Best for
Contemporary art collectors and enthusiasts willing to plan ahead
Time needed
90 minutes
Worth it?
Yes for serious contemporary art fans — a genuinely unique setting
Skip if
You can't book far enough in advance or aren't strongly drawn to contemporary art
About Sammlung Boros (Boros Collection)
This reinforced-concrete bunker was built in 1942 to shelter civilians during Allied bombing raids, was used as a prisoner-of-war holding facility by the Red Army at the end of the war, later served as a storage warehouse, and by the 1990s had become a notorious underground techno club — a use so intense that surviving traces of it are still visible in parts of the building today, layered under everything that came after.
Since 2008, art collectors Karen and Christian Boros have used the bunker to display their private contemporary art collection, with architect Jens Casper converting the interior into a sequence of interconnected exhibition spaces across five floors — some rebuilt as clean white-cube gallery rooms, others deliberately left showing the bunker's raw concrete walls and traces of its various past lives.
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The collection itself rotates roughly every few years as the Boroses reinstall selections from their holdings, which span major contemporary artists working across painting, sculpture, installation and new media — the specific artists on view depend entirely on which rotation is currently installed, so it's worth checking what's showing before booking.
Access is strictly by guided tour, booked online, and tours regularly sell out six to eight weeks in advance — this is not a walk-up destination, and anyone wanting to visit needs to plan and book well before arriving in Berlin.
What to See: Highlights
- 1A private contemporary art collection inside a converted 1942 WWII bunker
- 2Traces of the building's past as a POW facility and 1990s techno club still visible
- 3Interior conversion by architect Jens Casper across five floors
- 4A rotating collection of major contemporary artists
- 5One of Berlin's most sought-after, hardest-to-book art experiences
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Insider Tips
Book online at least six to eight weeks in advance — tours sell out fast
Guided tour only — there's no walk-up or self-guided option
Tours run roughly 90 minutes
Check the current collection rotation before booking if specific artists matter to you
Combine with a walk around Mitte's gallery scene nearby
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Getting There
Reinhardtstraße 20, 10117 Berlin
Open in Google Maps →- 1S-Bahn Friedrichstraße (S1, S2, S25, S26, S3, S5, S7, S9), a 5-minute walk.
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Should You Visit?
Visit if...
- You're a serious contemporary art enthusiast
- You can plan and book six to eight weeks ahead
- You're intrigued by a bunker's layered WWII-to-techno-club history
- You want one of Berlin's most distinctive art experiences
Skip if...
- You're planning your trip too last-minute to book ahead
- Contemporary art isn't a strong personal interest
- You want a walk-up museum experience rather than a scheduled tour
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