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Photography © Andrés Galeano I Stiftung St. Matthäus Photography To 13/11/2026 Andrés Galeano: Celestial Studies Photography To 13/11/2026 Spanish artist Andrés Galeano collects skies—more precisely, fragments of skies from photographs he discovers at flea markets or in old photo albums. From these found objects, he composes multifaceted studies of the sky. Read more Free of charge Location Evangelisches Zentrum Berlin Georgenkirchstraße 69/70 10249 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:00 pm https://stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/ausstellungen/himmelsstudien/
Science & Technology © Museum für Kommunikation, Foto Michael Erhart Science & Technology To 06/09/2026 APROPOS SEX Science & Technology To 06/09/2026 Sexuality is a central part of human identity, representing pleasure, intimacy and diversity – and is often difficult to capture in words. Influenced by culture, education, media, film and television, our image of sexuality is constantly changing. Read more Politics & Society Teenager Location Museum für Kommunikation Leipziger Straße 16 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.mfk-berlin.de/ausstellung-apropos-sex/
Top Event Street festival / Folk festival Advertisement © visitBerlin Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 15/08/2026 + 1 additional date Festival in Berlin‘s historic centre Top Event Street festival / Folk festival 15/08/2026 + 1 additional date Street performers, music and interactive activities transform Berlin’s oldest residential district into an open-air stage. Enjoy acrobatics, comedy, magic and a lively program full of fun and entertainment for the whole family. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Berlin's neighbourhoods Free of charge Children Summer of Culture Open Air Ticket tips Location Nikolaiviertel Nikolaikirchplatz 10178 Berlin Time 11:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.wbm.de/ueber-uns/spenden-und-sponsoring/nikolaizauber-2026/?mtm_campaign=NZ_VisitBerlin&mtm_kwd=NZ_VisitBerlin More information
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/
History & Archaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Andreas Henkel / VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2025 History & Archaeology To 17/10/2032 Berlin sculpture discovery History & Archaeology To 17/10/2032 Archaeological excavations conducted in front of the Rotes Rathaus in 2010 unearthed a real surprise. A total of 16 sculptures from the Classical Modernist period were recovered from a basement filled with bomb debris. Read more History of National Socialism Location PETRI Berlin Gertraudenstraße 8 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/berliner-skulpturenfund/
Top Event Pop Electro Rock Advertisement © Wintergarten Varieté Berlin Top Event Pop Electro Rock 26/08/2026 – 14/02/2027 DISCO – Acrobatics * Dinner * Dance Top Event Pop Electro Rock 26/08/2026 – 14/02/2027 Let’s Dance! With DISCO, the Wintergarten Varieté Berlin celebrates the dazzling disco era in all its facets. Captivating acrobatics, iconic retro looks, and songs that bring back memories of a first kiss on the dance floor. Read more Events for foodies Summer of Culture Location Wintergarten Varieté Potsdamer Straße 96 10785 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://wintergarten-berlin.de/shows/disco/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Science & Technology © SDTB Science & Technology To 27/09/2026 Carbon Culture - Museum of the Fossil Age Science & Technology To 27/09/2026 It's frightening, but true: everyday lives cannot function without coal, oil, and gas. Fossil fuels enable mobility and provide electricity and heat. Fossil raw materials are used in road construction and in our clothing. Over decades, we have made ourselves… Read more Sustainability science Location Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin Trebbiner Straße 9 10963 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:30 pm https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/deutsches-technikmuseum-berlin-tageskarte#/ Buy tickets
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 Workshop Advertisement © Brookfiled Properties Top Event Workshop To 05/09/2026 Creative Summer at Potsdamer Platz Top Event Workshop To 05/09/2026 Workshops, street art, live murals, DIY sessions and a creative market invite you to join in every Saturday from June 27 to September 5 – free, open to all, right at Potsdamer Platz. Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Free of charge Children Shopping Location THE PLAYCE Alte Potsdamer Str. 7 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.potsdamerplatz.de/de/events/creative-summer-2026/?source=bde More information
History & Archaeology © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Christof Hannemann History & Archaeology To 05/03/2033 Discover Archaeology: From Discovery to Exhibition at PETRI Berlin History & Archaeology To 05/03/2033 Under the theme “Discover Archaeology,” the exhibition areas at PETRI Berlin offer information, interactive experiences, and a behind-the-scenes look at archaeology. As visitors make their way through the museum, they follow the journey of a find from the… Read more History Location PETRI Berlin Gertraudenstraße 8 10178 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=159510 Buy tickets
