Boros Collection

Art museum · Mitte

Boros Collection

Art museum · Mitte

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Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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Housed in a reimagined Nazi bunker, Sammlung Boros presents a striking contemporary art collection that rotates every four years, offering a glimpse into history and modern creativity under one extraordinary roof.  

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Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin, Germany Get directions

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Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin, Germany Get directions

+49 30 27594065
sammlung-boros.de
@boroscollection

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"A renovated Nazi-era bunker in the now-posh Mitte district houses this private collection of contemporary art, owned by Christian and Karen Boros (who actually live in an apartment on the roof). The selection of sculpture, paintings, photographs, and installations by international artists rotate every four years, but have recently featured contemporary artists like Jean-Marie Appriou, Julian Charrière, Eliza Douglas. A guided tour across its five floors reveals not only the impressive collection but also the long history of the bunker, which was used as a Nazi air raid shelter and later became an underground techno club (you can still see vestiges of fluorescent paint in some rooms and stairwells). Tours (required) book up months in advance, so plan accordingly." - Jennifer Ceaser

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"A renovated Nazi-era bunker in the now-posh Mitte district houses this private collection of contemporary art, owned by Christian and Karen Boros (who actually live in an apartment on the roof). The selection of sculpture, paintings, photographs, and installations by international artists rotate every four years, but have recently featured contemporary artists like Jean-Marie Appriou, Julian Charrière, Eliza Douglas. A guided tour across its five floors reveals not only the impressive collection but also the long history of the bunker, which was used as a Nazi air raid shelter and later became an underground techno club (you can still see vestiges of fluorescent paint in some rooms and stairwells). Tours (required) book up months in advance, so plan accordingly." - Krystin Arneson, Liz Humphreys

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"So, what’s this place about? Located in the heart of downtown Berlin, this hulking five-floor concrete Nazi bunker turned Soviet prison turned infamous nightclub is now home to one of the world’s most unique gallery experiences. The 80-room labyrinth holds part of the private collection of power couple Christian and Karen Boros, and those with advanced reservations (tip: book at least a month in advance) can enter the bunker’s meter-thick walls as part of a 90-minute immersive tour of the concrete behemoth. The exhibitions rotate every few years, but have recently featured contemporary artists like Katja Novitskova, Xe Xiangyu, and Olafur Eliasson. How’s the space? From the outside, there are no signs for the Sammlung Boros—just some arrows pointing to the entrance. As you enter, a cold, industrial energy greets you, as if to underscore the bunker’s past lives as a Soviet POW camp, fruit and vegetable storage facility, and notorious techno and fetish rave club. (Black streaks and faint graffiti, remnant from "the hardest club in the world," as it was known to hard-nosed Berliners, still line the bare concrete walls.) After removing many of the walls and ceilings, the owners have been able to use the unique space to display immersive installations and play with light and texture. The art’s the main thing, of course. How is it? The expertly curated collection presents work from international artists from 1990 to the present. In addition to displaying boldfaced artists like Ai Weiwei and Wolfgang Tillman in previous years, the Boros family also likes to champion up-and-coming talent. Their most recent collection featured works from 19 artists, including Martin Boyce, Fabian Marti, and Paulo Nazareth. Is there anything we should know before making our way in? With the exception of several “open” dates each year, you can only attend Sammlung Boros as part of a guided tour. The guides pepper each 90-minute experience with fascinating facts about the building’s previous life, steel pipes, metal doors, and Brutalist walls while also affording you time to soak in the exhibitions displayed in the airy, minimalist setting. At the end of the day, what—or who—is this place best for? Contemporary art enthusiasts will have a field day here, but even those who don’t know their Peter Piller from their Johannes Wohnseifer will marvel at the building’s history, hardcore past, and blurring of public and private space." - Eliot Stein

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Zineb Jadi

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Favorite place in Berlin. No pictures inside which made the experience more engaging and memorable. The staff member that gave us the tour was funny and very knowledgeable about the collection and the history of the bunker. Definitely coming back to Berlin just to see the new collection in a couple of years.

Ольга Иваницкая

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Strictly by booking. It’s nice cos there is no curious strangers and the entrance fee makes a selection. That would be also nice to mention on your Google maps account as well that you work by booking. Prohibited to make pics which is also good. Decent collection and great building.

