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Photography © Christian Ziegler/MPG Photography 19/01/2026 – 17/04/2026 Bonobo Stories - Photographs by Christian Ziegler Bonobo Stories - Photographs by Christian Ziegler Photography 19/01/2026 – 17/04/2026 Bonobo Stories - Photographs by Christian Ziegler 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 science Free of charge Location Wissenschaftsforum am Gendarmenmarkt Wissenschaftsforum am Gendarmenmarkt Time 09:00 am https://www.mpg.de/veranstaltungen
Exhibitions © Evangelisches Zentrum Berlin I Ausstellung Georg Weise Exhibitions 25/11/2025 – 17/04/2026 DER JÜNGSTE TAG Georg Weise (The Last Day) DER JÜNGSTE TAG Georg Weise (The Last Day) Exhibitions 25/11/2025 – 17/04/2026 DER JÜNGSTE TAG Georg Weise (The Last Day) 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) Evangelisches Zentrum(Haus 2, 4. Etage) Georgenkirchstraße 69 10249 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/ausstellungen/messias-beim-ueben/
Top Event Show Advertisement © Wintergarten Berlin Top Event Show 20/08/2025 – 15/02/2026 FLYING LIGHTS FLYING LIGHTS Top Event Show 20/08/2025 – 15/02/2026 FLYING LIGHTS Starting August 2025: High-tech meets high culture in FLYING LIGHTS – the new show by Wintergarten Varieté & the Flying Steps! Breathtaking acrobatics, cutting-edge choreography & pure energy. Get your tickets now for Berlin’s show highlight! Read more Events for foodies Summer of Culture Location Wintergarten Varieté Wintergarten Varieté Potsdamer Straße 96 10785 Berlin https://wintergarten-berlin.de/shows/flying-lights/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Art © visitBerlin Art 22/01/2026 – 09/02/2026 LANTING – Chinese Calligraphy Culture Salon LANTING – Chinese Calligraphy Culture Salon Art 22/01/2026 – 09/02/2026 LANTING – Chinese Calligraphy Culture Salon The special presentation of the global traveling exhibition “Xieyi - The Spirit of Free Expression: Global Traveling Exhibition of Chinese Calligraphy” in Berlin vividly illustrates the incredible cultural significance of calligraphy and bears the motif “Xieyi… Read more Free of charge Location Chinesisches Kulturzentrum Berlin Chinesisches Kulturzentrum Berlin Klingelhöferstr. 21 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am
Art © Foto © Andreas B. Krüger Art 10/12/2025 – 15/03/2026 Reimagining Line. Drawing 3 Reimagining Line. Drawing 3 Art 10/12/2025 – 15/03/2026 Reimagining Line. Drawing 3 Lines that capture places, lines that register sounds, lines that create forms and lines that disappear. "Reimagining Line", the third show in the "Drawing" exhibition series, presents positions by six contemporary artists who use lines in drawings and… Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location GalerieETAGE Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf Alt-Hermsdorf 35 13467 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.kunst-reinickendorf.de
Top Event Show Advertisement © HOLIDAY ON ICE Top Event Show 20/02/2026 – 08/03/2026 A Spectacle You Can't Miss! A Spectacle You Can't Miss! Top Event Show 20/02/2026 – 08/03/2026 A Spectacle You Can't Miss! Experience the brand-new HOLIDAY ON ICE Show CINEMA OF DREAMS featuring breathtaking performances, daring stunts, and impressive acrobatics that will leave you in awe. Don't miss out - get your tickets now! Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Accessible Events Location Tempodrom Tempodrom Möckernstraße 10 10963 Berlin https://www.eventim.de/noapp/artist/holiday-on-ice/3705032/?cityname=berlin&affiliate=HDY&utm_source=visitberlin&utm_medium=dp_nl&utm_campaign=hoi.horizons.dp.visitberlin.nl&utm_content=berlin Tickets & Dates
History © Archiv Museum Reinickendorf History 03/12/2025 – 15/03/2026 rename?! Street names in Reinickendorf and their history rename?! Street names in Reinickendorf and their history History 03/12/2025 – 15/03/2026 rename?! Street names in Reinickendorf and their history Street names are a reflection of society. They represent different, sometimes contradictory images of a city. The exhibition shows the naming and renaming of streets and squares in the district of Reinickendorf from the Weimar Republic to the present day. Read more Free of charge History Location Museum Reinickendorf Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf Alt-Hermsdorf 35 13467 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://museum-reinickendorf.de/termine/umbenennen-strassennamen-in-reinickendorf-und-ihre-geschichte/
