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Gaze up at the starry sky during the talks at the planetarium. Or listen to well-known authors as they read from their books, bringing them to life. You’ll find a wide range of talks on a variety of topics at the Urania, for example. Lectures & Readings © Die drei ??? (c) 2025 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart. Illustration von Silvia Christoph. Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 + 1 additional date The three ??? and the salt death Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 + 1 additional date Radio Play in 3D Surround SoundNo one knows why the so-called Salt Witch of California’s Salton Sea suddenly disappeared many years ago. Read more Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 17:45 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-fragezeichen-und-die-salztote Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Clark Planetarium Salt Lake City Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 Black Holes Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 They are among the most fascinating phenomena in the universe: black holes. Conventional physics and the human imagination reach their limits when it comes to these mysterious, virtually invisible phenomena. Read more Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/schwarze-loecher Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Alice Bischof Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates Free Trial Lesson Children's Painting Class 6 to 12 y.o. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic expression. Together they immerse themselves in the colorful world of art: They experiment with different materials and techniques, practice using various paints such as gouache… Read more Children Location KUNSTRAUM HEARTSPACE Danziger Straße 172 10407 Berlin Time 15:30 pm Lectures & Readings © Alice Bischof Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates Free Trial Lesson Children's Painting Class 3 to 5 y.o. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic expression. Together we immerse ourselves in the colorful world of art: They experiment In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic ewith different… Read more Children Location KUNSTRAUM HEARTSPACE Danziger Straße 172 10407 Berlin Time 16:45 pm Lectures & Readings © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Foto: Stefan Klenke Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 Anders geFragt Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 The first event in this new series explores how participatory approaches can shape sustainable learning and practices, and the role that forward-looking science communication and knowledge exchange with society play in this context. Read more science Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/wissenschaft/anders-gefragt-166529/ Lectures & Readings © Foto: Sources d´Espoir e.V. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 Dance therapy workshops for Afro and BIPoC communities Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 A space for self-reflection, appreciation and mutual empowerment: the ‘Breaking Barriers’ project invites people from the Afro and BIPoC community to free dance therapy workshops in the library at the Wasserturm. Read more Free of charge International Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227-228 10405 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=266782&ls=0&c=409&kategorie[2]=361&v_ort=37541&date_start=30.05.2026 Panel discussion © Lars Müller Publishers für/for „We the Bacteria", MIT Press für/for „Sick Architecture" Panel discussion 06/07/2026 Book launch: "We the Bacteria" and "Sick Architecture" Panel discussion 06/07/2026 Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung is pleased to present a double book launch of "We the Bacteria" and “Sick Architecture”. Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Literature Location Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Knesebeckstraße 1 10623 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.bauhaus.de/events/buchvorstellung-we-the-bacteria-und-sick-architecture_123/?date_id=635 Excursions © Pixabay Excursions 06/07/2026 Moths of Spreepark Excursions 06/07/2026 As dusk falls, many moths begin to become active. Moths—often colloquially referred to as “moths”—may seem unremarkable at first glance, but a closer look reveals an impressive variety of colors and shapes. And on top of that, they make up the majority of all… Read more Green City Sustainability science Location Spreepark Plänterwald Kiehnwerderallee 1-3 12437 Berlin Time 21:30 pm – 23:30 pm https://www.campus-stadt-natur.de/angebote-aktionen/kalender/detail/2026-05-28_2100/nachtfalter-2025-08-19/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Savanna Czechowski Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Museumswerkstatt für Kinder Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 The Museum Workshop takes place weekly until the summer holidays. It starts and ends at Haus Bastian. Feel free to drop by for a trial session! Read more Location Haus Bastian - Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung Am Kupfergraben 10 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=157446 Panel discussion © BB 12_E14.15, Mi_ B16.45, Mi Panel discussion 07/07/2026 Berlin Blue Panel discussion 07/07/2026 How can one make a color—its origins and its properties—visible? Britta Lange and Kerstin Stoll take an artistic and experimental approach to Berlin Blue, a synthetic deep-blue pigment that was first produced by accident in Berlin in 1706. Read more History Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 