Mies van der Rohe Haus

Mies van der Rohe Haus is an exhibition space for contemporary art. Located in Berlin's eastern neighborhood of Alt-Hohenschönhausen, the institution is committed to enabling artistic practice, communicating its themes broadly, and making them accessible through a range of approaches. A central thread of the program is a sustained reflection on architecture and its social contexts, with the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe serving as material for artistic inquiry.

Mies van der Rohe Haus is the present-day name of the former Haus Lemke, built in 1932–33 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as a residence for Karl and Martha Lemke. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, the Lemkes were forced to vacate the building, after which it was used by the GDR’s Ministry for State Security and underwent structural alterations. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, it opened to the public and has served as an exhibition space since 1990. Between 2000 and 2002, it was restored in accordance with heritage conservation standards and returned to its original condition.