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Workshop © visitBerlin, Foto: Jan Frontzek Workshop 21/01/2026 + 2 additional dates Drawing Course Drawing Course Workshop 21/01/2026 + 2 additional dates Drawing Course The drawing course offers space for a creative and personal encounter with the original work of art: Join us for a creative exploration of the current exhibition. Read more Location Georg-Kolbe-Museum Georg-Kolbe-Museum Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm
Lectures & Readings © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Robert Clark / Unsplash Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 Genealogies, Family Secrets, and a Curious Ethnologist in West Africa Genealogies, Family Secrets, and a Curious Ethnologist in West Africa Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 Genealogies, Family Secrets, and a Curious Ethnologist in West Africa Family trees, family secrets, and a curious ethnologist in West Africa. Almost four decades ago, Prof. Dr. Carola Lentz: was welcomed into a large Ghanaian family. As in many African families, educational paths and professional careers, places of residence… Read more Politics & Society Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum: Saal 3 Humboldt Forum: Saal 3 Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/event-reihe/wissenschaft/ringvorlesung-beziehungsweise-familie-139802/
Top Event Theatre Advertisement © Mirjam Knickriem Top Event Theatre 14/01/2026 – 18/02/2026 DI•VI•SI•ON – The Vision DI•VI•SI•ON – The Vision Top Event Theatre 14/01/2026 – 18/02/2026 DI•VI•SI•ON – The Vision The one-woman science fiction play by Katja Riemann and Paula Romy ventures a thought experiment: Can there be biological equality between men and women? Starting from this question, the play reflects on youth, age, beauty and death with humour and soul. Read more Politics & Society Around Kurfürstendamm Berlin's neighbourhoods Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/division/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Lectures & Readings © Florian Peljak Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 #Logoskop thirty-nine. Poetry and Science with Meike Harms, Björn Högsdal and Bas Böttcher #Logoskop thirty-nine. Poetry and Science with Meike Harms, Björn Högsdal and Bas Böttcher Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 #Logoskop thirty-nine. Poetry and Science with Meike Harms, Björn Högsdal and Bas Böttcher If science is queen at Humboldt Lab, then #Logoskop is her court jester. Since 2021, artistic freedom has been making monthly appearances at Humboldt University's exhibition space, using literature to shake up the scientific perspective. Equipped with… Read more Literature Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum: Humboldt-Labor, 1. OG. Humboldt Forum: Humboldt-Labor, 1. OG. Time 18:00 pm – 19:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/event-reihe/literature/logoskop-123046/ Buy tickets
Lecture © visumate Lecture 21/01/2026 The GDR was (not) bankrupt The GDR was (not) bankrupt Lecture 21/01/2026 The GDR was (not) bankrupt With German reunification on July 1, 1990, the Deutsche Mark was introduced to East Germany – a long-awaited event for many, which also had far-reaching consequences for the East German economy. But what was the actual financial situation of East Germany in… Read more Free of charge History of the GDR Location DDR Museum Berlin DDR Museum Berlin Time 18:00 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.ddr-museum.de
Show Advertisement © Barbara Braun / BAR JEDER VERNUNFT Show 31/03/2026 – 12/04/2026 Oh What A Night! – Easter in Berlin with pop hits & show glamour Oh What A Night! – Easter in Berlin with pop hits & show glamour Show 31/03/2026 – 12/04/2026 Oh What A Night! – Easter in Berlin with pop hits & show glamour This rousing sing-along dance show celebrates the songs of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – from Grease to Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Great voices, powerful choreography and pure feel-good entertainment in the spring sunshine of Berlin. Read more City of music International Easter Location Bar jeder Vernunft Bar jeder Vernunft Schaperstraße 24 10719 Berlin https://www.bar-jeder-vernunft.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/oh-what-a-night-frankie-valli-show.html?utm_source=visitberlin_eventcalendar&utm_medium=native_teaser&utm_campaign=owan-03-2026 Tickets & Dates
