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 © 2026 Achse e.V. – Gestaltung: Jacqueline Kappl | Dr. Anna-Maria Möller Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Genomics from the very start? Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 You are warmly invited to take part in the public event ‘Genomics from birth? Newborn screening in a time of change’ on 3 November 2026 from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm at the DRK Kliniken im Westend (auditorium), which has been organised as part of Berlin Science Week… Read more science Location DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend Spandauer Damm 130 14050 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/programme/genomik-der-wiege-neugeborenenscreening-im-wandel Art © Katharina Poos / Ewa Finn Art 03/11/2026 Reading: "Budenzauber: The Story of a Man Who Set Out to Become an Artist" Art 03/11/2026 This as yet unpublished novel traces, in a blend of biography and fiction, the life journey of Anton, a sort of prototypical artist, from his first steps in the world of art through the ups and downs of an artist’s life – including successes and failures… Read more Literature Spandau Location Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/ Lectures & Readings © Patrick Fore Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Stimmen "Traces and Séances" Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Featuring Andy Ammer, Ujesh Buchele, Andrei Cucu, Duo driftmachine (Andreas Gerth, Florian Zimmer), Friedrich Dieckmann, Sean Douglas, Kerstin Hensel, Ulrich Peltzer, Kathrin Röggla, Steffi Weismann, JD Zazie Read more experimental and contemporary Art Literature City of music Location Akademie der Künste am Hanseatenweg Hanseatenweg 10 10557 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/stimmen-spuren-und-seancen/596632 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Foto: Olaf M. Teßmer/VAM Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The new sky above Esna. The astronomical ceiling of the Temple of Khnum Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The pronaos at Esna, one of the last examples of ancient Egyptian temple architecture, was decorated mainly during the Roman period (1st to 3rd centuries AD). Read more History science Location James-Simon-Galerie Bodestraße 10178 Berlin Time 18:15 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/der-neue-himmel-ueber-esna-die-astronomische-decke-des-chnumtempels-2026-11-03-181500-159163/ Lectures & Readings © Hwa Ja Götz Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Minerals in Namibia Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The Mineralogy/Geology Interest Group is a loose association of hobby collectors and others interested in minerals and rocks who meet every first Tuesday of the month (except in August) for a lecture at the Museum of Natural History. Read more Free of charge science Location Museum für Naturkunde Invalidenstraße 43 10115 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/programm/veranstaltungen/detail/mineralien-in-namibia/#2026-11-03T16:30:00Z Lectures & Readings © visitberlin, Foto: Philip Koschel Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Making women visible: Naming streets and squares Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 A lecture by Heike Stange and Trille Schünke accompanying the exhibition "Rename?! Street Names in Treptow and Köpenick" at the Köpenick Museum. Read more History Location Museum Köpenick Alter Markt 1 12555 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/ausstellungen/artikel.1665807.php Lectures & Readings © Stefan Müller / STdT Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The Current State and Future Prospects of Visual History Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Until 2021, Klaus Hesse was a research fellow and exhibition curator at the Topography of Terror Foundation. Klaus Hesse was a highly regarded expert in visual history and published numerous academic essays. With his particular interest in the visual legacy of… Read more Free of charge History of National Socialism science Location Topographie des Terrors Niederkirchnerstraße 8 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.topographie.de/veranstaltungen Lectures & Readings © Foto: Nancy Jesse Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Watch and listen! Cinematic worlds for the eyes and ears Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 What effect does sound have on a film, and what would a film be without sound? Family Sunday features a varied programme for the whole family centred around these questions – offering opportunities to try things out, get creative and make discoveries. Read more Film events in Berlin Children Teenager 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/unter-denkmalschutz-lebensbeschreibungen-aus-einem-frankfurter-buergerhaus Lectures & Readings © SPB / Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Berlin Brains: How Context Modulates Memory – in Flies and Humans Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Experiences shape who we are. But what rules does the brain follow when storing experiences in long-term memory? And how does the physiological context (e.g., diet or stress) influence information processing? Read more Free of charge International science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/berlin-brains-wie-der-kontext-das-gedaechtnis-beeinflusst-bei-fliegen-und-menschen Lectures & Readings © Berliner Redekünstler Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 + 1 additional date Berlin’s master orators Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 + 1 additional date Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, you can meet up to Read more Free of charge Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Esmarchstraße 