18:00 pm Lectures & Readings © Foto: Olaf M. Teßmer/VAM Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Babylonian Stars on the Nile: The Origins of Egyptian Zodiacal Astrology (EN) Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Babylonian Stars on the Nile: The Origins of Egyptian Zodiacal Astrology. Read more History science Location Archäologisches Zentrum Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6 10117 Berlin Time 18:15 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=159156 Lectures & Readings © ›Die Unverbesserlichen‹, BRD 1965, Regie: Claus Peter Witt © NDR/Holtz Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 The Incorrigibles Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Social commentary packaged for a broad audience, aired on Mother’s Day: *Die Unverbesserlichen* is a portrait—marked by gentle tragicomedy and a bitter undertone—of a family from what was then West Germany’s middle class, with three children who are nearly or… Read more Film events in Berlin Location Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen Mauerstraße 79 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/de/besuch/programm/studiokino/die-unverbesserlichen Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Lea Streisand: Berlinerisch. Watt denn, icke? Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Reading in German. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © LWL/Frogfish Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Planets – A Journey through the Solar System Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Space probes have explored the various planets in our solar system and discovered exciting and impressive things on these alien worlds. Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/planeten Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Daniel Müller Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 + 1 additional date Open Studio – your art workshop Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 + 1 additional date Typical! You want to indulge your creative urge at home, and everyone starts moaning about the mess. No problem! Come along to the Open Studio. Here you can paint, draw, build and pursue your own art projects to your heart’s content. Read more Free of charge Children Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/offenes-atelier-deine-kunstwerkstatt/#2026-02-18T15:00:00+01:00 Lectures & Readings © © Myriam Thürigen Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 What kind of housing do we want? Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 The ways in which we live together are evolving, and our homes are transforming along with us. Read more Free of charge Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/diskurs/wie-wollen-wir-wohnen-164145/ Panel discussion © Gestaltung des Covers: Coco Meurer, Literaturensohn; Collage: forum 1848 Panel discussion 08/07/2026 Historical literature workshop Panel discussion 08/07/2026 Brandenburg, 1850: A pharmacist and politician sets off for Chile. Read more History Literature Location Friedhof der Märzgefallenen Ernst-Zinna-Weg 1 10249 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://forum1848.de/veranstaltungen/historische-literaturwerkstatt-valdiviana/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © SPB | Foto: Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 A look behind the scenes of the planetarium Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Discover the technology behind the Zeiss large-scale planetarium: How does the fulldome projection system for 360° video work, and how do it and the ZEISS Universarium star projector work together? What steps are involved in creating a new planetarium program? Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/blick-hinter-die-kulissen Lectures & Readings © StW Berlin (Merle Grobecker) Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Final Reading for Student Literature Courses Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Whether through (T)ex(t)periments or writing about class, Berlin students have once again explored their literary talents and exchanged ideas in the Student Services’ literature courses this semester. At the final reading, you can get a glimpse of the texts… Read more Literature Location Lettrétage e.V. Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/abschlusslesung-studentischer-literaturkurse Lectures & Readings © Bea Borgers Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Valeska Gert Guest Professorship 2026: Eszter Salamon Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 The choreographer, artist and performer Eszter Salamon will hold the Valeska Gert Guest Professorship for Dance and Performance during the summer semester of 2026. Read more Free of charge International Contemporary Art Location Akademie der Künste am Pariser Platz Pariser Platz 4 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/07/valeska-gert-gastprofessur-abschluss-eszter-salamon/583243 Panel discussion © Michael Pfisterer Panel discussion 09/07/2026 Mending Inheritances: Between Artistic and Institutional Care Panel discussion 09/07/2026 The ways in which museums and artists handle cultural objects and materials—and the resulting responsibility for their preservation—differ fundamentally. Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 06:00 am https://www.tieranatomisches-theater.de/mending-inheritances-between-artistic-and-institutional-care/
Gaze up at the starry sky during the talks at the planetarium. Or listen to well-known authors as they read from their books, bringing them to life. You’ll find a wide range of talks on a variety of topics at the Urania, for example.