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Günter Steffen Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 Potatoes, cows, Cold War Potatoes, cows, Cold War Lectures & Readings 21/01/2026 Potatoes, cows, Cold War Land reform and elephants. "Defection from the Republic" in a cow. A spy tunnel threatening the planned economy. Potatoes in the Tiergarten. Production cooperatives in Marzahn. Ideological showdowns and trade across the Wall. Read more Free of charge Location Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer Time 18:30 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/de/andere-geschichte-des-geteilten-berlins?date=2026-01-21T18%3A30%3A00%2B0100 Buy tickets
Guided Tour © Thomas Kierok Guided Tour 21/01/2026 + 1 additional date GUIDED-TOUR & DRINKS | Eve Arnold. Capturing Compassion GUIDED-TOUR & DRINKS | Eve Arnold. Capturing Compassion Guided Tour 21/01/2026 + 1 additional date GUIDED-TOUR & DRINKS | Eve Arnold. Capturing Compassion Accompanying event to the exhibition Eve Arnold. Capturing Compassion. Katharina Mouratidi, Artistic Director of f³ – freiraum für fotografie, will provide insights into the exhibition over a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic drink. Read more Location f³ – freiraum für fotografie f³ – freiraum für fotografie Time 19:00 pm https://fhochdrei.org/event/foto-fuehrung-drinks-eve-arnold-capturing-compassion/
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © Ann-Marie Schwanke Top Event Musicals 05/02/2026 – 29/03/2026 Sven Ratzke: From Head to Toe MARLENE Sven Ratzke: From Head to Toe MARLENE Top Event Musicals 05/02/2026 – 29/03/2026 Sven Ratzke: From Head to Toe MARLENE In a small Parisian flat, the days pass by for the world-famous star Marlene Dietrich. But on this evening, the past comes back to life and the diva is confronted with her own myth. Experience Sven Ratzke. Read more Around Kurfürstendamm Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/marlene-originalfassung/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Festivals © visitBerlin, Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Festivals 24/01/2025 – 30/01/2025 KULTUR GEGEN DAS VERGESSEN KULTUR GEGEN DAS VERGESSEN Festivals 24/01/2025 – 30/01/2025 KULTUR GEGEN DAS VERGESSEN Events for International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Berlin: CULTURE AGAINST FORGETTING is an interdisciplinary, international cultural initiative from Berlin, which will be realized for the second time in 2026 as a series of events by Andreas Lechner. The… Read more History of National Socialism Politics & Society Contemporary Art Literature Film events in Berlin City of music Location Tor218Artlab Tor218Artlab Torstraße 218 10115 Berlin Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Lecture © Foto: Jens Ziehe Lecture 21/01/2026 Landing / Bodies Landing / Bodies Lecture 21/01/2026 Landing / Bodies Lecture by Kathryn Yusoff (Professor of Inhuman Geography, Queen Mary University of London) followed by a conversation with Maïa Beyrouti (Artist, Material Research, Berlin) and Kathryn Yusoff. Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Kindl - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst Time 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm
Top Event Show Advertisement © Friedrichstadt-Palast Top Event Show 24/09/2025 – 11/07/2026 BLINDED by DELIGHT Grand Show BLINDED by DELIGHT Grand Show Top Event Show 24/09/2025 – 11/07/2026 BLINDED by DELIGHT Grand Show The new Grand Show BLINDED by DELIGHT takes you on a moving journey into the world of dreams and happiness. Experience dazzling show entertainment with over 100 wonderful artists on the largest theatre stage in the world Read more International Accessible Events Location Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstadt-Palast Friedrichstraße 107 10117 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/friedrichstadt-palast-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Classical Music © Oberpfarr- und Domkirche Berlin Classical Music 21/01/2026 Lecture evening of the organ class of Prof. Dr. Andreas Sieling Lecture evening of the organ class of Prof. Dr. Andreas Sieling Classical Music 21/01/2026 Lecture evening of the organ class of Prof. Dr. Andreas Sieling The recital by Prof. Dr. Andreas Sieling's organ class invites you to a musical experience full of timbres, virtuosity, and expressiveness. Read more City of music Classic music in Berlin Free of charge Location Berliner Dom Berliner Dom Time 19:00 pm – 20:30 pm https://www.berlinerdom.de/termine/detail/show/2026-01-21-vortragsabend-der-orgelklasse-prof-dr-andreas-sieling/
