) — from the series of thirty bird sculptures made between 1910 and 1918.
9/14Măiastra, 1912 (bronze) — from the series of thirty bird sculptures made between 1910 and 1918.Reproduction via feeder.ro
Danaïde, 1908 — cut in hearthstone in the Bucharest studio of the collector Bogdan-Pitești.
10/14Danaïde, 1908 — cut in hearthstone in the Bucharest studio of the collector Bogdan-Pitești.Reproduction via feeder.ro
Madame L.R. (wood) — sold at Christie's Paris in 2009 for €29 million.
11/14Madame L.R. (wood) — sold at Christie's Paris in 2009 for €29 million.Reproduction via feeder.ro
The Prayer (Rugăciunea), 1907 (Măgura stone) — made for the Petre Stănescu funerary monument.
12/14The Prayer (Rugăciunea), 1907 (Măgura stone) — made for the Petre Stănescu funerary monument.Reproduction via feeder.ro
Male Torso, 1917 (brass) — a body reduced to three cylinders and still unmistakably a body.
13/14Male Torso, 1917 (brass) — a body reduced to three cylinders and still unmistakably a body.Photo: Tim Evanson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Cleveland Museum of Art
Fish, 1926 (bronze, metal and wood) — the disc turns, and the fish is made to swim.
14/14Fish, 1926 (bronze, metal and wood) — the disc turns, and the fish is made to swim.Photo: Wmpearl / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · Tate Modern
exhibition

Brâncuși at the Neue Nationalgalerie

When
20 March 2026 – 9 August 2026
Where
Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin
Address
Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin
Organiser
Neue Nationalgalerie · Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

The first comprehensive Constantin Brâncuși exhibition in Germany in over 50 years: more than 150 works, plus a partial reconstruction of his Paris studio shown outside France for the first time since 1957. Closes 9 August.

What it is

The Neue Nationalgalerie is showing the first comprehensive exhibition of Constantin Brâncuși in Germany in more than fifty years, mounted together with the Centre Pompidou in Paris. More than 150 sculptures, photographs, drawings, films and archival materials trace how a sculptor born in Hobița, Romania, reduced form until modern sculpture had to be rethought around him.

The works on show include The Kiss, Bird in Space, Sleeping Muse and Endless Column.

Why this one matters

The centrepiece is a partial reconstruction of Brâncuși's Paris studio — the arrangement he treated as a single work in itself, and which he left to the French state on condition it be preserved as he had set it. It normally sits at the Centre Pompidou. This is the first time it has been shown outside France since 1957.

The exhibition is held under the joint patronage of the presidents of Germany, France and Romania.

Practical

  • Dates: 20 March – 9 August 2026
  • Where: Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785 Berlin (Kulturforum, Berlin-Tiergarten)
  • Hours: Tue, Wed, Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Thu 10:00–20:00 · Mon closed
  • Admission: €16, reduced €8

The show has already passed 100,000 visitors, and a special events programme has been running since 13 May. Book ahead for weekends.

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