Festivals in Berlin.
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Extreme Tension. Art between Politics and Society
Hardly any other era was so marked by division, rupture and transformation as the time after the Second World War. In light of this, the Neue Nationalgalerie is very deliberately showing its new collection display of post-1945 art under the title Extreme Tension.
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Open study room - a racism-critical learning, exchange and meeting place
The open study space was developed in autumn 2023 as part of the racism-critical festival "Gefahrenzonen" curated by Mehmet Arbag and Anna Sabel by the association together with the gallery of the Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts.
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Life and Work
The ZiLLEMUSEUM is located in the arcades of Propststraße, in the middle of the historic Nikolaiviertel. It commemorates the life and work of the painter, illustrator and photographer Heinrich Zille (1859-1929), the 80th honorary citizen of Berlin.
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Muslim InVisibilities: Creating Relationships
Muslim life has been part of European everyday cultures for centuries. But is this also reflected by the artefacts in MEK's collection? What are these objects? What do they tell us about the people who made and used them?
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The German Surrender in May 1945
Eine kulturelle Veranstaltung im Museum Berlin-Karlshorst in Lichtenberg.
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Escape into the interior
The writer, painter and Kleist Prize winner Paul Gurk led a reclusive life, living in Berlin Wedding from 1936 onwards. During the Nazi dictatorship, many of his works remained unpublished; the novel "Tresoreinbruch" (1935) was banned.
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Nora Turato
Language - both spoken and written - serves as a primary material in Nora Turato’s work, explored through typography, wall pieces, video, sound, performance, and artist books (notably her pool series).
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Vincent - Between Madness and Miracle
Experience Vincent van Gogh immersive: An emotional and immersive 360° journey into the world of the exceptional artist.
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Public Guided Tour in English
The Berlin Philharmonic is not only a venue for music but also an architectural landmark. During these tours, visitors gain insight into the building’s architecture and acoustics as well as the history of the Berlin Philharmonic presented in an engaging and informative way.
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Public Guided Tour in German
The Berlin Philharmonic is not only a venue for music but also an architectural landmark. During these guided tours, visitors gain an interesting and informative insight into the building’s architecture and acoustics, as well as the history of the Berlin Philharmonic.
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The Berlin sculpture discovery
Archaeological excavations in front of the Red Town Hall in 2010 revealed a real surprise. A total of 16 sculptures from the classical modern period were recovered from a cellar filled with bomb debris.
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ORIGINS - An immersive journey to the origins of life
The artistic, moving, multimedia production of the story of the origins of life, ORIGINS, is in Berlin for the first time.
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Slime
Mucus is incredibly versatile, serving as a lubricant, adhesive, or protective barrier inside the body. Its seemingly simple structure makes mucus adaptable and thus indispensable for many bodily functions.
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Frog Prince
The princess loses her golden ball. The frog demands a promise in order to retrieve it for her. She must learn to keep her promise and overcome her fear. In the end, she actually manages to turn the disgusting frog into a prince.
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This improbable scenario cannot be depicted
The Gegenwind counselling centre has been operating in Berlin since 1998. It offers counselling and assistance to people who are still suffering from the consequences of trauma experienced during the SED dictatorship.
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Die 7 Typen Show
You can look forward to a wonderfully funny duo with plenty of fun and a touch of inspiration for more joy in life.
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Reiner Maria Matysik - Sextinction
Reiner Maria Matysik (* 1967 in Duisburg) uses instruments from the natural sciences and the visual arts for his speculative biology of the future. Recording, description and classification are just as much a part of his artistic practice as camouflage, deception and irony.
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A call from afar
Lothar Prager was born in Prenzlauer Berg in 1938. His parents, Georg and Margarete (née Romm), grew up in the streets around the water tower-she on Weißenburger Straße (now Kollwitzstraße) and he on Straßburger Straße.
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Vita & Virginia
Love at first sight and until death do us part. Love across the distance as well as up close, separations, jealousy, longing, friendship. Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West met in London in 1921.
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Berlin's Queer & Trans History Tour
This Tour is a multimedia walking tour tracing Berlin’s queer and trans history, from early emancipation movements and persecution to resistance and the present day.
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Berlin Uncensored: A History of Sex & Freedom
This Tour is a multimedia walking tour exploring Berlin’s history of sexuality, sexual freedom, repression, and forgotten stories of liberation.