18 10407 Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=272755&ls=120&c=409 Lectures & Readings © NeuroCure | Cluster of Excellence Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Berlin Brains Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 This series of events offers interested Berliners an accessible look into current neuroscience research. Read more Free of charge science Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://neurocure.de/ Lectures & Readings © Juliette Moarbes Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 More writing for authors in exile Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 For a story not to fall apart, it needs a common thread to hold it together. Read more Literature Politics & Society Location ACUD Veteranenstraße 21 D 10119 BERLIN Time 19:30 pm https://weiterschreiben.jetzt/veranstaltungen/faeden-stoffe-schnitte-weiter-schreiben-magazin-8/ Lectures & Readings © Juliette Moarbes Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 “Threads, Fabrics, Patterns” – Weiter Schreiben Magazine #8 Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The eighth issue of *Weiter Schreiben* magazine, entitled ‘Threads, Fabrics, Cuts’, is being celebrated. For a story not to fall apart, it needs a common thread to hold it together. The readers are: Lily Farhadpour, Mubeen Kishany, Karima Shabrang, Meral… Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/faden-stoffe-schnitte---weiter-schreiben-magazin-8 Lectures & Readings © Gilda GiebelCaroline Wimmer; Uwe MadelThomas Ernst Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Gilda Giebel: Das Böse im Mann. Über Anziehung, Macht und die Psychologie zerstörerischer Beziehungen Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Reading in German with Gilda Giebel: "The Evil in Men: On Attraction, Power, and the Psychology of Destructive Relationships". Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Eyecandy Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 POLITICS WITH ANNE WILL Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Anne Will is one of Germany's most renowned journalists. For 16 years, she hosted the most important political talk show on German television. In 2024, she traded the large television studio for the quieter world of podcasting. Read more Politics & Society Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/politik-mit-anne-will/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Carlsen Verlag Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Comic reading: Steffen Gumpert – Licht ins Dunkel Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Pankow Municipal Library invites nursery and school groups to special comic and picture book readings at the cinema. Read more Free of charge Children Location Colosseum Berlin Gleimstraße 31 10437 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 10:00 am https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=294295&ls=0&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Kibitz Verlag Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Comic reading: Nora Borkenhagen – Bo und der erste Biss Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Pankow Public Library invites nursery groups and school classes to special comic and picture book readings at the cinema. Read more Free of charge Children Location Colosseum Berlin Gleimstraße 31 10437 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 12:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=294298&ls=0&c=409 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Norrköping Visualization Center C Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 3 additional dates Chemistry of Life Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 3 additional dates Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world—the world of molecules and nanoparticles. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 12:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/chemie-des-lebens Buy tickets Panel discussion © Foto: Manfred Fuß, IMDb Panel discussion 04/11/2026 "My ship, it floats on distant seas" Panel discussion 04/11/2026 To mark the 179th anniversary of the composer’s death: a concert and reading of poems by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his relatives. Read more History Jewish Berlin Literature City of music Location Mendelssohn-Remise Jägerstraße 51 10117 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.mendelssohn-gesellschaft.de/gesellschaft/veranstaltungen Lectures & Readings © Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 New Frontiers in Biomedicine Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 We are breaking new ground in biomedicine through interdisciplinary research. Techniques from chemistry and biology are combined and used to visualise cell structures using microscopy. This enables the localisation of proteins relevant to various clinical… Read more Free of charge Environment & Future science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/neue-wege-der-biomedizin-2026 Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Stephen Marino, MDC, AG Daumke, 2014 Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 2 additional dates New Approaches in Biomedicine Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 2 additional dates Lecture series: We are breaking new ground in biomedicine through interdisciplinary research. Techniques from chemistry and biology are combined and used to visualise cell structures using microscopy. This enables the localisation of proteins relevant to… Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/neue-wege-der-biomedizin Buy tickets