Art © visitBerlin, GRAFIK MFS Art 17/11/2025 – 31/03/2026 Teresa Mazuela Sequeira – Fluid Resonances – Examples from the Mediterranean Teresa Mazuela Sequeira – Fluid Resonances – Examples from the Mediterranean Art 17/11/2025 – 31/03/2026 Teresa Mazuela Sequeira – Fluid Resonances – Examples from the Mediterranean 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 Europäische Akademie Berlin Time 09:00 am
Reading Advertisement © J. Denzel / S. Kugler Reading 03/02/2026 Joachim Gauck bei SCHOOG IM DIALOG Joachim Gauck bei SCHOOG IM DIALOG Reading 03/02/2026 Joachim Gauck bei SCHOOG IM DIALOG Get to know former German President Joachim Gauck from a personal perspective in conversation with Bernadette Schoog. The discussion will cover not only his political stance on the threats to our democracy, but also his eventful life as a clergyman, politician… Read more Politics & Society Literature Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/schoog-im-dialog-mit-joachim-gauck/?source=bde More information
History © Doris Poklekowski History 22/01/2026 – 23/08/2026 ”… THIS ENEMY IS ON THE RIGHT!“ The Fight against National Socialism before 1933 ”… THIS ENEMY IS ON THE RIGHT!“ The Fight against National Socialism before 1933 History 22/01/2026 – 23/08/2026 ”… THIS ENEMY IS ON THE RIGHT!“ The Fight against National Socialism before 1933 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 Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand Stauffenbergstraße 11-13 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.gdw-berlin.de/angebote/ausstellungen/sonderausstellungen
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek History 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District History 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District 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 Urban development The roaring twenties in Berlin Jewish Berlin Location Kunstbibliothek Kunstbibliothek Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz (ehem. Matthäikirchplatz) 10785 Berlin Time 09:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=82726
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © pop-out Top Event Musicals 18/03/2026 – 27/12/2026 Wir sind am Leben – THE Berlin Musical Wir sind am Leben – THE Berlin Musical Top Event Musicals 18/03/2026 – 27/12/2026 Wir sind am Leben – THE Berlin Musical After hit musicals such as Ku’damm 56, Romeo & Julia and Die Amme, Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer now present their most personal project yet: WIR SIND AM LEBEN tells a story of family, freedom and the spirit of life in early 1990s Berlin. Starting March 21 at… Read more Around Kurfürstendamm Accessible Events Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Stage Theater des Westens Stage Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin https://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/wir-sind-am-leben-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
History © DDR Museum History 02/07/2025 – 22/03/2026 Western money at last Western money at last History 02/07/2025 – 22/03/2026 Western money at last The Peaceful Revolution reached its provisional conclusion in autumn 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall, but when can we talk about German unity? On 3 October 1990 or on 1 July 1990, the date of monetary, economic and social union? Read more History of the GDR Politics & Society Location DDR Museum Berlin DDR Museum Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.ddr-museum.de/de/veranstaltungen/endlich-westgeld
Art © visitBerlin, GRAFIK MFS Art 17/01/2026 – 28/02/2026 Anna Tuori: Paradise News Anna Tuori: Paradise News Art 17/01/2026 – 28/02/2026 Anna Tuori: Paradise News Helsinki-based artist Anna Tuori (born 1976) explores the tension between the visible and the hidden in her paintings. Read more Contemporary Art Free of charge Location CFA Berlin. Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin CFA Berlin. Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin Grolmanstr. 32/33 10623 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://cfa-gallery.com/berlin/