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Critical guided tours of the Soviet War Memorial in Treptow
Memorial Deutschland e.V. offers free tours of the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin-Treptow, deliberately breaking with the pompous staging of a triumph that almost makes one forget the people buried here.
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The Hauptmannn from Köpenick - from prisoner to legend
Shortly after its inauguration, the Köpenick Town Hall - built between 1901 and 1904 according to the plans of Hugo Kinzer and Hans Schütte - is world-famous almost overnight.
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Emotional things
What happens when people listen to objects instead of owning them? The world is moving faster than ever today - and posing new challenges to social cohesion. The reactions are often highly emotional.
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Spandau Prison 1877 - 1987
"And where was Rudolf Hess sitting here?" is a common question from visitors to Spandau Citadel. The answer is: "Nowhere."
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UmBenennen?! Berlins Straßennamen und ihre Geschichte
Spandau can look back on an intense history of special paths as a Berlin district, also with regard to the (re)naming of its street names.
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Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District
A freely accessible presentation in the art library commemorates the creative, art-loving residents who lived around Matthäikirchplatz 100 years ago.
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Stroke the monument - Listen to the monument
The installation in the ZAK project space is the second part of the project "Stroke the Monument - Listen to the Monument" by Justin Time and Sabine Ercklentz, which explores monuments in public spaces and employs unconventional approaches.
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Gianna Surangkanjanajai. Open
Gianna Surangkanjanajai works primarily in sculpture, attending to situations in which form seems to surface from the conditions that surround it.
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Iryna Vorona - In the face of war
Whether with fine lines or expressive strokes, the works of Ukrainian artist Iryna Vorona (born 1987) capture with great emotional intensity the effects of Russia's war of aggression on the civilian population of Kyiv.
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Rey Akdogan. Carousels
Rey Akdogan (Heilbronn, Cologne, lives and works in New York) focuses her attention on the standardization of materials and perceptual processes that shape the visual present.
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SHEUNG YIU ꟾ (Inter)faces of Predictions
In his winning project, Sheung Yiu (b. 1991) investigates how faces across different cultures and technological contexts serve to prefigure character traits and foretell the future.
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DÖRTE EISSFELDT ꟾ Archipelago
In the images of Dörte Eißfeldt (born 1950), nothing is as it seems, and nothing stays the same. Instead of merely depicting reality, she transforms photography into a medium of constant metamorphosis.
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"Struggles for reappraisal, recognition and remembrance from the perspective of Roma and Sinti after 1945" (AT)
German society and politics ignored the Samudaripen, the Nazi genocide of Roma and Sinti in Europe, for a long time and sometimes even actively suppressed a reappraisal of the discrimination, persecution and murder.
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Otto Wagner - Architect of Modern Life
Around 1900, drawings from the studio of Otto Wagner (1841-1918) conveyed the vision of a future architecture freed from historical constraints and committed to “modern life”.
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Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff
Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff (1923 - 2011) is one of a small number of female German artists to have enjoyed an international career between the 1950s and 1970s with her sculpture and drawings.
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Stephanie Comilang
In her work, Stephanie Comilang engages themes of labour, technology and postcolonial entanglement in the context of global mobility. Combining documentary footage, fictional elements and personal narratives, she describes her films as “science fiction documentaries”.
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The Applied Arts of the Brücke Artists
The applied arts of the Brücke have been little studied and exhibited to this date. This is all the more surprising given that Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Emil Nolde spent their lives designing furniture, jewelry and carpets in addition to their paintings…
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Haus Lemke - The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich
With the first complete presentation of the furniture from Haus Lemke in Berlin the Kunstgewerbemuseum is displaying one of the most extensive original interior designs preserved from the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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A Home/Haunting: 40 Years of the KGM at the Kulturforum
An anniversary, such as the 40th anniversary of the Kunstgewerbemuseum (KGM), which opened in 1985 in the new building designed by Rolf Gutbrod at the Kulturforum in West Berlin, is often an occasion for a celebratory retrospective.
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“No More Masterpieces”
“No More Masterpieces” (a battle cry from the well-known Surrealist Antonin Artaud) dedicates itself to the action-oriented side of Surrealism and its impact that is still felt today.
