Fall of the Berlin Wall
The demolition of the Berlin Wall had immediate effects on German life. But how did it affect artists?
By far the most comprehensive artistic testimony were paintings in what immediately became known as the East Side Gallery
Notes from a demolition: five works about the Wall in Berlin collections
From Frank Thiel's Stadt to Tacita Dean's Palast, some of the best works about the Wall and life in Berlin after reunification
How Mitte embodied new artistic spirit of Berlin after the Wall came down
East German area became a space of possibilities, not unlike inner-city New York or east London before they were gentrified
Since the fall of the Wall, Berlin has established itself as the artists' capital
Despite not being rich, the city has a large percentage of professional creatives and a booming gallery scene
Throughout the Cold War Berlin’s museums quietly kept in touch—when the Wall came down, they embraced
This archive article, taken from our feature looking back at the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later, shows how German culture remained linked when politics broke down
The Bode Museum reborn in Berlin
The vast collection of sculptural works removed on the outbreak of World War II are now back on view in the newly-restored building