Lectures & Readings © Die drei ??? (c) 2025 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart. Illustration von Silvia Christoph. Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 + 1 additional date The three ??? and the salt death Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 + 1 additional date Radio Play in 3D Surround SoundNo one knows why the so-called Salt Witch of California’s Salton Sea suddenly disappeared many years ago. Read more Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 17:45 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/die-drei-fragezeichen-und-die-salztote Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Clark Planetarium Salt Lake City Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 Black Holes Lectures & Readings 05/07/2026 They are among the most fascinating phenomena in the universe: black holes. Conventional physics and the human imagination reach their limits when it comes to these mysterious, virtually invisible phenomena. Read more Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/schwarze-loecher Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Alice Bischof Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates Free Trial Lesson Children's Painting Class 6 to 12 y.o. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic expression. Together they immerse themselves in the colorful world of art: They experiment with different materials and techniques, practice using various paints such as gouache… Read more Children Location KUNSTRAUM HEARTSPACE Danziger Straße 172 10407 Berlin Time 15:30 pm
Lectures & Readings © Alice Bischof Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates Free Trial Lesson Children's Painting Class 3 to 5 y.o. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 + 8 additional dates In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic expression. Together we immerse ourselves in the colorful world of art: They experiment In weekly painting classes, children playfully discover their own artistic ewith different… Read more Children Location KUNSTRAUM HEARTSPACE Danziger Straße 172 10407 Berlin Time 16:45 pm
Lectures & Readings © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Foto: Stefan Klenke Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 Anders geFragt Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 The first event in this new series explores how participatory approaches can shape sustainable learning and practices, and the role that forward-looking science communication and knowledge exchange with society play in this context. Read more science Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/wissenschaft/anders-gefragt-166529/
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Sources d´Espoir e.V. Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 Dance therapy workshops for Afro and BIPoC communities Lectures & Readings 06/07/2026 A space for self-reflection, appreciation and mutual empowerment: the ‘Breaking Barriers’ project invites people from the Afro and BIPoC community to free dance therapy workshops in the library at the Wasserturm. Read more Free of charge International Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227-228 10405 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=266782&ls=0&c=409&kategorie[2]=361&v_ort=37541&date_start=30.05.2026
Panel discussion © Lars Müller Publishers für/for „We the Bacteria", MIT Press für/for „Sick Architecture" Panel discussion 06/07/2026 Book launch: "We the Bacteria" and "Sick Architecture" Panel discussion 06/07/2026 Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung is pleased to present a double book launch of "We the Bacteria" and “Sick Architecture”. Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Literature Location Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Knesebeckstraße 1 10623 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.bauhaus.de/events/buchvorstellung-we-the-bacteria-und-sick-architecture_123/?date_id=635
Excursions © Pixabay Excursions 06/07/2026 Moths of Spreepark Excursions 06/07/2026 As dusk falls, many moths begin to become active. Moths—often colloquially referred to as “moths”—may seem unremarkable at first glance, but a closer look reveals an impressive variety of colors and shapes. And on top of that, they make up the majority of all… Read more Green City Sustainability science Location Spreepark Plänterwald Kiehnwerderallee 1-3 12437 Berlin Time 21:30 pm – 23:30 pm https://www.campus-stadt-natur.de/angebote-aktionen/kalender/detail/2026-05-28_2100/nachtfalter-2025-08-19/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Savanna Czechowski Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Museumswerkstatt für Kinder Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 The Museum Workshop takes place weekly until the summer holidays. It starts and ends at Haus Bastian. Feel free to drop by for a trial session! Read more Location Haus Bastian - Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung Am Kupfergraben 10 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=157446