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AHOI - The Acrobatic Swing Show
Cast off and full steam ahead! With AHOI - The Acrobatic Swing Show, Wintergarten Varieté Berlin presents show that takes audiences on an incomparable journey across the world’s oceans.
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Parole Text:Buch
Nachtcafé, Lesezone, Lesebühne, Literatur and now Parole Text:Buch - these are old and new descriptions for our special event format at Volksbühne’s Roter Salon venue, which has been focusing on the written word for over 30 years: book launches, texts attracting special…
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"... this enemy is on the right!" The fight against National Socialism before 1933
Founded in 1919, the Weimar Republic was under pressure from the beginning. Authoritarian ideas and nationalist thinking were deeply rooted in parts of German society.
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Renate Zeun | betroffen
betroffen brings together vintage prints from Renate Zeun’s eponymous photographic series, produced in the first half of the 1980s, in which the East German artist turns the camera on herself.
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Lesia Vasylchenko
Lesia Vasylchenko (b. 1990, Kyiv) is among the emerging artistic voices from Ukraine whose work urgently needs to be heard today. As an eyewitness to the ongoing war, her interdisciplinary practice engages with temporality and history, war and memory, subjective and collective…
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Do you know how the cat jumps?
Visit the hard-working ant colony and find out how the chick hatches from the egg and how chickens like to live. Decipher the secret code on the supermarket eggs. Find out why the bunny brings the colorful eggs. What color is your spring and how do you welcome it?
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'Proximity as a state' - Images of humanity by Matthias Gálvez
Matthias Gálvez is one of the most distinctive voices in Berlin's realistic-figurative painting. His works understand proximity not as a narrative motif, but as an experiential state.
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MIAE KIM + DANIELA FRANZ
Artists Daniela Franz and Miae Kim present their different approaches to painting and drawing.
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Memory Is a Strange Bell
The Neue Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) and Künstlerhaus Bethanien jointly present works by artists who received the Berlin Senate's 2025 Visual Arts Working Grant.
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SOPHIA ODER DAS ENDE DER HUMANISTEN
Few topics captivate as much as artificial intelligence. Long since breaking free from the confines of scientific research, it has become-sometimes more, sometimes less obviously-a part of everyday life, and its potential is impossible to predict.
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Monumente des Miteinander: Die ersten Bauwerke vor 12.000 Jahren
Monumental T-pillars, delicate sculptures, and artistic artworks showcase the creative power of the first village communities. Planning, transporting, and erecting these structures was only possible through cooperation, skill, and perseverance.
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Enter Thru Medieval Wounds
The Julia Stoschek Foundation is delighted to present one of the most comprehensive solo exhibitions to date by British artist Mark Leckey (born 1964, Birkenhead, Great Britain) in Berlin, starting on 11 September 2025.
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Wenn Steine sprechen: Das Leben einer neolithischen Gemeinschaft (Englisch)
Discover the art and life of prehistoric times! 12000 years ago, humans formed the first village communities, cultivated fields, kept animals, and lived together permanently.
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Public Guided Tour | Citadel
One of the best preserved Renaissance fortresses in Europe, the Julius Tower - the oldest building in Berlin, museums and exhibitions of modern art - the Citadel is a cultural location and an island of history.
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Cirque Du Soleil ALIZÉ
Cirque du Soleil’s exclusive show in Berlin is an experience not to be missed.
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Measuring the moment
Under the title “Die Vermessung des Augenblicks” (Measuring the Moment), the hospital church in Wuhlgarten is exhibiting works by Berlin painter Friedrich Porsdorf.
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Irgendetwas ist passiert
I'm really down. I can't get up anymore. (Silence) Let's just be together. I'm not closed off to a room. I'm not closed off to anything. You can meet men if you want. I just have two questions: 1. Should I cancel the hotel? 2.
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19th IBB Prize for Photography
The IBB Prize for Photography was awarded for the 19th time in cooperation with the Friends of the Berlin University of the Arts | Karl Hofer Society. This year's winners are Jana Pressler (main prize) and Moritz Haase (recognition prize).
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The great magic show of Ala Labama
The great Ala Labama is in town! He turns walking sticks into flowers, bananas into carrots and uses his magical powers to make things float.
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Spandow anno 1579
There is a lot of life in the commercial metropolis of Spandow. Exotic merchandise and new influences shape everyday life. Especially since the citadel building provides completely new “residents”.
