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Top Event Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Jörg P. Anders, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023 Top Event Art 02/02/2024 – 21/04/2024 Rescued Modernism Rescued Modernism Top Event Art 02/02/2024 – 21/04/2024 Rescued Modernism In 1937, as everywhere else in Germany, works of classical modernism were removed from the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett on a large scale as part of the National Socialist "Degenerate Art" campaign. The curator at the time, Willy Kurth (1881-1963), bravely saved… Read more Bauhaus & Modernism History of National Socialism Location Kulturforum - Kupferstichkabinett Kulturforum - Kupferstichkabinett Matthäikirchplatz 8 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%…
History © DHM History 09/12/2022 – 11/01/2026 Roads not Taken. Oder: Es hätte auch anders kommen können Roads not Taken. Oder: Es hätte auch anders kommen können History 09/12/2022 – 11/01/2026 Roads not Taken. Oder: Es hätte auch anders kommen können Starting from key dates in German history, the museum presents a look back(wards) at decisive historical events of the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more History Accessible Events Berlin wall Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.dhm.de/ Buy tickets
Achaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Klein Achaeology Permanent exhibition Schätze aus dem Rhein (Treasures from the Rhine) Schätze aus dem Rhein (Treasures from the Rhine) Achaeology Permanent exhibition Schätze aus dem Rhein (Treasures from the Rhine) In the bacchial hall of the Neues Museum, the Xanten boy, a Roman bronze statue, was discovered in the Rhine in Xanten by fishermen in 1858. Read more permanent exhibition Location Neues Museum Neues Museum Bodestraße 1 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
Gallery © Johny Goerend Gallery 03/02/2024 – 29/05/2024 sometimes i hold onto the air - часам я трымаюся за паветра sometimes i hold onto the air - часам я трымаюся за паветра Gallery 03/02/2024 – 29/05/2024 sometimes i hold onto the air - часам я трымаюся за паветра In 2020, massive civil protests erupted in Belarus, a country between Russia and Poland that was barely on the radar for the West at the time. Directed against the rigged elections and repressive policies of the corrupt head of state, the protests became a cry… Read more Contemporary Art Free of charge Location Galerie im Körnerpark Galerie im Körnerpark Time 10:00 am https://galerie-im-koernerpark.de/de/ausstellungen/manchmal-halte-ich-mich-an-d…
Architecture & Design © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Achim Kleuker Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition A Space for Applied Arts, Fashion and Design A Space for Applied Arts, Fashion and Design Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition A Space for Applied Arts, Fashion and Design Many parts of the building, designed in 1996 by Rolf Gutbrod in the spirit of post-war modernism, have been remodelled by the architectural firm of Kuehn Malvezzi. Read more Fashion and Design Bauhaus & Modernism Location Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
History © Stasi-Museum / ASTAK, Foto: John Steer History Permanent exhibition Stasimuseum Berlin Stasimuseum Berlin History Permanent exhibition Stasimuseum Berlin After World War II, under the direction of the Soviets, German communists began establishing a dictatorial regime in the Soviet occupation zone in Germany. In 1946, also under Soviet pressure, the German Communist Party (KPD) and German Social Democratic Party… Read more permanent exhibition Accessible Events History of the GDR Location Stasi-Museum Berlin Stasi-Museum Berlin Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.stasimuseum.de/ausstellung.htm
Achaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Claudia Plamp Achaeology 16/03/2021 – 30/12/2025 Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age Achaeology 16/03/2021 – 30/12/2025 Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age Nearly five years after the spectacular opening of the Neues Museum, its permanent exhibition is now complete. On the upper floor, the 'Museum of Prehistory and Early History' takes visitors on a tour through the oldest eras of human history. Read more permanent exhibition Finally live Location Neues Museum Neues Museum Bodestraße 1 10178 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