Panel discussion © BB 12_E14.15, Mi_ B16.45, Mi Panel discussion 07/07/2026 Berlin Blue Panel discussion 07/07/2026 How can one make a color—its origins and its properties—visible? Britta Lange and Kerstin Stoll take an artistic and experimental approach to Berlin Blue, a synthetic deep-blue pigment that was first produced by accident in Berlin in 1706. Read more History Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 18:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Olaf M. Teßmer/VAM Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Babylonian Stars on the Nile: The Origins of Egyptian Zodiacal Astrology (EN) Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Babylonian Stars on the Nile: The Origins of Egyptian Zodiacal Astrology. Read more History science Location Archäologisches Zentrum Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 6 10117 Berlin Time 18:15 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=159156
Lectures & Readings © ›Die Unverbesserlichen‹, BRD 1965, Regie: Claus Peter Witt © NDR/Holtz Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 The Incorrigibles Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Social commentary packaged for a broad audience, aired on Mother’s Day: *Die Unverbesserlichen* is a portrait—marked by gentle tragicomedy and a bitter undertone—of a family from what was then West Germany’s middle class, with three children who are nearly or… Read more Film events in Berlin Location Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen Mauerstraße 79 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/de/besuch/programm/studiokino/die-unverbesserlichen Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Lea Streisand: Berlinerisch. Watt denn, icke? Lectures & Readings 07/07/2026 Reading in German. Read more Literature Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © LWL/Frogfish Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Planets – A Journey through the Solar System Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Space probes have explored the various planets in our solar system and discovered exciting and impressive things on these alien worlds. Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/planeten Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Daniel Müller Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 + 1 additional date Open Studio – your art workshop Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 + 1 additional date Typical! You want to indulge your creative urge at home, and everyone starts moaning about the mess. No problem! Come along to the Open Studio. Here you can paint, draw, build and pursue your own art projects to your heart’s content. Read more Free of charge Children Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://berlinischegalerie.de/veranstaltung/offenes-atelier-deine-kunstwerkstatt/#2026-02-18T15:00:00+01:00
Lectures & Readings © © Myriam Thürigen Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 What kind of housing do we want? Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 The ways in which we live together are evolving, and our homes are transforming along with us. Read more Free of charge Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/diskurs/wie-wollen-wir-wohnen-164145/
Panel discussion © Gestaltung des Covers: Coco Meurer, Literaturensohn; Collage: forum 1848 Panel discussion 08/07/2026 Historical literature workshop Panel discussion 08/07/2026 Brandenburg, 1850: A pharmacist and politician sets off for Chile. Read more History Literature Location Friedhof der Märzgefallenen Ernst-Zinna-Weg 1 10249 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://forum1848.de/veranstaltungen/historische-literaturwerkstatt-valdiviana/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © SPB | Foto: Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 A look behind the scenes of the planetarium Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Discover the technology behind the Zeiss large-scale planetarium: How does the fulldome projection system for 360° video work, and how do it and the ZEISS Universarium star projector work together? What steps are involved in creating a new planetarium program? Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/blick-hinter-die-kulissen
Lectures & Readings © StW Berlin (Merle Grobecker) Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Final Reading for Student Literature Courses Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Whether through (T)ex(t)periments or writing about class, Berlin students have once again explored their literary talents and exchanged ideas in the Student Services’ literature courses this semester. At the final reading, you can get a glimpse of the texts… Read more Literature Location Lettrétage e.V. Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/abschlusslesung-studentischer-literaturkurse
Lectures & Readings © Bea Borgers Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 Valeska Gert Guest Professorship 2026: Eszter Salamon Lectures & Readings 08/07/2026 The choreographer, artist and performer Eszter Salamon will hold the Valeska Gert Guest Professorship for Dance and Performance during the summer semester of 2026. Read more Free of charge International Contemporary Art Location Akademie der Künste am Pariser Platz Pariser Platz 4 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/07/valeska-gert-gastprofessur-abschluss-eszter-salamon/583243
Panel discussion © Michael Pfisterer Panel discussion 09/07/2026 Mending Inheritances: Between Artistic and Institutional Care Panel discussion 09/07/2026 The ways in which museums and artists handle cultural objects and materials—and the resulting responsibility for their preservation—differ fundamentally. Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Tieranatomisches Theater Philippstraße 12/13 10117 Berlin Time 06:00 am https://www.tieranatomisches-theater.de/mending-inheritances-between-artistic-and-institutional-care/