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Public guided tour “Imprisoned at Alexanderplatz”
Between 1951 and 1990, the Berlin-Mitte remand prison (UHA II) was located on Keibelstrasse near Alexanderplatz in East Germany. It was under the authority of the Ministry of the Interior and within the East Berlin headquarters of the People's Police.
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Hep Beraber & Hep Birlikte (Türkisch)
How did people live 12,000 years ago? How were the first monumental structures built? Explore Taştepeler and experience the ritual and social life of early village communities through T-shaped megaliths, faces, and sculptures.
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Missing St. Moritz
The Moritzkirche in Spandau was possibly the oldest church in what is now Berlin. As early as 1180, there was a wooden church with a cemetery, which was replaced by a stone building in the 13th century and later renovated.
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Peter Hujar / Liz Deschenes: Persistence of Vision
Bringing together the works of Peter Hujar and Liz Deschenes, Persistence of Vision opens an intergenerational dialogue on photography. Working in New York City between the Stonewall uprising of 1969 and the onset of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Peter Hujar captured a pivotal…
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Creation and Cosmos according to Hildegard of Bingen
Experience an impressive combination of music, art, and science: In “Creation and Cosmos according to Hildegard of Bingen,” the universe of the famous Benedictine nun, scientist, and composer Hildegard von Bingen is brought to life.
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The CHER Show
THE CHER SHOW celebrates the pop icon's 60th stage anniversary with a European premiere in Germany and Austria. Glamorous, powerful, and full of energy, the Broadway hit show brings CHER's life story, legendary looks, and unforgettable hits to the stage.
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Sculptural, ideal?!
What might a new, ideal form of sculpture look like? What does it stand for? And what does it evoke in the viewer?
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Plastic design!
A variety of different vessels in the collections provide an opportunity to explore their forms, design styles, and functions.
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Public Tour Brancusi (EN)
How can a sculpture open up an entire world with just a few lines? And what makes the radical reduction of form and material so compelling?
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Highlights - Surreal Worlds
Radical, mysterious and full of poetry: what is surrealism all about? And how do artists bring the unconscious to light?
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Ein deutsches Leben
Brunhilde Pomsel, born 1911, Berlin citizen. Works for a Jewish lawyer in the early 1930s and then as secretary to Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. This grandiose solo is based on an interview Brunhilde Pomsel gave at the age of 102 (!) years.
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Sun, moon and stars
When we look up at the sky, there is a lot to marvel at: during the day, it is the sun that gives us light and warmth. The moon, which looks a little different every day, is sometimes in the sky during the day and sometimes at night.
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Public Tour Brancusi (in german)
How does a sculpture manage to open up a whole world with just a few lines? And what makes the radical reduction of form and material so fascinating?
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Berlin Radio Tower
Experience Berlin from above on the observation deck of the Berlin Radio Tower - a panoramic view from a height of 126 meters.
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A country in a container
With the end of the GDR, its symbols also lost their validity. In the weeks and months leading up to October 3, 1990, public spaces had already undergone visible changes.
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The Holocaust - What Did the Germans Know?
For a long time after the end of the Second World War, many Germans claimed that they had known nothing about the mass murder committed under National Socialism. They thereby sought to avoid accusations that they had been jointly responsible for the crimes.
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Queer art in the GDR?
Toni Ebel, Andreas Fux, Harry Hachmeister, Jochen Hass, Dorothea von Philipsborn, Erika Stürmer-Alex, Rita “Tommy” Thomas, Jürgen Wittdorf, Egon Wrobel - curated by Stephan Koal.
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Berliner Frühlingsfest 2026
From March 28th to May 3rd, the Berlin Spring Festival at the Central Fairground on Kurt-Schumacher-Damm in Berlin will once again offer numerous attractions for all fairground enthusiasts.
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Phillip Toledano ꟾ Edward Trevor: Never Seen the Light
At what point does a photograph become more than just an image? When does it begin to tell stories or reveal truths? It is precisely this tension - between memory, fiction, and the power of photographic evidence - that the American artist Phillip Toledano explores in Never Seen…
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Art in Berlin 1880-1980
The presentation from our collection is a multi-facetted tour through the art of Berlin from 1880 to 1980. It ranges from paintings of the late 19th century, when the Kaiser reigned and tastes were largely determined by the moneyed classes, via Expressionism and the East…
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Peel-Off
The works on display range from fashion and portrait photography to nudes and conceptual approaches.
