Fotografiska Museum Berlin

The museum cafe is worthy to check out. Must try their hot chocolate. 5/5 stars ⭐️

The exhibition place is super cosy but €16 is a bit too much of an entry fee to pay. The staff is nice and friendly and the ambience is really nice. I attended a photography exhibition on „Naked Bodies“ and I’d rate it 4/5. Attaching one of the pictures from the exhibition here.

I’m going to ignore my feelings towards taking the wonderful place that was Kunsthaus Tacheles and turning it into this lifeless and expensive apartment complex. I will concentrate on Fotografiska.

I had zero expectations going into the museum, only the opinions of my friends saying it was worth it. Thinking about it now, it’s a shame calling the place a museum. Adding a bar area next to each exposition awfully distracts from the art. The shiny and polished interior somehow cheapens the experience.

Now about the exhibitions themselves. Art is subjective and individual to each person. Reason why it’s hard to categorize what art is. For me personally, the exhibitions Fotografiska were not it. “Whiteface” and “USSYPHILIA” had an interesting angle on the topic at hand but the execution was an absolute joke to me. I could talk about them a lot more but the review will get too long. “NUDE” being the most interesting exhibition and, yet again, it falls under the mediocrity label thanks to some of the works they decided to include. I did not want to attach pictures of the Artist's works, but needless to say - prices do not match the substance of the museum.

I guess the only positive I can give Fotografiska is that they kept most of the insides of the old building. Yet again, for me, that just evoke my memories of the old Tacheles. Another addition to the city that I do not support.

I don't really understand the lower than average reviews for this place. For me, if it was not for the price, it would get 5* all the way. No real need to book ahead as it was not too busy, even for a Saturday, and you have to queue up anyway! Exhibitions are not particularly varied in style but it's a modern art gallery with strong societal message that may or may not resonate with you, but as long as you go with an open mind you will enjoy it for sure. Some of the exhibitions may not be suitable for under 12s, depending on your own family values. For us, our kids were happy to go and make up their own minds, but I would understand if some parents would categorise this as 16+. Lovely café and bookshop on the ground floor. The only downside for me was that it cost me almost €50 for 2 adults and 2 children and with some refreshments later, it sits amongst the more expensive galleries in Berlin to visit.

The Museum is a fantastic place you must see!
Great exhibition of Fotografiska. I am glad the building became a historical landmark

I love this place! So much to experience and great staff also!! Will definitely come back.

For some reasons I'd rate it with 5 stars for others 2.
5 stars for the nice location and the interior design of bar, fight shop and café...very nice. Staircase is also very cool as well as the rooms hosting the exhibition : nice lighting, photos are clearly visible with no reflection bothering like in other galleries/museums. So that's great!
2 stars for the ticket, 16 euro for the current exhibition is, in my opinion, way too much. The "main" exhibition at the 3rd floor is quite big, very interesting and nice. The one at the fifth is also interesting, but one at the fourth, again in my opinion, aweful. And I'm not judging the topics, all cool, but the art itself. Anyway, it's more expensive than the C/O gallery and the neue national Galerie, just saying. (Lockers are all out of order at the moment).
10/12€ would be the right ticket price.

I’m a big fan of the original Fotografiska in Stockholm, so I was excited for this to open and went to the opening event.

The art is great, I love the curation. There were a handful of disappointing moments, like low-quality projectors being used to show photos, that really did a disservice to the work, but overall the shows were great and very well done. I will definitely return for future exhibitions.

The bar was a let down. The bartender was incompetent (and didn’t know what a gin fizz was). The payment system was set up so that you had to wait 3+ minutes after getting your drinks to pay… very inefficient. Hopefully this is something they will iron out in the future.

There were a few other minor opening-night kinks, and the crowds were a bit much, but I’m sure this will all smooth out in the future. I love that they are open late and that you can walk around the exhibitions with a drink - this is what makes this place stand out from other photography museums in Berlin. I will definitely return in the future and I look forward to seeing how it progresses.