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Living in urban space - The future of Berlin's squares

Education & Lectures
Vorträge

Squares are places where traffic stops and urban life gathers. Berlin has more than 200 of these squares, many of which are magnificent and regularly rank high in online polls of Berliners. Others are less successful, partly because they are characterized... moreabout: Living in urban space - The future of Berlin's squares

Date:: Wednesday, 25/September/2024 18:00
Venue:: Humboldt Forum
Address:: Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte

Blick in die Ausstellung "Aufbruch und Refomen" – Blick in die Ausstellung "Aufbruch und Refomen"

New beginnings and reforms

Exhibitions

The social hardship suffered by large sections of the population as a result of the First World War and inflation hit children and young people particularly hard. Many remain without education or employment. With the entry into force of the "Law on the... moreabout: New beginnings and reforms

Myth Germania: Hitler's Plans for Berlin

Exhibitions

Albert Speer's plans for Berlin were not a utopia, but a concrete building project. As general building inspector, the architect designed broad axes and monumental buildings of enormous dimensions that were intended to demonstrate the Nazi system's claim... moreabout: Myth Germania: Hitler's Plans for Berlin

Lukas Städler: Hain

Exhibitions
Fotoausstellungen

What images come to mind when you think of cruising; the anonymous, consensual sexual encounters of mostly gay men in public spaces? moreabout: Lukas Städler: Hain

Porträt des Fürsten Corgiyamz‘an (Kriegsverlust), Detail, Qing-Dynastie (1644 – 1911), 1776, Detail, Originalbild: Hängerolle, Reproduktion von Glasplatten

The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor

Exhibitions

Already 2,000 years ago, the emperors of China had portraits of loyal officials and generals made in order to display them in their palaces. This presentation features depictions of meritorious officers that the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736–1795) had commissioned... moreabout: The Ziguangge: Hall of Purple Splendor

Wilhelm Hensel: Alexander Mendelssohn mit seiner Familie, 1832 – Wilhelm Hensel: Alexander Mendelssohn mit seiner Familie, 1832 © Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Mendelssohn-Archiv

Carefree

Exhibitions

The foyer of the Villa Oppenheim is dedicated to the building history of the house and the people who once lived here. It was members of the renowned German-Jewish Mendelssohn family, and from 1881 onwards the Oppenheims, who were related to the Mendelssohn... moreabout: Carefree

Seidenstillleben aus dem Projekt "Maulbeerbaumstadt"

Mulberry town

Exhibitions
Fotoausstellungen

Silk is considered magnificent, exquisite and desirable - a myth that spans cultures and times. The legendary silk thread is produced from the cocoons of the Bombyx mori caterpillar, which eats the leaves of the mulberry tree. The cocoons are boiled,... moreabout: Mulberry town

Palast der Republik mit entkerntem Inneren – Blick auf die Stahlkonstruktion des Palastes der Republik nach dem das Gebäude entkernt wurde

Palace as Loot? Alternatives after 1989

Education & Lectures
Vorträge

In retrospect it seems reunified Berlin was a paradise of opportunity and freedom after the fall of the Berlin Wall. At the same time, alliances were forged and strings were pulled – also in relation to the Palace of the Republic. Together with historian... moreabout: Palace as Loot? Alternatives after 1989

Date:: Thursday, 19/September/2024 19:00
Venue:: Humboldt Forum
Address:: Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte

Freiheit, Gleichheit, Solidarność – Freiheit, Gleichheit, Solidarność

Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin

Exhibitions

Poles have lived in Berlin for centuries and shaped the cultural, social, political and economic life of the city. The Polish border is less than 100 kilometres away. And yet, the city’s close ties with its neighbouring country sometimes only become visible... moreabout: Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin

Die Bücker Bü 131 ist eines der ersten und weltweit bekanntesten Kunstflugzeuge. – Ein großes gelbes Flugzeug hängt senkrecht im offenen Treppenhaus des Neubaus. Im Hintergrund hängen weitere Flugzeuge und Flugapparate.

Aerospace

Exhibitions

Pioneering achievements, adventurous air journeys, but also air war and forced labor: the exhibition "From Balloon to Airlift" uses more than 40 aircraft to illuminate the highs and lows of German aviation and combines them with the personal experiences... moreabout: Aerospace

Anna Lucia • Julia Witas • rouge-ah

Concerts

Anna Lucia is a Berlin-based musician and artist who works at the intersection of music, performance and visual arts. Centered around a magnetic vocal delivery, she fuses elements of poetry, film-score and drone into ecstatic pop dirges. Through her lyrics... moreabout: Anna Lucia • Julia Witas • rouge-ah

Date:: Saturday, 28/September/2024 20:00
Venue:: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz - Roter Salon
Address:: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte

Kopf & Kragen Literaturverlag: SALON 3

Concerts

Publisher’s show / book premiere / multimedia reading / concert / party – with Poljak Wlassowetz, Marius Hulpe, Ann Esswein, Lukas Meisner, Victoria Hohmann, Sebastian van Vugt, Louis Kleinwächter, S.X.Y.Z., Cris Koch and Caroline Galvis, among others.... moreabout: Kopf & Kragen Literaturverlag: SALON 3

Date:: Friday, 04/October/2024 20:00
Venue:: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz - Grüner Salon
Address:: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte

– Zwei Tänzer:innen auf einer leeren Bühne. Im Hintergrund eine Projektion der zwei Tänzer:innen.

Dance

Dance

World premiere: 11 November 1979, Brooklyn Academy of Music Simple, almost sparse movements – fluid and highly dynamic, with countless repetitions and variations – characterise “Dance”. This piece by choreographer Lucinda Childs premiered in 1979 and... moreabout: Dance

Date:: Tuesday, 03/December/2024 19:30 (2 more dates)
Venue:: Haus der Berliner Festspiele - Große Bühne
Address:: Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin-Wilmersdorf

Gisèle Vienne: Jerk

Film Events

The Franco-Austrian artist Gisèle Vienne is perhaps one of the most unconventional directors and choreographers in Europe. With powerful imagery and subtle soundtracks, her works often penetrate deep into the subconscious and dissect interpersonal relationships,... moreabout: Gisèle Vienne: Jerk

Next date:: Jerk - Im Rahmen der Berlin Art Week 2024
Date:: Sunday, 15/September/2024 14:00
Venue:: Sophiensaele - Festsaal
Address:: Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin-Mitte

Die Revolution 1848 in Berlin", Eine Stunde History live in Kooperation mit Deutschlandfunk Nova beim Wochenende der Demokratie – Die Revolution 1848 in Berlin", Eine Stunde History live in Kooperation mit Deutschlandfunk Nova beim Wochenende der Demokratie

One Hour of History live. 1949 – 1989 – 2024. Germany writes its constitution

Education & Lectures
Vorträge

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law. And two German states that are now one. The West German Federal Republic was founded on 23 May 1949, followed by the German Democratic Republic in East Germany on 7 October. Over the next four decades,... moreabout: One Hour of History live. 1949 – 1989 – 2024. Germany writes its constitution