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Exhibitions © Claudius Pflug Exhibitions 07/10/2025 – 16/11/2025 The Nova Music Festival Exhibition - WITNESS. REFLECT. HEAL. The Nova Music Festival Exhibition - WITNESS. REFLECT. HEAL. Exhibitions 07/10/2025 – 16/11/2025 The Nova Music Festival Exhibition - WITNESS. REFLECT. HEAL. The Nova exhibition makes its European debut on 7 October at the historic Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. The exhibition serves both as a reminder of the tragedy at the Nova music festival and invites reflection on the responsibility in shaping a more humane and… Read more Politics & Society City of music Location Flughafen Tempelhof Flughafen Tempelhof Platz der Luftbrücke 2 12101 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://novaexhibition.com/ Buy tickets
Art © Meyer, Thomas, 2025 / OSTKREUZ Art 19/10/2025 – 09/11/2025 To the Core To the Core Art 19/10/2025 – 09/11/2025 To the Core From October 19 to November 9, 2025, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation will present TO THE CORE at the Mies van der Rohe Haus. Read more Free of charge Bauhaus & Modernism Urban development Location Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus Mies-van-der-Rohe-Haus Time 11:00 am https://www.miesvanderrohehaus.de/
Art © Bröhan Museum Art 04/07/2025 – 11/01/2026 The magic of glaze The magic of glaze Art 04/07/2025 – 11/01/2026 The magic of glaze Starting in July 2025, the Bröhan Museum will present the exhibition "The Magic of Glaze," dedicated to the important Danish ceramic artist Nils Thorsson (1898–1975) and the stoneware department of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory. Read more Design History Location Bröhan Museum. Jugendstil Kunst Design Bröhan Museum. Jugendstil Kunst Design Schloßstraße 1A 14059 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://www.broehan-museum.de/ausstellung/magie-der-glasur/
Photography © Nora Bibel Photography 22/08/2025 – 01/11/2025 THE LINE BETWEEN US – Eleven positions in queer photography THE LINE BETWEEN US – Eleven positions in queer photography Photography 22/08/2025 – 01/11/2025 THE LINE BETWEEN US – Eleven positions in queer photography An exhibition project with performances, concerts, guided tours and a discussion on how society deals with the LGBTQIA* movement as a barometer for the state of democracy. Realised in collaboration with laif Agentur and Foundation. Read more LGBTI Contemporary Art Politics & Society Location Galerie Nord / Kunstverein Tiergarten Galerie Nord / Kunstverein Tiergarten Turmstraße 75 10551 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://kunstverein-tiergarten.de/
Art © Wolfgang Kunde / Klaus Mantze Art 30/08/2025 – 16/11/2025 A Tribute to Wolfgang Kunde A Tribute to Wolfgang Kunde Art 30/08/2025 – 16/11/2025 A Tribute to Wolfgang Kunde A selection of some 30 mostly untitled works from the 1960s and 1970s reveals Wolfgang Kunde's affinity with surrealism and its penchant for seemingly meaningless found objects. Read more Contemporary Art Location Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Schloßstraße 70 14059 Berlin Time 11:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=87397 Buy tickets
Art © Hélène Binet Art 20/09/2025 – 19/01/2026 Vision and illusion. Architectural photographs by Hélène Binet Vision and illusion. Architectural photographs by Hélène Binet Art 20/09/2025 – 19/01/2026 Vision and illusion. Architectural photographs by Hélène Binet After exhibitions at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham (Sept 2024 – Jan 2025) and the Rothschild estate of Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire (March – June 2025), Hélène Binet’s architectural photographs will now be shown at the Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee in Berlin. Read more Location Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee Time 11:00 am https://liebermann-villa.de/ausstellungen/vision-und-illusion/ Buy tickets
Art © visitBerlin, Mona Schäfer Art 11/09/2025 – 25/10/2025 Artists of Our Time Artists of Our Time Art 11/09/2025 – 25/10/2025 Artists of Our Time From 11 September to 25 October 2025, the BBA Gallery, in collaboration with Art Maisons Marios and Prazzle Arts, will present the debut group exhibition ‘Artists of Our Time’. The exhibition will feature 15 contemporary artists at the forefront of today's… Read more Contemporary Art Berlin Art Week Location BBA Gallery BBA Gallery Köpenicker Straße 96 10179 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.bba-gallery.com/exhibitions/artists-of-our-time