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Wild Herb Walks
A three-hour guided herb walk through Berlin's green spaces. Presentation of at least 20 edible and useful wild plants, focusing on accurate identification, biology, and uses. Small groups, scientifically sound, including digital follow-up.
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Berlin: Black Queer Feminism
Take a guided tour that highlights the neighborhood's connections to significant feminist figures of the 20th century, especially for BPOC women.
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Bärentouren: Blindwalk - Acustic and Feel Tour
1806 Augus Zeune has founded the first school for the blind in Berlin, that is in the same time the first in Germany. - The blindwalk runs along the most famous historical buildings in the center of Berlin, from St.
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Cultures of the World at the Humboldt Forum. Highlights from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania
90 minutes of remarkable stories from four continents: encounter the Luf boat, the Mandu Yenu throne, the Benin Bronzes, and archaeological objects of the Aztecs and Maya.
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Stadtführung in Spandau (Tour in German)
Visit the idyllic old town of Spandau, with its town hall and St Nicholas’ Church. Discover Spandau’s town walls and their beautiful medieval watchtower. Finally, explore the impressive Spandau Citadel with its picturesque moats.
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Peter Burchia
The South Tyrolean painter Peter Burchia's work draws on artistic experiments from Dadaism, Art Brut, the Cobra movement, and Fluxus.
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Bärentouren: Gothic Tour Berlin - Shower-Horror-Catacombs
Night is the time of ghosts, bats, and demons.
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Bärentouren: Haunted Berlinn Ghost Tour - Berlin on the Ghost Path
‘And yet Tegel is spooky ...’ - From ‘Faust I’ by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1749-1832.
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Education through work. “Asocials” as enemies of the state in the GDR
“Education through work. ‘Asocials’ as enemies of the state in the GDR” is dedicated to a largely forgotten chapter of GDR history: the systematic exclusion, disciplining and criminalization of people who were considered “asocial”.
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Lebenswelten Bistro at the Humboldt Forum
The stylish and urban bistro is the culinary experience for families, groups and individual guests for the whole day. The Lebenswelten team works in an ecologically sustainable way and stands for diverse and tasty cuisine with a focus on Berlin classics and a vegetarian bowl…
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Inventing E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-2026)
Artists from around the world approach E.T.A. Hoffmann's multifaceted work with particular affection and creativity. To celebrate his 250th birthday, “Inventing E.T.A.
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Palace Cellar - History of the Site
Here you will find the first traces of the site’s history. The archaeological cellar, the only surviving part of the original Berlin Palace, takes you on a tour from the middle ages to the present day.
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Videopanorama. History of the Site
Go on a visual time journey from the 12th century to the present day. A collage of still images and films shows not only the history and function of the buildings that once stood on this site, it also highlights the important events that took place here.
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Sculpture Hall. History of the Site
Up close: explore the historic sculptures of the Berlin Palace: The dimensions of the Sculpture Hall, designed by Italian architect Franco Stella, correspond to those of the Berlin Palace’s large Baroque staircase hall that once stood on this site.
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BERLIN GLOBAL. Public Guided Tour in 60 minutes in English
Expansive installations and captivating stories guide visitors through seven distinctive sides of Berlin. Each room features surprising objects and motifs: Right in the middle of BERLIN GLOBAL is a huge rusty vault door.
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Sonne, Mond und Sterne (Sun, moon and stars)
When we look at the sky, there are many different things to marvel at: during the day, it is the sun that gives us light and warmth. The moon, which looks a little different every day, we sometimes find in the sky during the day and sometimes at night.
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BERLIN GLOBAL in 60 minutes. Guided Tour in German language
Expansive installations and captivating stories guide visitors through seven distinctive sides of Berlin. Each room features surprising objects and motifs: Right in the middle of BERLIN GLOBAL is a huge rusty vault door.
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Bärentouren: Berlin Old Town City Tour
"This is the Berlin air, air, so with its lovley scent, scent, scent". From the song of Paul Lincke and Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers of 1904.
