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Concerts © © Andre Swart Concerts 16/07/2026 Femdelic. DURCHLÜFTEN – 2026 Live Concerts & DJ Acts Concerts 16/07/2026 On four summer weekends, DURCHLÜFTEN transforms the Humboldt Forum’s Schlüterhof into a free open-air meeting place where musical traditions from across the globe unfold as living cultural archives. Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Open Air Location Humboldt Forum Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 22:00 pm – 23:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/event/festival/durchlueften-2026-163412/
Photography © musuku - museum der subkulturen Photography 17/07/2026 – 22/09/2026 PHOTO BOOK SUMMER Photography 17/07/2026 – 22/09/2026 "Photo Book Summer" is a new Berlin festival dedicated to the photobook as an artistic medium. It will take place for the first time from July 17 to September 22, 2026, at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin’s Potsdamer Straße location and is organized by musuku –… Read more History International Politics & Society Urban development Location Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Haus Potsdamer Straße) - Otto-Braun-Saal Potsdamer Str. 33 10785 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://musuku.de/
Architecture & Design © Foto: Jochum Rodgers Architecture & Design 17/07/2026 – 17/01/2027 Sofie Dawo. Textile Experiments Architecture & Design 17/07/2026 – 17/01/2027 Sofie Dawo (1926–2010) was an exceptional artist: her unconventional artistic strategy consisted of enhancing the fabric through destruction. Read more Fashion and Design Location Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Matthäikirchplatz 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/kunstgewerbemuseum-mit-ausstellungen-tageskarte#/ Buy tickets
Photography © Kai Bornhöft, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 / © Frank Tornow, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 Photography 17/07/2026 – 15/11/2026 Interaction Photography 17/07/2026 – 15/11/2026 Unexpected juxtapositions play an important role in Surrealism – so much so that they can be described as a foundational principle: “As beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table,” as Lautréamont so pithily put… Read more Contemporary Art Location Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg Schloßstraße 70 14059 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 18:00 pm http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=90130 Buy tickets
Festival © Hauke Dressler Festival 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates HTW Exhibition 2026 – Berlin’s Up-and-Coming Creative Talents Showcase Their Work Festival 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates On July 17 and 18, 2026, HTW Berlin invites you to its student exhibition at the Wilhelminenhof campus in Oberschöneweide. Over 1,500 students will present their current projects over the course of these two days. The event will feature exhibitions… Read more Free of charge Fashion and Design Location Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft - Campus Wilhelminenhof (HTW) Wilhelminenhofstraße 75-77 12459 Berlin Time 12:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://werkschau-htw.de
Guided Tours © Stefanie Thomas Guided Tours 17/07/2026 + 1 additional date Discovering Brecht between Chausseestraße and the Berliner Ensemble Guided Tours 17/07/2026 + 1 additional date A two-hour walk in the footsteps of Bertolt Brecht leads from the Brecht House to the Berliner Ensemble. This is where the writer and director spent his time in the years following his return from exile, and where he achieved his artistic breakthrough in the… Read more History of the GDR Guided tours of the museum Literature History of National Socialism Location Brecht-Weigel-Museum Chausseestraße 10115 Berlin Time 13:00 pm https://adk.de/programm/veranstaltungskalender/rf/brecht-entdecken-zwischen-chausseestrasse-und-berliner-ensemble/576106
Art © Bjørn Melhus Art 17/07/2026 – 23/08/2026 Bjørn Melhus: LOST IN FINITY Art 17/07/2026 – 23/08/2026 +++ Bjørn Melhus: LOST IN FINITY – July 17 through August 23 at the silent green Betonhalle+++ Read more Contemporary Art Location Silent Green Kulturquartier Gerichtstraße 35 13347 Berlin Time 14:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.silent-green.net/en/programme/detail/bjoern-melhus-lost-in-finity
Workshop © Foto: VDPA e.V. Workshop 17/07/2026 + 4 additional dates Counseling services for everyone Workshop 17/07/2026 + 4 additional dates Do you have questions about the following topics? This counseling service is open to everyone: Read more Free of charge International Location Bibliothek am Wasserturm Prenzlauer Allee 227 10405 Berlin Time 14:30 pm – 17:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=284152&ls=0&c=409&kategorie[2]=361&v_ort=37541&date_start=02.07.2026
Guided Tours © @ 2026 4regional GmbH - Regional Tours Berlin Guided Tours 17/07/2026 – 30/10/2026 Stadtführung Berlin Altstadt Express (DE) Guided Tours 17/07/2026 – 30/10/2026 Have you ever wondered how a quiet medieval town became the vibrant, diverse Berlin we love today? Join us on a fascinating journey through time with our city tour, “Berlin: Where It All Began.” Discover hidden traces of centuries long past, lost neighborhoods… Read more History Urban development Location Regional Tours - Start Tour Berlin Fernsehturm Gontardstraße 7 10178 Berlin Time 15:00 pm – 16:00 pm https://www.regionaltours.de/einzeltickets-touren-berlin Buy tickets
Workshop © Foto: Anne-Katrin Breitenborn Workshop To 11/12/2026 Try it! Workshop To 11/12/2026 Are you a violin queen, a keyboard wizard, or more of a guitar hero? Once a month, you can try out different instruments under the guidance of the museum guides. Read more Children Location Musikinstrumenten-Museum Tiergartenstraße 10785 Berlin Time 15:00 pm https://www.simpk.de/museum/mim-kids/besuch-mit-kindern.html