Art © Jean Dubuffet / Kurt Schwitters / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg / Thomas Bruns Art Permanent exhibition Surreal Worlds Surreal Worlds Art Permanent exhibition Surreal Worlds Under the title ‘Surreal Worlds’, rotating exhibitions highlight works from the permanent collection. Surrealism in its broadest sense takes centre stage here, with important predecessors and successors presented alongside the main proponents of the movement… Read more permanent exhibition Location Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Schloßstraße 70 14059 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
Photography © Stabi Kulturwerk Photography 01/03/2024 – 02/06/2024 "The photo album of the Kafka family" "The photo album of the Kafka family" Photography 01/03/2024 – 02/06/2024 "The photo album of the Kafka family" To mark the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, the Stabi Kulturwerk is showing an extensive exhibition of around 130 original photographs of Kafka's family. Many of the photographs were previously unpublished and can be seen for the first time in this… Read more History Literature Location Stabi Kulturwerk Stabi Kulturwerk Unter den Linden 8 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://stabi-kulturwerk.de/portfolio-item/kafka/
Photography © Cheryl Dunn Photography 08/03/2024 – 09/06/2024 The Fury The Fury Photography 08/03/2024 – 09/06/2024 The Fury On the occasion of International Women's DayFotografiska Berlin presents The Fury, the latest exhibition by acclaimed Iranian artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat. Focused on the nuanced complexities surrounding the sexual exploitation of female political… Read more Contemporary Art Location Fotografiska Berlin – Das zeitgenössische Museum für Fotografie, Kunst und Kultur Fotografiska Berlin – Das zeitgenössische Museum für Fotografie, Kunst und Kultur Oranienburger Str. 60 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://berlin.fotografiska.com/en/exhibitions/shirin-neshat
Art © PICASSOS AUGEN 2016, Pallasstraße 28, Berlin-Schöneberg, Foto: Cornelia Beitl Art 21/02/2024 – 21/04/2024 The Painted City The Painted City Art 21/02/2024 – 21/04/2024 The Painted City As early as 1976, Gert Neuhaus began designing and implementing house-high murals on house facades in Berlin's urban space. The city's numerous remaining fire walls served as the basis for his illusionistic paintings, which suggested three-dimensionality… Read more Free of charge Urban Art Contemporary Art Location Kommunale Galerie Berlin Kommunale Galerie Berlin Hohenzollerndamm 176 10713 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.kommunalegalerie-berlin.de/ausstellungen/gert-neuhaus
Science & Technology © Futurium.de, Fotografen: Schnepp Renou Science & Technology Permanent exhibition The Exhibition at Futurium The Exhibition at Futurium Science & Technology Permanent exhibition The Exhibition at Futurium With the Futurium, Berlin has gained an interdisciplinary house of the future in the heart of the city. Visitors of all ages are invited to explore different conceptions of the future - futures. Read more Free of charge science Location Futurium Futurium Time 10:00 am https://futurium.de/de/ausstellung Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum Europäischer Kulturen / Ute Franz-Scarcigalia; CC NC-BY-SA Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition The Giant Mechanical Nativity Scene from the Ore Mountains The Giant Mechanical Nativity Scene from the Ore Mountains Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition The Giant Mechanical Nativity Scene from the Ore Mountains One highlight in the new permanent exhibition at the newly reopened Museum of European Cultures is the mechanical 'Weihnachtsberg', a giant nativity scene set in a hillside town that originates from the Erzgebirge, near the border of Germany and the Czech… Read more permanent exhibition Berlin's neighbourhoods Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Museum Europäischer Kulturen Museum Europäischer Kulturen Arnimallee 25 14195 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%… Buy tickets
History © Deutschlandmuseum Berlin History Permanent exhibition The immersive history exhibition at the Deutschlandmuseum The immersive history exhibition at the Deutschlandmuseum History Permanent exhibition The immersive history exhibition at the Deutschlandmuseum In the new permanent exhibition, excerpts from 2,000 years of German history are presented as an immersive experience, from the uprising of Germanic tribes in 9 AD to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the summer fairytale of 2006. Read more History permanent exhibition Berlin wall Location Deutschlandmuseum Deutschlandmuseum Time 10:00 am Buy tickets