Top Event Show Advertisement © Barbara Braun / TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Top Event Show 24/02/2026 – 29/03/2026 When Berlin visits the moon When Berlin visits the moon Top Event Show 24/02/2026 – 29/03/2026 When Berlin visits the moon Starting on 24 January, TIPI AM KANZLERAMT will be hosting a galactic treat based on Paul Lincke's ‘Frau Luna’ – retold with a stunning cast. Secure your tickets now for this heavenly Berlin moon adventure! Read more Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/frau-luna-operette.html?utm_source=visitberlin_topevent&utm_medium=native_teaser&utm_campaign=frauluna-2026 Tickets & Dates
Art © Kai Biermann Art 10/01/2026 – 22/03/2026 Ausstellung - Wild Beauty Ausstellung - Wild Beauty Art 10/01/2026 – 22/03/2026 Ausstellung - Wild Beauty "Discover the Biesenhorst Sand with me!" – A photographic journey with Kai Biermann to the wild beauty of Karlshorst. Poetry unfolds between city and wilderness, right on your doorstep. Read more Contemporary Art Location Kulturhaus Karlshorst Kulturhaus Karlshorst Time 10:00 am
Art © Sarah Oh-Mock & Bongjun Oh Art 27/09/2025 – 08/02/2026 beyond tongues beyond tongues Art 27/09/2025 – 08/02/2026 beyond tongues In beyond tongues, Sarah Oh-Mock and Bongjun Oh present collaborative works from a decade of artistic partnership. Read more Contemporary Art Free of charge Location Galerie im Saalbau Galerie im Saalbau Time 10:00 am https://galerie-im-saalbau.de/de/ausstellungen/beyond-tongues
Top Event Art Advertisement © IKONO Berlin Top Event Art 13/09/2024 – 31/03/2026 IKONO Berlin: endless fun and creativity IKONO Berlin: endless fun and creativity Top Event Art 13/09/2024 – 31/03/2026 IKONO Berlin: endless fun and creativity Discover Berlin's newest immersive experience at Alexanderplatz. At IKONO, art, play and the unexpected combine to create an unforgettable adventure. Self-discovery, interactivity and pure joy await you in 14 immersive rooms. Read more Children Summer of Culture Ticket tips Location IKONO Berlin IKONO Berlin Rathausstraße 6 10178 Berlin https://feverup.com/m/481761?thm=6573&c=ber-visitberlin Tickets & Dates
Events for foodies © Bistro Lebenswelten Events for foodies 26/01/2026 + 11 additional dates Bistro Lebenswelten - BBQ events in the Schlüterhof Bistro Lebenswelten - BBQ events in the Schlüterhof Events for foodies 26/01/2026 + 11 additional dates Bistro Lebenswelten - BBQ events in the Schlüterhof Smoky flavours and cold drinks in a unique ambience. The BBQ event at Bistro Lebenswelten on the spacious, sunny terrace in the Schlüterhof - right in the Humboldt Forum! Read more Accessible Events Events for foodies Open Air Location Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Time 10:00 am https://humboldtforum-lebenswelten.de/bistro/
Art © Martin Matschinsky Art 05/09/2025 – 03/08/2026 Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff Art 05/09/2025 – 03/08/2026 Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff (1923 – 2011) is one of a small number of female German artists to have enjoyed an international career between the 1950s and 1970s with her sculpture and drawings. Read more Contemporary Art Accessible Events Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/brigitte-meier-denninghoff-skulpturen-und-zeichnungen-1946-1970/ Buy tickets
Top Event Theatre Advertisement © Pfefferberg Theater Top Event Theatre 15/01/2026 – 31/03/2026 Fairy Tales in the Glaspalast Fairy Tales in the Glaspalast Top Event Theatre 15/01/2026 – 31/03/2026 Fairy Tales in the Glaspalast The Hexenberg Ensemble presents a fairy-tale theatre show (in German) of a different kind. Two actors interpret two classics of the German fairy-tale world in a glass pavilion - highly unique, yet always super funny. Read more Children Contemporary Art Berlin's neighbourhoods Location Pfefferberg - Glaspalast Pfefferberg - Glaspalast Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin https://pfefferberg-theater.de/maerchenimglaspalast/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