NotLΣD

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A very interesting place with a catch, no photos or videos allowed 📸📹. So go here only if you’re a history lover and you would like to discover the period from 1903 till 1947, if you already know that no need to go. They do have audio guides in many languages. Do not attempt to record they have cameras everywhere and they’ll catch you. Worst case scenario they’ll force you to delete it, otherwise show you the exit.

J H

Google
The bunker itself is beautiful, really a perfect venue for sculpture and contemporary art and an aesthetically charged brutalist alternative to a sterile white wall gallery space. However, much of the art inside didn’t impress me. I know this is supposed to be an alternative to the larger institutions, so I set my expectations knowing I would see some fairly amateur work. But really almost every room was underwhelming. A lot of very unoriginal unskilled concept art that looks like an imitation of an imitation of something that may have been conceptually groundbreaking 75 years ago, some large scale aluminum abstract scratch paintings that made me mourn for the wasted material, some found object sculptures, some kinetic sculptures of body parts in motion that look like they could be built with a Lego kit. At least two rooms with toys and characters from children’s franchises presented as commentary about digital cultural artifacts or whatever other tired buzzword. I lean towards the philosophy that good art should be impactful even void of an explanation. My tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, and while lengthy tours and explanations can add meaning and context to work that already has merit, they can’t create value where there is little. I really only enjoyed the Olafur Elliason, which is disappointing as I had hoped to discover young emerging talent. I often found myself transfixed by the building itself, imagining the history of these rooms and meditating on the architectural forms and the textures and bits of color left behind from decades of layers of scrubbed away paint. I always thought that the tradition of the plain white gallery room exists so that the art inside can be viewed and interpreted in a neutral context. I never considered that it may also be so that the room doesn’t outshine the art. This place could use some fresh curatorial vision.

Bob Armstrong

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Not to be missed! The building is fascinating, and the guided tour of the art work makes all the difference in understanding and appreciating it. Small groups and no photos allowed make this a great experience.

Tonio

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Amazing place and bunker Need to book in advance to enter and visit the art collection Art and history Great

Anna With Yoga

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The collection and the tour are interesting, the building itself probably the biggest highlight from that tour. Unfortunately, the catalogue printing quality is low, I wish I knew it before buying. The old lady on reception has a lot of attitude for no reason

Konstantin Dieterle

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I highly recommend visiting this incredible place. This used to be an old Nazi Bunker which after many years has now been repurposed as living quarters for the Boros and their beautiful modern art collection. You have to take the tour to visit (roughly 90 min) and it's absolutely worth it.

Taylor S.

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A contemporary exhibition that changes every 4 years held within a bunker from WW2 that then used to be a club before it became owned by the Boros family. You are not allowed to explore freely, booking is through reservation via a group tour in the language of your choosing. Tours are about 1.5 hours and include explanations of the art works as well as the history of the building. It was very interesting and also helped us to enjoy the art having background information about the artist as well as the tour guide's analysis. No photos allowed in the space, but would definitely go again to see an exhibit in the future.

Frank A.

Yelp
What an amazing collection in such a unique setting. The history of the bunker is as interesting as the artworks on display. What a great opportunity to see both.

Tanya G.

Yelp
Beautiful. They really worked the space to highlight the art. It's stark, industrial. Most of the pieces are contemporary, some big names and some not so much. The tour will be different every time you go on it because the docents are encouraged to add their own interpretations of the pieces when they guide. There were quite a few pieces that felt location-specific. The popcorn and the tree compass were my favorites. It makes you wish you came earlier and then later, to see the art change and morph. I was also delighted with their front desk staff. I've booked a tour but for wrong dates, showed up there on my "booked" date and they worked with me to slot me into one of the cancellations later that day. So if you're having trouble booking and are going solo, see if they have a same-day cancel.

Josy A.

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This gallery is brilliant!! Be sure to book a place because you cannot enter unless you are part of a tour. (We had to book two days in advance, and we nabbed the last six tickets.) It was €10, but well worth it as this is one of the coolest art galleries I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. It is not a museum, but a private collection belonging to Christian Boros (who lives in a penthouse on the top floor.) The building is a huge bunker built by the Nazis, with walls 2 meters thick...the guide told us that thousands of people lived there during the war, then it became a prison for POWs, then a storage space for bananas(!), then a club before being converted into this amazing gallery. The current collection is the same as when it opened in 2008, but they are planning to change everything and re-open with a new collection in March 2012. The English Guide was excellent and really thought provoking.