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 © 2026 Achse e.V. – Gestaltung: Jacqueline Kappl | Dr. Anna-Maria Möller Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Genomics from the very start? Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 You are warmly invited to take part in the public event ‘Genomics from birth? Newborn screening in a time of change’ on 3 November 2026 from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm at the DRK Kliniken im Westend (auditorium), which has been organised as part of Berlin Science Week… Read more science Location DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend Spandauer Damm 130 14050 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/programme/genomik-der-wiege-neugeborenenscreening-im-wandel
Art © Katharina Poos / Ewa Finn Art 03/11/2026 Reading: "Budenzauber: The Story of a Man Who Set Out to Become an Artist" Art 03/11/2026 This as yet unpublished novel traces, in a blend of biography and fiction, the life journey of Anton, a sort of prototypical artist, from his first steps in the world of art through the ups and downs of an artist’s life – including successes and failures… Read more Literature Spandau Location Zitadelle Spandau Am Juliusturm 64 13599 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.zitadelle-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/
Lectures & Readings © Patrick Fore Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Stimmen "Traces and Séances" Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Featuring Andy Ammer, Ujesh Buchele, Andrei Cucu, Duo driftmachine (Andreas Gerth, Florian Zimmer), Friedrich Dieckmann, Sean Douglas, Kerstin Hensel, Ulrich Peltzer, Kathrin Röggla, Steffi Weismann, JD Zazie Read more experimental and contemporary Art Literature City of music Location Akademie der Künste am Hanseatenweg Hanseatenweg 10 10557 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/2026/11/stimmen-spuren-und-seancen/596632 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Olaf M. Teßmer/VAM Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The new sky above Esna. The astronomical ceiling of the Temple of Khnum Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The pronaos at Esna, one of the last examples of ancient Egyptian temple architecture, was decorated mainly during the Roman period (1st to 3rd centuries AD). Read more History science Location James-Simon-Galerie Bodestraße 10178 Berlin Time 18:15 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/der-neue-himmel-ueber-esna-die-astronomische-decke-des-chnumtempels-2026-11-03-181500-159163/
Lectures & Readings © Hwa Ja Götz Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Minerals in Namibia Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The Mineralogy/Geology Interest Group is a loose association of hobby collectors and others interested in minerals and rocks who meet every first Tuesday of the month (except in August) for a lecture at the Museum of Natural History. Read more Free of charge science Location Museum für Naturkunde Invalidenstraße 43 10115 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/programm/veranstaltungen/detail/mineralien-in-namibia/#2026-11-03T16:30:00Z
Lectures & Readings © visitberlin, Foto: Philip Koschel Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Making women visible: Naming streets and squares Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 A lecture by Heike Stange and Trille Schünke accompanying the exhibition "Rename?! Street Names in Treptow and Köpenick" at the Köpenick Museum. Read more History Location Museum Köpenick Alter Markt 1 12555 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/ausstellungen/artikel.1665807.php
Lectures & Readings © Stefan Müller / STdT Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The Current State and Future Prospects of Visual History Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Until 2021, Klaus Hesse was a research fellow and exhibition curator at the Topography of Terror Foundation. Klaus Hesse was a highly regarded expert in visual history and published numerous academic essays. With his particular interest in the visual legacy of… Read more Free of charge History of National Socialism science Location Topographie des Terrors Niederkirchnerstraße 8 10963 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.topographie.de/veranstaltungen
Lectures & Readings © Foto: Nancy Jesse Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Watch and listen! Cinematic worlds for the eyes and ears Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 What effect does sound have on a film, and what would a film be without sound? Family Sunday features a varied programme for the whole family centred around these questions – offering opportunities to try things out, get creative and make discoveries. Read more Film events in Berlin Children Teenager 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/unter-denkmalschutz-lebensbeschreibungen-aus-einem-frankfurter-buergerhaus
Lectures & Readings © SPB / Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Berlin Brains: How Context Modulates Memory – in Flies and Humans Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Experiences shape who we are. But what rules does the brain follow when storing experiences in long-term memory? And how does the physiological context (e.g., diet or stress) influence information processing? Read more Free of charge International science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/berlin-brains-wie-der-kontext-das-gedaechtnis-beeinflusst-bei-fliegen-und-menschen
Lectures & Readings © Berliner Redekünstler Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 + 1 additional date Berlin’s master orators Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 + 1 additional date Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, you can meet up to Read more Free of charge Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Esmarchstraße 18 10407 Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=272755&ls=120&c=409
