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Exhibitions © visitBerlin, Foto Mo Wüstenhagen Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Berlin unpacks – gifts from 75 years Exhibitions Permanent exhibition The exhibition “Berlin Unpacks – Gifts from 75 Years” presents a selection of gifts that Berlin’s Governing Mayors have received from around the world over the past 75 years. Read more History Free of charge Location Rotes Rathaus Rathausstraße 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/service/rotes-rathaus/ausstellungen/
Photography © Christian Ziegler/MPG Photography To 17/04/2026 Bonobo Stories - Photographs by Christian Ziegler Photography To 17/04/2026 The Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Earth’s last remaining natural paradises. Here, research teams from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior study wild bonobos to understand their unusual social lives. Read more Free of charge science Location Wissenschaftsforum am Gendarmenmarkt Markgrafenstraße 37 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.mpg.de/veranstaltungen
Top Event History & Archaeology Advertisement © Vordrasiatisches Museum, Barbara Helwing Top Event History & Archaeology To 19/07/2026 Built community Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago Top Event History & Archaeology To 19/07/2026 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in present-day Türkiye built monumental structures that archaeologists are still studying today. In cooperation with Türkiye, spectacular finds from Göbeklitepe and the surrounding region are coming to Berlin’s Museum Island. Read more 200 years Museum Island Berlin Accessible Events Location James Simon Galerie Bodestraße 1-3 10178 Berlin https://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/gebaute-gemeinschaft/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Photography © Botschaft von Mexico Photography To 24/04/2026 El Camino de Diana y Sofía Photography To 24/04/2026 In her documentary photography project, German-Mexican artist Natalie Garcia examines how gender-specific insecurities affect women's choices of route in public spaces in Mexico City. Read more International Politics & Society Contemporary Art Location Botschaft von Mexiko Klingelhöferstraße 3 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am
Lectures & Readings © DDR Museum Lectures & Readings To 15/11/2026 A country in a container Lectures & Readings To 15/11/2026 With the end of the GDR, its symbols also lost their validity. In the weeks and months leading up to October 3, 1990, public spaces had already undergone visible changes. Signs of SED rule were removed, much of it ending up in bulk waste containers or at flea… Read more History of the GDR Politics & Society Location DDR Museum Berlin Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.ddr-museum.de
Top Event Sports Advertisement © DHB Top Event Sports 23/06/2026 – 28/06/2026 World-Class Hockey in Berlin Top Event Sports 23/06/2026 – 28/06/2026 Berlin turns into the stage for international hockey stars! The FIH Pro League is the final showdown before the World Cup. Experience top teams, thrilling action and electric stadium vibes. Be there from 23–28 June 2026. Read more Accessible Events International Open Air Location Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld Onkel-Tom-Straße 40 14169 Berlin https://events.tickethead.io/?organizer_id=dhb&referral_code=dhb5 Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © Evangelisches Zentrum Berlin I Ausstellung Georg Weise Exhibitions To 17/04/2026 DER JÜNGSTE TAG Georg Weise (The Last Day) Exhibitions To 17/04/2026 Georg Weise's artistic work encompasses painting, drawing and sculpture. In his paintings, he processes memories of childhood and youth into mystical, partly abstract landscapes with images of growth and transience. Read more Contemporary Art Location Evangelisches Zentrum - Haus 2 (4. Etage) Georgenkirchstraße 69 10249 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/ausstellungen/messias-beim-ueben/
Art © visitBerlin, GRAFIK MFS Art 30/03/2026 + 1 additional date Teresa Mazuela Sequeira – Fluid Resonances – Examples from the Mediterranean Art 30/03/2026 + 1 additional date In her new series of works, “Resonancias fluidas – ejemplos en el Mediterráneo español” (Fluid Resonances – Examples in the Spanish Mediterranean), Teresa Mazuela Sequeira explores the movements, colors, and rhythms of the sea. Read more Contemporary Art Location Europäische Akademie Berlin Bismarckallee 46/48 14193 Berlin Time 09:00 am
Top Event Art Advertisement © Sebastian Runge Top Event Art 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 European Artistic Crafts Days Top Event Art 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 Workshops, studios, and exhibition spaces will open their doors from April 10 to 12, 2026. Look forward to demonstrations, workshop discussions, and hands-on activities. New this year: a large arts and crafts market on Saturday, April 11, at the East Side Mall… Read more Free of charge Urban Art Contemporary Art Location EAST SIDE MALL Tamara-Danz-Straße 11 10243 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://kunsthandwerkstage.de/berlin More information
History & Archaeology © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition The Hauptmannn from Köpenick - from prisoner to legend History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition Shortly after its inauguration, the Köpenick Town Hall - built between 1901 and 1904 according to the plans of Hugo Kinzer and Hans Schütte - is world-famous almost overnight. The reason: the 57-year-old unemployed shoemaker, Wilhelm Voigt, arrested Georg… Read more History Berlin's neighbourhoods Location Rathaushof Köpenick Alt-Köpenick 21 12555 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.berlin.de/museum-treptow-koepenick/museen/hauptmannausstellung/
History & Archaeology © visitBerlin History & Archaeology To 23/08/2026 "... this enemy is on the right!" The fight against National Socialism before 1933 History & Archaeology To 23/08/2026 Founded in 1919, the Weimar Republic was under pressure from the beginning. Authoritarian ideas and nationalist thinking were deeply rooted in parts of German society. Read more Free of charge History of National Socialism Location Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand Stauffenbergstraße 11-13 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.gdw-berlin.de/angebote/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen
Top Event Show Advertisement © SIXX PAXX Concert GmbH Top Event Show To 31/01/2027 SHOWBÜHNE Berlin Top Event Show To 31/01/2027 The SHOWBÜHNE Berlin is the city’s hotspot for sparkling entertainment and goosebump moments. Experience Europe’s hottest men with the SIXX PAXX, elegant sensuality in our Burlesque Show, outrageous comedy in the Travestie Show, festive fun with Oops! The… Read more Location SHOWBÜHNE Berlin Köthener Str. 44 10963 Berlin https://showbuehne.berlin/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
History & Archaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek History & Archaeology To 10/01/2027 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District History & Archaeology To 10/01/2027 A freely accessible presentation in the art library commemorates the creative, art-loving residents who lived around Matthäikirchplatz 100 years ago. Pictures and texts about the lives and works of formerly famous residents bring to life a glorious era that… Read more The roaring twenties in Berlin Jewish Berlin Urban development Location Kunstbibliothek Matthäikirchplatz 8 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=82726
Exhibitions © GettyImages I elxeneize Exhibitions To 03/05/2026 Without Berlin, there would be no Bach Exhibitions To 03/05/2026 Regular Bach festivals have been held for 125 years now. The first took place in Berlin in 1901. To mark the anniversary, the Bach House in Eisenach is organising a cabinet exhibition in Berlin Cathedral from 12 March to 3 May 2026. Read more City of music Location Berliner Dom Am Lustgarten 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.artefakt-berlin.de/aktuelle-projekte/bachhaus-eisenach-2026
Top Event Cabaret & Comedy Advertisement © Maulhelden Top Event Cabaret & Comedy 13/04/2026 The 228th Blue Monday Top Event Cabaret & Comedy 13/04/2026 Cabaret artist Arnulf Rating and his legendary show. Always fresh, always exciting. Always featuring top performers. A serial success at the Wühlmäuse theatre. Featuring, among others: linguistic genius Marcus Jeroch and elastic man Tigris. Amazement! Laughter… Read more Accessible Events Politics & Society Location Die Wühlmäuse Pommernallee 2-4 14052 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wuehlmaeuse.de/veranstaltung/der-blaue-montag/ticket/48850/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings To 01/07/2027 Family morning Lectures & Readings To 01/07/2027 During the Berlin Christmas vacations, children and their families have the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Staatsballett Berlin. They can learn more about ballet from our dance pedagogues, try out dance steps themselves, and then get a… Read more Children Location Staatsballett Berlin Richard-Wagner-Straße 10 10585 Berlin Time 09:30 am https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/spielplan/stueck-detail/stid/familienvormittag/122.html#a_812
History & Archaeology © BStU/Dresen History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition Access to secrecy: Exhibition on the Records archive History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition A total of 111 kilometres of records on archival shelves, around 41 million index cards, over 1.8 million photographs and about 30,000 film and audio documents make up the Stasi Records Archive today. The exhibition “Access to Secrecy” introduces the visitor… Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Location Stasi-Zentrale. Campus für Demokratie „Haus 7“ Ruschestraße 103 10365 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.einblick-ins-geheime.de
Top Event Workshop Advertisement © Sebastian Runge Top Event Workshop 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 European Artistic Crafts Days Top Event Workshop 10/04/2026 – 12/04/2026 Workshops, studios, and exhibition spaces will open their doors from April 10 to 12, 2026. Look forward to demonstrations, workshop discussions, and hands-on activities. New this year: a large arts and crafts market on Saturday, April 11, at the East Side Mall… Read more Berlin's neighbourhoods Free of charge Urban Art Contemporary Art Location EAST SIDE MALL Tamara-Danz-Straße 11 10243 Berlin Time 11:00 am https://kunsthandwerkstage.de/berlin More information
Photography © Anna Ehrenstein Photography To 12/06/2026 ANNA EHRENSTEIN ꟾ THE LANGUAGE OF SOIL Photography To 12/06/2026 Who keeps AI running – and what impact does this labor have on those who perform it? In The Language of the Soil, on view from 13 March to 12 June 2026, Anna Ehrenstein takes up this very question. Read more Location Fotografiska Berlin – Das zeitgenössische Museum für Fotografie, Kunst und Kultur Oranienburger Str. 60 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am – 23:00 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/fotografiska-berlin-ticket-fuer-alle-ausstellungen Buy tickets
Art © erloschen Art Permanent exhibition Art in Berlin 1880–1980 Art Permanent exhibition The presentation from our collection is a multi-facetted tour through the art of Berlin from 1880 to 1980. It ranges from paintings of the late 19th century, when the Kaiser reigned and tastes were largely determined by the moneyed classes, via Expressionism… Read more Accessible Events Bauhaus & Modernism Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/tageskarte-berlinische-galerie-museum-fuer-moderne-kunst Buy tickets
Top Event Science & Technology Advertisement © Stefan Boesl Top Event Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Your next stop in Berlin Top Event Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Right next to BMW Group Plant Berlin, BMW Motorrad Welt blends a century of motorcycle heritage with current models, events and community. Free entrance! Read more Free of charge Spandau Location BMW Motorrad Welt Am Juliusturm 32 13599 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.welt.bmw-motorrad.com/de/home.html?source=bde More information