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The Humboldt Forum for Newbies in German
What is the Humboldt Forum? What do the brothers Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt have to do with the building? What models inspired the architect Franco Stella besides the Berlin Palace? What traces of the site's eventful history can still be found here today?
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ColdWarGames - It's all just a game
The Cold War shaped the years from 1945 to 1990 - a time when the world was under the shadow of the nuclear threat, yet people still played games - even with the Cold War itself.
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Humboldt Forum for Newbies. Overview tour for adults in English
What is the Humboldt Forum? What do the brothers Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt have to do with the building? What models inspired the architect Franco Stelle besides the Berlin Palace? What traces of the site's eventful history can still be found here today?
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Die kleine dicke Raupe Nimmersatt (The Very Hungry Caterpillar )
A little caterpillar explores the world. It wants to grow and longs to be able to fly. When it falls ill, all the animals in the forest help it. Finally, its dream comes true: it wakes up as a beautiful butterfly.
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Sakura - The Japanese cherry blossom in the gardens of the world | guided tour
"Sakura", experience the Japanese cherry blossom live - this is also possible in Berlin! In the gardens of the world, the beautiful blossoms of the cherry can be admired in their full pink glory.
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Bartour Berlin - Partytour with shots & games
Bartour Berlin is one of the few pub crawls in the city that takes place entirely on foot and focuses on social experiences, group dynamics and authentic bars.
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Tatort Dom - Mord und Rache in Florenz
Two families, a lasting rivalry. What actually happened in the conflict between the Pazzi and Medici families? How do we view the situation today? This guided tour answers precisely these questions.
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Free public guided tours "Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Dandies Decadence Modernity"
Explore two icons of the Aesthetic Movement: Edward W. Godwin and Oscar Wilde. Their fusion of art, design, and lifestyle helped shape modern aesthetics and turned everyday life into art. Discover how dandyism and decadence influenced the 19th century and beyond.
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Silent Disco Tour - Government Quarter
Silent Disco Tours past some of Berlin's most iconic sights. Unique, inclusive, and just really good fun!
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"razor sharp and hand-rubbed"
Albrecht Tiedemann presents his latest multicoloured woodcut works at Art Pavillon '61.
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Hanns Schimansky: Drawings and Folds
Hanns Schimansky is regarded as one of the most significant contemporary draftsmen. In his work, he liberates the line from the obligation to represent reality: for him, it becomes a pure expression of rhythm, speed, and energy, which is evident in his minimalist compositions as…
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he squirrel story
The young squirrel Nico scurries through the park, but doesn't find any nuts on the walnut tree, instead he finds a lot of rubbish. Why isn't the tree bearing nuts? Waltraud Walnussbaum cannot explain this himself. Does the owl have any advice?
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Hairspray Magazine / Fanatic Female Frustration
Hairspray Magazine and Fanatic Female Frustration are two self-published comic anthologies focusing on the work of FLINTA* comic artists. Both were jointly awarded the Alternative Comic Prize in Angouleme last year.
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the great solar system adventure
The charismatic entertainer Schiaparelli takes you on a spectacular journey through space and time! In his wondrous observatory, you’ll travel from the scorching surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto.
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Der gestiefelte Kater - Domäne Dahlem
The youngest miller's son is left with only a tomcat as his heir. He wants to have the tomcat make fur gloves for himself, but the tomcat persuades him to have boots made for him.
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Splitter
Under cover of darkness. In transit. In the trunk of a car. In an empty child's bedroom. On a passport. Stored in smells, objects, letters, photo albums. Between hope and fear, farewell and new beginnings.
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“Gegenentwürfe” (Alternative concepts)
The Prenzlauer Berg before, during, and after the fall of the wall. Distributed on an area of about 100m2 the continuities and discontinuities in East Germany compared to before and after the reunification are evident in concrete examples in the seven locations in Prenzlauer…
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Nadine Schemmann: When I thought it was air
Air, the invisible volume of a space, plays a special role in church interiors: as a carrier of sound for words and music, as the medium of breath, and not least as a symbol of the spirit, which, as an invisible force, connects heaven and earth, God and humanity.
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Emilio Vedova ꟾ Absurd Berlin Diary ’64
The room installation Absurdes Berliner Tagebuch ’64 (Absurd Berlin Diary ’64) by Italian painter Emilio Vedova (1919-2006) was created in 1964 as part of a scholarship from the American Ford Foundation. It enabled the artist to live and work in West Berlin for a year.
