Kabinett Gallery is a collection of micro-galleries situated in public spaces across London and Berlin. The project began in October 2023, when a disused Transport for London bus inspector’s kiosk in Camberwell was revived and transformed into an exhibition space. One year later, in October 2024, Kabinett expanded to Berlin.
Abandoned and overlooked architectures are restored and reimagined as sites for artistic exchange, offering artists a platform to exhibit their work and audiences a chance to encounter art in the flow of everyday life.
In Berlin, the Kabinett spaces inhabit repurposed metal dispensers — former vending machines for gumballs, toys, and candy — transformed into intimate showcases for contemporary art.
Combining street art, restoration, and adaptive reuse, Kabinett is a reclamation of space within the preexisting urban fabric. In an environment where access is shrinking and spaces for artists are increasingly commodified, gatekept, and out of reach, Kabinett asserts something radical in its simplicity: that space is there, has always been there, and belongs to the public.
The project is also a cultural intervention that seeks to promote community development. Rotating installations play off the tradition of the Kunstkabinett, or cabinet of curiosities. Literally translated to “culture room,” and also known as a Kunstkammer, these tiny, curated spaces contain encyclopedic collections of art, artefacts, and images.
Because the abandoned kiosks are contained yet unguarded, the Kabinett merges the intimacy and intentionality of institutional exhibitions with the immediacy and spontaneity of street art. It is where the white cube meets al fresco in busy civic space.
The project advocates for the dissemination of art for all, breathing new life into forgotten architectures, overlooked street corners, and disused fragments of the city.
Kabinetts locations:
Camberwell Kabinett: Camberwell Road, SE19 London
Crystal Kabinett : Crystal Palace Parade, SE19 1LG London
Bunker Kabinett: Camberwell Bunker Garden, SE5, London
X Kabinett : Oranienstraße 200, 10999 Berlin
Kind Kabinett : Skatlizer Straße 98, 10997 Berlin
Nicht ‘Nett : Audre-Lorde-Straße 27, 10997 Berlin
Fhain Kabinett: Weidenweg 37, 10249 Berlin
Marianett: Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin
Mainzer Kabinett: Mainzer Straßer 14, 10247 Berlin
Strom Kabinetts: Stromstraße 64, 10555 Berlin
Zwitscher Kabinett: Potsdamer Straße 161, 12205 Berlin
Dreysekabinett: Dreysestraße 17, 10559 Berlin
Pritzer Kabinett: Pritzwalker Straße 10, Pritzwalker Straße 10
Graefekabinett: Graefestraße ecke Böckhstraße
Glogaunett: Glogauer Straße 19, 10967 Berlin
Böckhnett: Böckhstraße 42, 10967 Berlin
Anker Kabinett: Kottbusser Damm 104, 10967 Berlin
Hobinett: Hobrechtstraße 64, 12047 Berlin
Sonnenkabinett: Hobrechtstraße 11, 12047 Berlin
Dresdner Kabinett: Dresdner Straße 31, 10179 Berlin
Emser Kabinett: Emser Straße 27, 12051 Berlin
Köpinett: Köpenicker Straße 188, 10997 Berlin