Film, theatre, literature & music © ›Verführung: Die grausame Frau‹, BRD 1985, Regie: Elfie Mikesch und Monika Treut Quelle: Salzgeber Film, theatre, literature & music 17/07/2026 Director-Led Tour: “Inventing Queer Cinema” Film, theatre, literature & music 17/07/2026 With “Inventing Queer Cinema,” the Deutsche Kinemathek is opening its first exhibition at its new location in Berlin’s E-Werk—and, at the same time, a new chapter in its work on queer film culture. Read more History Film events in Berlin Guided tours of the museum Location Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen Mauerstraße 79 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://www.deutsche-kinemathek.de/de/besuch/programm/direktorinnenfuehrung-inventing-queer-cinema
Guided Tours © Ev. KG St. Nikolai Berlin-Spandau Guided Tours 17/07/2026 + 3 additional dates Public guided tour: House history + Gothic cellar Guided Tours 17/07/2026 + 3 additional dates Free Museum Tours Immerse yourself in history—every other Friday at 4:30 p.m., duration approx. 60 minutes. Read more History Guided tours of the museum Spandau Location Spandovia Sacra Reformationsplatz 12 13597 Berlin Time 16:30 pm https://www.nikolai-spandau.de
Excursions © © Pixabay Excursions 17/07/2026 Aquatic Ecology Tour with Simultaneous Interpretation in German as a Second Language Excursions 17/07/2026 With its various small bodies of water and the river that gives it its name, Spreepark provides a habitat for many species of plants and animals. The differences between the ecosystems of still and flowing waters are particularly evident here. Read more Accessible Events Green City Sustainability Location Spreepark Plänterwald Kiehnwerderallee 1-3 12437 Berlin Time 17:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.campus-stadt-natur.de/angebote-aktionen/kalender/detail/2026-05-04_1800/gewaesseroekologische-fuehrung-26-05-04/ Buy tickets
Workshop © Foto: Erika Babatz Workshop 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates Just a Moment. The Young Bauhaus Festival Workshop 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates From 17 to 19 July we cordially invite you to the festival “Moment Mal” (Just a Moment) at the Temporary Bauhaus-Archiv. This is where you can take a timeout and experience what a break can truly offer. Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Film events in Berlin Free of charge Literature Location Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Knesebeckstraße 1 10623 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://www.bauhaus.de/besuchen/formate/young-bauhaus/
Exhibitions © visitBerlin Exhibitions 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates Young Bauhaus Monument Exhibitions 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates The Young Bauhaus Monument is a large-scale collaborative installation designed entirely by Young Bauhaus. Taking ‘break’ as its theme, the monument is composed of individual works, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and brings together different media… Read more Bauhaus & Modernism Contemporary Art Location Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung Knesebeckstraße 1 10623 Berlin Time 17:00 pm https://www.bauhaus.de/events/young-bauhaus-monument_137/?date_id=652
Exhibitions © Fotograf NickIch Mailer Exhibitions 17/07/2026 + 7 additional dates Black Out Maze - horror tour at the BERLIN DUNGEON Exhibitions 17/07/2026 + 7 additional dates After the Berlin Dungeon's regular opening hours, particularly spooky tours called "Black Out Maze" begin at 5:30 p.m. on select Fridays and Saturdays. Read more Location Berlin Dungeon Spandauer Straße 2 10178 Berlin Time 17:30 pm https://www.thedungeons.com/berlin/
Art © © Kristin Hensel Art 17/07/2026 + 1 additional date Botanical Drawing Art 17/07/2026 + 1 additional date In this workshop, participants will explore the microcosm of the unique Tempelhofer Feld and artistically immerse themselves in the fascinating world of urban nature. Read more Green City Sustainability Location Tempelhofer Feld Berlin Tempelhofer Damm 12101 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://gruen-berlin.ticketfritz.de/Event/Kalender/23618/48261?typ=Vorlage Buy tickets
Art © ©Julia Ost 2026 Art 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates Embroidery Workshop Art 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates Embroidery Workshop in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg / Friedrichshain Read more Location Kunstraum Heartspace Danziger Straße 172 10407 Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.kunstraum-heartspace.de/kurse-workshops/kreative-events-creative-events Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Wataru Murakami | Foto: Ahu Dural Panel discussion 17/07/2026 Migration storytelling salon: Biographical furniture, wandering things Panel discussion 17/07/2026 How is the experience of migration connected to furniture, and how does interior design relate to settling into a new life? A conversation with artist Ahu Dural and photographer and writer Asimina Paradissa. Read more History Politics & Society Location Museum Ephraim-Palais | Stadtmuseum Berlin Poststraße 16 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.stadtmuseum.de/veranstaltungen/erzaehlsalon-migration-biografische-moebel-wandernde-dinge
Dance & Performance © 2. Internationales Koreanisch-Deutsches Tanzfestival Dance & Performance 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates 2nd International Korean-German Dance Festival Dance & Performance 17/07/2026 + 2 additional dates The festival sees itself as a platform for artistic and cultural exchange between Korean and German dance. It creates an open space where artists, audiences, and different dance traditions can meet and engage with one another. Read more Location Uferstudios Uferstraße 23 / Badstraße 41a 13357 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
Classical Music © Bianca Evers, Birgit Wingrat Classical Music 17/07/2026 "Kicking Classics - Mozart Meets Messi" Concert Classical Music 17/07/2026 The kickoff for the perfect musical accompaniment to the World Cup—the Schwartzsche Villa is transforming into a fan zone and hosting the concert “Kicking Classics—Mozart Meets Messi” Read more City of music Location Kulturhaus Schwartzsche Villa Grunewaldstrasse 55 12165 Berlin Time 19:00 pm