Lectures & Readings © NeuroCure | Cluster of Excellence Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Berlin Brains Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 This series of events offers interested Berliners an accessible look into current neuroscience research. Read more Free of charge science Location Verschiedene Orte Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://neurocure.de/
Lectures & Readings © Juliette Moarbes Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 More writing for authors in exile Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 For a story not to fall apart, it needs a common thread to hold it together. Read more Literature Politics & Society Location ACUD Veteranenstraße 21 D 10119 BERLIN Time 19:30 pm https://weiterschreiben.jetzt/veranstaltungen/faeden-stoffe-schnitte-weiter-schreiben-magazin-8/
Lectures & Readings © Juliette Moarbes Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 “Threads, Fabrics, Patterns” – Weiter Schreiben Magazine #8 Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 The eighth issue of *Weiter Schreiben* magazine, entitled ‘Threads, Fabrics, Cuts’, is being celebrated. For a story not to fall apart, it needs a common thread to hold it together. The readers are: Lily Farhadpour, Mubeen Kishany, Karima Shabrang, Meral… Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:30 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/faden-stoffe-schnitte---weiter-schreiben-magazin-8
Lectures & Readings © Gilda GiebelCaroline Wimmer; Uwe MadelThomas Ernst Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Gilda Giebel: Das Böse im Mann. Über Anziehung, Macht und die Psychologie zerstörerischer Beziehungen Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Reading in German with Gilda Giebel: "The Evil in Men: On Attraction, Power, and the Psychology of Destructive Relationships". Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Eyecandy Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 POLITICS WITH ANNE WILL Lectures & Readings 03/11/2026 Anne Will is one of Germany's most renowned journalists. For 16 years, she hosted the most important political talk show on German television. In 2024, she traded the large television studio for the quieter world of podcasting. Read more Politics & Society Location Heimathafen Neukölln Karl-Marx-Straße 141 12043 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/politik-mit-anne-will/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Carlsen Verlag Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Comic reading: Steffen Gumpert – Licht ins Dunkel Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Pankow Municipal Library invites nursery and school groups to special comic and picture book readings at the cinema. Read more Free of charge Children Location Colosseum Berlin Gleimstraße 31 10437 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 10:00 am https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=294295&ls=0&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Kibitz Verlag Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Comic reading: Nora Borkenhagen – Bo und der erste Biss Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 Pankow Public Library invites nursery groups and school classes to special comic and picture book readings at the cinema. Read more Free of charge Children Location Colosseum Berlin Gleimstraße 31 10437 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 12:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=294298&ls=0&c=409 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Norrköping Visualization Center C Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 3 additional dates Chemistry of Life Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 3 additional dates Sometimes it’s the smallest things that matter most. Join us on a journey into a seemingly invisible world—the world of molecules and nanoparticles. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 12:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/chemie-des-lebens Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Foto: Manfred Fuß, IMDb Panel discussion 04/11/2026 "My ship, it floats on distant seas" Panel discussion 04/11/2026 To mark the 179th anniversary of the composer’s death: a concert and reading of poems by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his relatives. Read more History Jewish Berlin Literature City of music Location Mendelssohn-Remise Jägerstraße 51 10117 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.mendelssohn-gesellschaft.de/gesellschaft/veranstaltungen
Lectures & Readings © Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 New Frontiers in Biomedicine Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 We are breaking new ground in biomedicine through interdisciplinary research. Techniques from chemistry and biology are combined and used to visualise cell structures using microscopy. This enables the localisation of proteins relevant to various clinical… Read more Free of charge Environment & Future science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/neue-wege-der-biomedizin-2026 Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Stephen Marino, MDC, AG Daumke, 2014 Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 2 additional dates New Approaches in Biomedicine Lectures & Readings 04/11/2026 + 2 additional dates Lecture series: We are breaking new ground in biomedicine through interdisciplinary research. Techniques from chemistry and biology are combined and used to visualise cell structures using microscopy. This enables the localisation of proteins relevant to… Read more science Location Zeiss-Großplanetarium Prenzlauer Allee 80 10405 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/neue-wege-der-biomedizin Buy tickets