Art © Cihad Caner Art 14/09/2025 – 15/05/2026 Cihad Caner. Demonst(e)rating the Untamable Monster Cihad Caner. Demonst(e)rating the Untamable Monster Art 14/09/2025 – 15/05/2026 Cihad Caner. Demonst(e)rating the Untamable Monster Cihad Caner (* 1990 in Istanbul, lives in Rotterdam) questions social mechanisms of representation and power in his artistic practice. His video work focuses on the figure of the monstrous and its layered meanings. Caner’s animated monsters sing, hum, and… Read more Contemporary Art International Berlin Art Week Location KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Am Sudhaus 3 12053 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.kindl-berlin.de/ausstellungen/cihad-caner
Art © Cornelia Parker, Courtesy the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London Art 14/09/2025 – 24/05/2026 Cornelia Parker. Stolen Thunder (A Storm Gathering) Cornelia Parker. Stolen Thunder (A Storm Gathering) Art 14/09/2025 – 24/05/2026 Cornelia Parker. Stolen Thunder (A Storm Gathering) Cornelia Parker (* 1956 in Cheshire, lives in London) unites deconstruction and transformation in her practice, often subjecting everyday objects to violent processes. Parker is creating a site-specific work for the monumental Kesselhaus at the KINDL. Read more Contemporary Art Berlin Art Week Location Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Am Sudhaus 3 12053 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.kindl-berlin.de/ausstellungen/cornelia-parker
Photography © The Estate of Diane Arbus, Collection Maja Hoffmann/LUMA Foundation Photography 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Photography 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century, Diane Arbus’ bold black-and-white photographs demolish aesthetic conventions and upend all certainties. Read more Contemporary Art Location Gropius-Bau Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße 7 10117 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau/programm/2025/ausstellungen/diane-arbus
History © visitBerlin, Foto Wolfgang Scholvien History 23/10/2025 + 17 additional dates Discover the history of Huguenot Christianity Discover the history of Huguenot Christianity History 23/10/2025 + 17 additional dates Discover the history of Huguenot Christianity A new, free informational exhibition is opening in the church hall of the French Friedrichstadt Church at Gendarmenmarkt. The 30-minute tour is ideal for anyone with limited time who still wants to learn more about the French Church in Berlin and the… Read more History permanent exhibition Location Hugenottenmuseum (im Französischen Dom) Hugenottenmuseum (im Französischen Dom) Time 12:00 pm
Art © KI-Bild Art 12/09/2025 – 15/12/2025 EXILE – ART WITHOUT BORDERS EXILE – ART WITHOUT BORDERS Art 12/09/2025 – 15/12/2025 EXILE – ART WITHOUT BORDERS HAUS.KUNST.MITTE honours the voices of exiled artists: 18 artists from 9 countries present their works – including painting, miniature art, photography, film, sculpture, installation and performance. Read more Contemporary Art Politics & Society Location HAUS.KUNST.MITTE HAUS.KUNST.MITTE Heidestraße 54 10557 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.hauskunstmitte.de/
Art © Vic Bakin Art 06/06/2025 – 26/01/2026 A Heart That Beats A Heart That Beats Art 06/06/2025 – 26/01/2026 A Heart That Beats In the current global preoccupation with Ukraine, art rarely comes into focus – and the queer community even more rarely. The Schwules Museum is therefore presenting something extraordinary: “A Heart That Beats – Focus on Queer Ukrainian Art”. Read more Contemporary Art International LGBTI Location Schwules Museum Schwules Museum Lützowstraße 73 10785 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.schwulesmuseum.de/ausstellung/a-heart-that-beats-queere-ukrainische-kunst-im-fokus/
Art © Alex Lebus Art 30/08/2025 – 31/10/2025 HOLY SHIT oder das stille Örtchen · Solo exhibition Alex Lebus HOLY SHIT oder das stille Örtchen · Solo exhibition Alex Lebus Art 30/08/2025 – 31/10/2025 HOLY SHIT oder das stille Örtchen · Solo exhibition Alex Lebus The HOLY SHIT exhibition transforms a disused toilet block into a temporary sacred space. The works of artist Alex Lebus combine faith, the body, and social taboos to create an intense spatial experience. They bring the profane and the sacred into dialogue in… Read more Contemporary Art Free of charge Location Kunstbrücke am Wildenbruch Kunstbrücke am Wildenbruch Time 12:00 pm https://kunstbruecke-am-wildenbruch.de/de/ausstellungen/holy-shit-oder-das-stille-oertchen