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Marc Brandenburg ꟾ 20th Century Debris
Berlin-based multimedia artist Marc Brandenburg (born 1965) is one of the most important contemporary artists internationally. He has been a key figure in Berlin's creative scene since the 1980s. His work ranges from drawing and collage to installation, video, and performance.
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New Woman, New Vision - Women Photographers of the Bauhaus
The female photographers at the Bauhaus experimented with photographic and design techniques, exploring the boundaries of their medium. They observed their surroundings through the camera lens, capturing numerous subjects from sometimes novel and unusual perspectives.
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Experience Fasting - 2 Days of Fasting for Body and Mind - It Starts With Fast
Experience the transformative power of fasting in our two-day weekend fasting course. The course can be easily integrated into a busy working day - without the stress and time constraints of an expensive fasting retreat.
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Architectural tour Hansa Quarter
Experience Berlin with exciting perspectives on architecture. The walks are led by architects and illuminate the background of current building projects and the social connections between buildings, history and the city.
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Berlin Brutalism
Discover Berlin through with local architects on exclusive tours - architectural insights guaranteed! Book your tickets online or give a gift voucher to a friend!
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Zieh mich neu an! Style-Update für antike Held:innen
Venus, Hermes or Heracles need a style update. How were the goddesses and heroes of antiquity portrayed over a thousand years later? What would they look like today, another 1000 years later? Sew fashionable clothes for the deities and provide them with new props.
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Europacity: Ein neues Quartier
Discover exciting developments in Berlin with TICKET B-for example, the new Europacity near the main train station-guided by Berlin architects. Tickets can be booked online.
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Bremen Town Musicians
Beaten! Fired! Too old! This shared fate unites the donkey, dog, cat, and rooster. But they have a plan, because: "We'll find something better than death." Together, they set off for Bremen.
FESTIVALS
The Wolf & the Seven Little Goats
Mother is gone and the little goats are getting ready, because they must not let anyone in. Especially not the wolf. But the wolf is not stupid! He pretends, and the goats try to remember again and again what the mother said. But then they forget.
FESTIVALS
Dancing with tears in your Exes
So if you want to be transported back to a bygone but musically glorious decade for an evening and really party again, the 80s party at SO36 is the place to be!
INTERNATIONAL
Architectual Tour Karl-Marx-Allee (EN)
As a large urban development from the post-war period, Karl-Marx-Allee, together with the Hansaviertel in the west of Berlin, represents building in two political systems.
FESTIVALS
Architecture tour Neukölln
Discover Neukölln with TICKET B-for example, sustainable urban development at the Vollgut site or the Schillerkiez neighborhood and new cultural buildings on Hermannstraße.
FESTIVALS
Cemetery tour with Uwe Lüdemann
Discover the impressive and the less conspicuous grave monuments on a guided tour of the two listed cemeteries-one of the four Bergmannstraße cemeteries in total.
FESTIVALS
Streitraum
Why culture? The threat of massive budget cuts is plunging Berlin’s cultural sector into an existential crisis. So we must not only explain why culture is necessary, but also what it needs.
GASTRONOMIE
Sunday Flea Market at Mauerpark
Berlin's most tourist-heavy Sunday flea market, running along the western edge of Mauerpark on the former death strip. Vintage clothing, secondhand bikes, East-German ephemera, and food trucks. The afternoon karaoke pit in the park's amphitheatre completes the fixture.
FESTIVALS
Sunday Flea Market at Boxhagener Platz
Friedrichshain's neighbourhood Sunday flea market, smaller and cheaper than Mauerpark. Second-hand clothing, vinyl, ceramics, and books from local sellers rather than the tourist-aimed flea stalls across the Spree.
FESTIVALS
Oldtimer Open Air
Spektakuläre Oldtimer in einzigartigem Ambiente in der Zitadelle Spandau. Berlins exklusivste Oldtimer-Veranstaltung für Liebhaber authentischer Sammlerfahrzeuge.
FESTIVALS
WE LOVE KDK - Promise x We Outside
Afrobeats, Dancehall, RnB, Amapiano und Hip Hop im Tiffany Club mit Nova, Basic D, Neek, Samzz, Spaida und Brazy Sound.