Jonathan R.

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The art and the tour feel like a meta-Douchamp critique of the contemporary art scene. The collection was very disappointing and the guide kept stating the obvious about the pieces, or telling us stories of the relations of the artist and the collector. Most of these pieces didn't merit a second look anyway. Feel free to skip this at least until the collection changes, ca. May 2021.

Philipp -.

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It took me a while to get a spot for their frequently visited private guide tours but it's 100% worth it. The Sammlung Boros is the private collection of Karen and Christian Boros which they generously display to the public in their bunker. The old Reichsbunker was used for textile- and fruit storage, a prisoner-of-war camp and illegal Techno parties, beside it's original purpose to shelter Reichsbahn train passangers during the war. In 2003 Christian Boros purchased the bunker and built a penthouse on top, where he lives now with his family. Their dream was to live together with their art collection and make it accessible to the public. Due to the bunker's acoustics, the Boros family can hear every tour taking place when they are at home in their penthouse. We had a great tour guide, which was a female Australian and shared her passion for contemporary art with us. She knew every detail about the artists and made the 90 minute long visit very interesting. Apperently every artist that has something on display in the Bunker comes here to install their piece themselves - where in other museums the curator decides how the art goes on display. Karen and Christian Boros store their art collection of 800 pieces somewhere outside of Berlin and change the pieces of their public collection in the Bunker every 4 years. The long exhibition time of four years is reasonable because it is very hard to get things into the bunker (due to it's small doors) and because of the difficulty of fixing something on to the concrete walls. Only a special diamond cutting technique can add a little nail or any other fixation to the wall. Christian also has a publishing company called 'Distanz' (eng.: distance) which makes great book about the current collection in the Bunker. I will definitely make sure to always see the rotating collection every 4 years and would give six stars if I could.

June K.

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The Boros Collection is just so nice! I've been there today with friends and I loved it! First: Its main focus lies on contemporary art. It's very modern, very abstract and if you are more a fan of the old masters... well yeah it might be a challenge. In my opinion is still super fun and interesting to visit this exhibition even when you are not (yet) into modern art since the tour guide explains it so well. PLUS: You are in a bunker. how cool is that? You have to book your tour in advance and sometimes the tours are booked for weeks so check that before you head to the bunker. Our tour guide was super fun! She explained both: The history of the bunker itself and the artworks as well. As an art student I really appreciated the way she explained the process of preparing the exhibition such as involving the artist in the presentation of their works, what's the difference between an exhibition by the collector and not by the artist, how the space and the atmosphere of the bunker is influencing the artwork etc. Can't wait for 2016 for the next exhibition!

Dave A.

Yelp
This gallery is a well kept Berlin secret. It is the private collection of advertising mogul Christian Boros. It's location inside a former anti-aircraft bunker from the Nazi period is what makes it remarkable. Inside are many post-modern pieces which are truly diverse. Be sure to make a reservation prior to visiting. If I remember correctly, there is an English tour once per day.

Hannah L.

Yelp
We took the English tour on a Thursday afternoon. Firstly, the building is an exhibit in itself and certainly worth seeing for the history that covers WW2, the Berlin fetish scene, and techno music. But the art in the collection is truly wonderful - and sometimes baffling. The tour was really informative without being too formal. I appreciated the way our guide was so friendly, and how he invited questions from us. The tour doesn't include in depth discussions of every piece in the collection. When they finally change the exhibition one day, I would love to go back.

Qype User (Joizee…)

Yelp
Glad we finally were able to visit the bunker today. Great exhibition and I enjoyed seeing the bunker from the inside. Highly impressive. Definitely worthwhile to stop in and visit. You have to reserve a tour spot so make sure to do this in advance via their website. Curious side-note: after the tour, was standing outside and Boros happened to be there himself. Bummed a cigarette off me and asked how we liked it. I wanted to see his apartment up on top of the bunker but no go. :-) Still well done and maybe next time we'll get an apartment tour as well.

Alev S.

Yelp
Very interesting! If you love modern art dont skip this place, our guide was very informative.