Art © n.b.k. / Katerina Poladjan, Henning Fritsch Art 11/09/2025 – 09/11/2025 Katerina Poladjan, Henning Fritsch. Ancora un dialogo di Roma Katerina Poladjan, Henning Fritsch. Ancora un dialogo di Roma Art 11/09/2025 – 09/11/2025 Katerina Poladjan, Henning Fritsch. Ancora un dialogo di Roma Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) presents the first essay film by writer Katerina Poladjan (*1971 in Moscow). In a reworking of Marguerite Duras’s Il dialogo di Roma (1982), Poladjan presents images of the city of Rome, contrasting them with an off-screen… Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Neuer Berliner Kunstverein n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein n.b.k. Chausseestraße 128-129 10115 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.nbk.org/de/ausstellungen/katerina-poladjan
Gallery © Bild: Klaus Elle, 2025 Gallery 03/09/2025 – 26/10/2025 Klaus Elle – Experiment and Vision Klaus Elle – Experiment and Vision Gallery 03/09/2025 – 26/10/2025 Klaus Elle – Experiment and Vision Based on his studies of photography and subsequently experimental painting, Klaus Elle developed an investigative approach to photography at a very early stage, thereby developing a cross-genre working method. Read more Contemporary Art Free of charge Location Galerie Pankow Galerie Pankow Time 12:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/kunst-und-kultur-pankow/einrichtungen/galerie-pankow/archiv/2025/artikel.1579791.php
Art © Ligia Lewis Art 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… Art 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… With I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…, Gropius Bau presents the most extensive solo exhibition by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis to date. Opening on 15 October 2025, the exhibition brings together new and existing works, displayed on the ground floor and in the… Read more Contemporary Art Location Gropius Bau Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße 7 10117 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/gropius-bau/programm/2025/ausstellungen/ligia-lewis
Photography © Carsten Schulz Photography 11/09/2025 – 01/11/2025 Lockdownbeats Lockdownbeats Photography 11/09/2025 – 01/11/2025 Lockdownbeats What began as a snapshot during the lockdown is now unfolding as a haunting contemporary document about the fragility of a cultural ecosystem. Read more Berlin Art Week City of music Location janinebeangallery janinebeangallery Time 12:00 pm https://janinebeangallery.com/carsten-schulz-lockdownbeats
Art © Urban Nation Art 14/09/2024 – 30/05/2027 Love Letters to the City Love Letters to the City Art 14/09/2024 – 30/05/2027 Love Letters to the City LOVE LETTERS TO THE CITY, curated by Michelle Houston, is a tribute to urban spaces and encourages reflection on the role of art in shaping our collective urban experiences. The exhibition examines the transformative potential of public art and explores the… Read more Free of charge Urban Art Accessible Events Teenager Location URBAN NATION Museum Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art Bülowstraße 7 10783 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://urban-nation.com/de/love-letters-to-the-city/ Buy tickets
Film, theatre, literature & music © Foto: Archiv von Trotta / Photo: Foto: Archive von Trotta Film, theatre, literature & music 11/09/2025 – 09/11/2025 Margarethe von Trotta Margarethe von Trotta Film, theatre, literature & music 11/09/2025 – 09/11/2025 Margarethe von Trotta Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) presents a major retrospective of legendary filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta (*1942 in Berlin). Read more Free of charge Film events in Berlin Location Neuer Berliner Kunstverein n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein n.b.k. Chausseestraße 128-129 10115 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://www.nbk.org/de/ausstellungen/margarethe-von-trotta
Architecture & Design © Foto: Armin Herrmann Architecture & Design 19/06/2025 – 02/03/2026 Milieu Things Milieu Things Architecture & Design 19/06/2025 – 02/03/2026 Milieu Things From the price scissor to the career ladder or the so-called elevator effect — the way we talk about society is rife with object metaphors. And yet these objects are also full of social relations themselves. They reveal facts about the balance of power and… Read more Location Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Leipziger Straße 54 10117 Berlin Time 12:00 pm https://museumderdinge.de/ausstellungen/milieudinge-von-klasse-und-geschmack/