Performance © MARTIN FEIFEL Performance 21/01/2026 MARTIN FEIFEL MARTIN FEIFEL Performance 21/01/2026 MARTIN FEIFEL Actor Martin Feifel opens this year's "Culture Against Forgetting" series with Franz Kafka's "A Report to an Academy." In his intense solo performance, he lends Kafka's famous text about conformity, identity, and freedom a disturbing relevance—a moving and… Read more Contemporary Art Location Tor218Artlab Tor218Artlab Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Concerts Advertisement © Foto Zaucke Concerts 23/01/2026 + 1 additional date Manfred Krug: „Abgehauen“ Manfred Krug: „Abgehauen“ Concerts 23/01/2026 + 1 additional date Manfred Krug: „Abgehauen“ In an exciting interplay of music and narration, Krug's diary entries merge with his song lyrics to form a concert reading that brings to life the moving events surrounding his departure from the GDR – touching and surprisingly topical. With Ludwig Blochberger… Read more Around Kurfürstendamm Berlin's neighbourhoods Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/manfred-krug-abgehauen/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Reading © Milk Tooth Collective Reading 21/01/2026 Milk Tooth #1: Re/Generation (Poetry Zine) Milk Tooth #1: Re/Generation (Poetry Zine) Reading 21/01/2026 Milk Tooth #1: Re/Generation (Poetry Zine) The Milk Tooth Poetry Collective is a group of writers devoted to a poetics of expansiveness, rigor, and mutual support. Our first poetry zine explores the topics of generation and regeneration through poems that span the radically political to the deeply… Read more Literature Location Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21 Lettrétage in der Veteranenstraße 21 Time 19:00 pm
Classical Music © privat_MPI 2026 Classical Music 21/01/2026 Music educates Music educates Classical Music 21/01/2026 Music educates The Konzertleben e.V. association kicks off the new year on 21 January, opening its third season of the chamber music series ‘Musik bildet’ (Music Educates). This is a collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Harnack House of… Read more City of music International Location Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung - Berlin Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung - Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.konzertleben.de/termine
Art Advertisement © P61 Gallery Art 01/01/2026 – 08/02/2026 DIGITAL DIMENSIONS - When art meets technology DIGITAL DIMENSIONS - When art meets technology Art 01/01/2026 – 08/02/2026 DIGITAL DIMENSIONS - When art meets technology Experience an extraordinary journey through eight fascinating audiovisual worlds in Berlin. In the impressive catacombs, visitors are immersed in the infinite dimensions of digital art. Read more Contemporary Art Urban Art International Location P61 Gallery P61 Gallery Potsdamer Straße 61 10785 Berlin https://www.p61gallery.com/kunstausstellung/digitaldimensions?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Concerts © Ev. Lukas-Kirchengemeinde Steglitz Concerts 21/01/2026 + 22 additional dates ORGEL to go! ORGEL to go! Concerts 21/01/2026 + 22 additional dates ORGEL to go! On Wednesdays, the Protestant Lukas Church in Berlin-Steglitz offers organ music you can touch: music that touches the soul, soothes the ears and nourishes the heart. Markus Epp and Marco Heise make sure of that with their ORGEL to go! Read more Free of charge Location Ev. Lukas-Kirche Steglitz Ev. Lukas-Kirche Steglitz Time 19:00 pm http://lukasmusik.de/ORGEL-to-go/
Concerts © Evangelische Auenkirche Berlin Concerts 21/01/2026 Orgelvesper Orgelvesper Concerts 21/01/2026 Orgelvesper We do apologize that the following information is currently only available in German. Read more Location Auenkirche Wilmersdorf Auenkirche Wilmersdorf Time 19:00 pm https://landing.churchdesk.com/de/e/41893433/orgelvesper
Show Advertisement © Ilko Eichelmann Show 30/01/2026 RIO REISER: „DER TRAUM IST AUS, ABER …“ RIO REISER: „DER TRAUM IST AUS, ABER …“ Show 30/01/2026 RIO REISER: „DER TRAUM IST AUS, ABER …“ Celebrate New Year’s Eve with us in the heart of Berlin! Enjoy the charming atmosphere of the Heckmann-Höfe, great company, and a flexible program tailored to your wishes. Three formats ensure there’s something for everyone. Read more Around Kurfürstendamm Politics & Society Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/rio-reiser-der-traum-ist-aus-aber-%e2%80%b3/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