Science & Technology © SDTB Science & Technology 23/11/2023 – 08/09/2024 Thin ice. Thin ice. Science & Technology 23/11/2023 – 08/09/2024 Thin ice. Icy wind, bitter cold and months of darkness – the Polarstern’s expedition to the Arctic was extreme. Starting in 2019, the research ship drifted through the Arctic Ocean for over a year. The team collected information on the changing Arctic climate: a… Read more Sustainability science Location Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin Trebbiner Straße 9 10963 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://technikmuseum.berlin/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen/duennes-eis/
Science & Technology © Deutsches Spionagemuseum Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Time travel through the history of espionage Time travel through the history of espionage Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Time travel through the history of espionage Who was the first spy? Did you know that drones were used in World War Two? Which secret service had the best codes? What is the difference between a honey-trap and the Romeo method? Who knows more about you – the Stasi, the NSA, Facebook or Miles and More? Read more permanent exhibition Children Location Deutsches Spionagemuseum Deutsches Spionagemuseum Leipziger Platz 9 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/ Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Jan Windzus Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Visions of possible futures Visions of possible futures Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Visions of possible futures Humanoid robots, greened skyscrapers, communal economies: The possible conceptions of the future are endless.In its exhibition, Futurium introduces and discusses various proposals for possible futures guided by some big questions: How do we want to work and… Read more permanent exhibition Accessible Events Children Politics & Society Location Futurium Futurium Alexanderufer 2 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://futurium.de/de/ausstellung
Top Event Art © Alegria Exhibtion Top Event Art 10/11/2023 – 07/04/2024 VIVA FRIDA KAHLO VIVA FRIDA KAHLO Top Event Art 10/11/2023 – 07/04/2024 VIVA FRIDA KAHLO A truly sensual experience, an explosion of colour and pure vitality - anyone who wants to escape the Berlin winter for a while can immerse themselves in the world of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Due to high visitor demand, the immersive art experience VIVA… Read more Children Teenager Easter Location Napoleon Komplex Napoleon Komplex Time 10:00 am https://feverup.com/m/139389?utm_campaign=139389_qpp&utm_source=partner&utm_med… Buy tickets
History © Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH, Foto Barbara Klemm History 07/07/2023 – 02/06/2024 WOLF BIERMANN. A POET AND SONGWRITER IN GERMANY WOLF BIERMANN. A POET AND SONGWRITER IN GERMANY History 07/07/2023 – 02/06/2024 WOLF BIERMANN. A POET AND SONGWRITER IN GERMANY Wolf Biermann is one of Germany's best-known songwriters - East and West. His expulsion from the GDR in 1976 was a political caesura in post-war German history and an admission of great helplessness on the part of the SED party leadership. Many of his songs… Read more History of the GDR Politics & Society Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Deutsches Historisches Museum Unter den Linden 2 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/wolf-biermann-ein-lyriker-und-liedermacher-in-… Buy tickets
History © Gedenkstätte Zuchthaus Brandenburg-Görden History 15/03/2024 – 04/08/2024 Žadkěvič and others Žadkěvič and others History 15/03/2024 – 04/08/2024 Žadkěvič and others The Czech-Russian chemist Konstantin Žadkěvič is employed by the Heldenheim company in Berlin-Tempelhof from 1940. In the spring of 1943, Žadkěvič made contact with forced labourers from all over Europe. Together with them, he wanted to fight for a united… Read more Free of charge History of National Socialism Location Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit Berlin-Schöneweide Britzer Straße 5 12439 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.ns-zwangsarbeit.de/ausstellungen/zadkevic-und-andere/
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett / Dietmar Katz © Courtesy of the Artists and Petzel Gallery, New York Art 23/01/2024 – 07/04/2024 Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston Art 23/01/2024 – 07/04/2024 Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston At the center of the cabinet exhibition “Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston – Plague and Protest” are two color woodcuts from the 18-part series “Doomscrolling” (2021) by the two New York-based artists Zorawar Sidhu (* 1985) and Rob, exhibited for the first time… Read more Contemporary Art Location Gemäldegalerie Gemäldegalerie Matthäikirchplatz 4 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%…