History & Archaeology © Pressefoto Museum in der KulturBrauerei, Foto: Petras History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition Everyday life in the GDR History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition Between idyllic country, VEB canteen and the prison in Bautzen: On 600m2, original objects, documents, film and sound recordings show the gap between aspiration and reality of the GDR. Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Free of charge Politics & Society Location Museum in der KulturBrauerei Knaackstraße 97 10435 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 18:00 pm https://www.hdg.de/museum-in-der-kulturbrauerei/ausstellungen/alltag-in-der-ddr
Top Event Pop Electro Rock Advertisement © Pamela Reith Top Event Pop Electro Rock To 26/07/2026 SIX THE MUSICAL Top Event Pop Electro Rock To 26/07/2026 The international hype musical is back: SIX is a global phenomenon and the ingenious fusion of musical, pop concert and history! The most royal girl group of all time steps up to the microphone and has some spicy stories in store. Read more Accessible Events International Summer of Culture City of music Location Admiralspalast Friedrichstraße 101 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.atgtickets.de/musicals-shows/six-the-musical/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Science & Technology © SDTB / C. Kirchner Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Machine Tools Science & Technology Permanent exhibition Machines have transformed the way people work: work has become easier, and production more efficient. Experience the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution in action! The Historical Workshop offers hands-on insights into 150 years of industrialization. Read more History Location Deutsches Technikmuseum Trebbiner Straße 9 10963 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:30 pm https://technikmuseum.berlin/ausstellungen/dauerausstellungen/werkzeugmaschinen/
Art © Museum Reinickendorf Art To 04/10/2026 More than beauty Art To 04/10/2026 The exhibition seeks to redefine the way we view the female body—moving beyond its mere aestheticization—and explores themes that are relevant from a female perspective. Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Museum Reinickendorf Alt-Hermsdorf 35 13467 Berlin Time 09:00 am – 17:00 pm https://kunst-reinickendorf.de/termine/more-than-beauty/
History & Archaeology Advertisement © Rory Grubb History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition The Century of Displacement History & Archaeology Permanent exhibition Why do people have to flee or are expelled? What do they experience? The Documentation Centre for Displacement, Expulsion, Reconciliation looks at politically, ethnically and religiously motivated forced migrations in the 20th century in Europe and beyond. Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Children Teenager Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/besuchen/staendige-ausstellung/?source=bde More information
Exhibitions © CC BY SA 4.0 Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation.jpg Exhibitions To 23/08/2026 Never without a wheel. The bicycle at the post office. Exhibitions To 23/08/2026 The exhibition takes visitors on a fascinating journey through the history of the bicycle at the Post Office, showing how it made postal operations more efficient, inspired generations, and remains a key to sustainable mobility to this day. Read more History Sustainability Location Museum für Kommunikation Leipziger Straße 16 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.mfk-berlin.de/ausstellung-niemals-radlos/
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/
Play Advertisement © Galli Berlin Play To 21/08/2026 Children's Theater Classes During Summer Break Play To 21/08/2026 Curtain up for the Superferien! In children’s theatre courses at Galli Theater, Domäne Dahlem and Jagdschloss Grunewald, kids explore acting, dance and singing before presenting their own play to an audience. Read more Children Summer of Culture Urban Art Contemporary Art Location Verschiedene Spielorte in Jevers Innenstadt 26441 Jever Time 10:00 am https://www.galli-berlin.de/allgemein/kinder-ferienkurse/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
History & Archaeology © Doris Poklekowski 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
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
Top Event Festival Advertisement © Soda Club Top Event Festival 15/08/2026 Ballermann Open Air Top Event Festival 15/08/2026 DIE ATZEN, LORENZ BÜFFEL, ANJA BAVARIA & MICHA SCHUE bring the Mallorca vibe to Berlin! The Ballermann Open Air turns the Kulturbrauerei into a huge party island – loud, high-spirited and under the open sky. Read more Accessible Events Berlin's neighbourhoods Summer of Culture Open Air Location KulturBrauerei Schönhauser Allee 36 10435 Berlin Time 14:00 pm https://www.soda-berlin.de/de/events/ballermann-open-air-150826?source=bde More information
