Verborgene Museum

Verborgene Museum was an art museum in Charlottenburg devoted to works by female painters, photographers, sculptors, and architects from the 20th century. Its exhibitions displayed pieces by artists whose names and creations had vanished from major museum collections.

The museum opened in 1986 after research uncovered more than 500 female artists in Berlin's museum collections. It closed its doors in 2022, but the Berlinische Galerie took on responsibility for preserving its archive.

The museum shaped how Berlin discusses female artists and brought forgotten works into view. Its collection shows how women's creative contributions were overlooked for decades and what role they played in art history.

The building is no longer open to the public, but an active website documents 35 years of research. Visitors can access digitized exhibitions and information about the artists online.

The museum emerged from the discovery that Berlin's art collections displayed almost exclusively male artists. Only through deliberate research were works by hundreds of female artists rediscovered in museum holdings.

Location: Berlin

Official opening: 1987

Website: http://dasverborgenemuseum.de

GPS coordinates: 52.50804,13.31846

Latest update: December 8, 2025 20:01