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Art © Julien Paccard 2025 Art 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. Julien Paccard BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. Julien Paccard Art 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. Julien Paccard Julien Paccard's exhibitions "Been there, done that" and "Been there, done that. Encore!" show the same selection of artworks – but rearranged in space to explore how environments shape interaction, mapping collective rhythms through footsteps and found… Read more Urban Art Contemporary Art Location Kunstraum Heartspace Kunstraum Heartspace Time 10:00 am – 20:00 pm
Workshop © Katalin Poege Workshop 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Winter wood – collages with fabric Winter wood – collages with fabric Workshop 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Winter wood – collages with fabric Craft workshop as part of the "Sweating & Freezing" exhibition. Read more Children Location MACHmit! Museum für Kinder MACHmit! Museum für Kinder Time 10:00 am – 18:00 pm https://machmitmuseum.de
Top Event Show Advertisement © SIXX PAXX Concert GmbH Top Event Show 01/01/2025 – 31/01/2026 SHOWBÜHNE Berlin SHOWBÜHNE Berlin Top Event Show 01/01/2025 – 31/01/2026 SHOWBÜHNE Berlin 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 Events in Berlin at Christmas Location SHOWBÜHNE Berlin SHOWBÜHNE Berlin Köthener Str. 44 10963 Berlin https://showbuehne.berlin/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Workshop © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Frank Sperling Workshop 24/01/2026 + 2 additional dates Book-A-Thon. Create stories that matter together! Book-A-Thon. Create stories that matter together! Workshop 24/01/2026 + 2 additional dates Book-A-Thon. Create stories that matter together! Join us for a one-day creative adventure where children (6+) and their caregivers collaborate with authors, storytellers, and illustrators to co-create picture books that reflect diverse family experiences. Explore themes like different forms of caring, hidden… Read more Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 10:30 am – 14:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/termin/literatur/buch-dash-157215/ Buy tickets
Top Event Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Alexander Schippel Top Event Exhibitions 08/03/2026 + 64 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Top Event Exhibitions 08/03/2026 + 64 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst With around 20,000 exhibits on 16,000 square metres, the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, as well as six temporary exhibitions, offer a diverse view of past and present cultures of… Read more permanent exhibition Free of charge Accessible Events Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/ Buy tickets
History Advertisement © Rory Grubb History Permanent exhibition The Century of Displacement The Century of Displacement History Permanent exhibition The Century of Displacement 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 Free of charge permanent exhibition Accessible Events Children Teenager Location Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Dokumentationszentrum Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung Stresemannstraße 90 10963 Berlin https://www.flucht-vertreibung-versoehnung.de/de/besuchen/staendige-ausstellung/?source=bde More information
Top Event Family © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / iStockphoto / Ulianna Top Event Family 03/10/2025 – 12/07/2026 Family Matters Family Matters Top Event Family 03/10/2025 – 12/07/2026 Family Matters Family: (Nearly) everyone has a family, and yet every family is different! But what’s the stitching that keeps families together? And who’s really responsible for spinning it? In a year-long programme, the Humboldt Forum is exploring the stuff that family ties… Read more Accessible Events Politics & Society History Location Humboldt Forum – Sonderausstellungsflächen Humboldt Forum – Sonderausstellungsflächen Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/beziehungsweise-familie-148458/ Buy tickets
Top Event Festivals © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Getty Images / Unsplash+ Top Event Festivals 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Hide or Tell? Themed Days on Family Secrets Hide or Tell? Themed Days on Family Secrets Top Event Festivals 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Hide or Tell? Themed Days on Family Secrets Silence and whispering, secret relationships, unknown kinships, inherited stories and hidden heirlooms. Are there secrets in your family? Are you grateful for them, or would you rather let them go? Do secrets connect people—or isolate them? Through playful… Read more Accessible Events Children Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Schloßplatz 10178 Berlin Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/event/festival/verbergen-oder-erzaehlen-156403/ 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
Top Event Art © Raquel van Haver / Aliwaa Collective, 2025 Top Event Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Living Room Living Room Top Event Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Living Room Welcome to the Living Room. A gathering place of generations. This room invites you to read, relax, weave, knit, watch and listen. As part of the Family Matters programme, it offers the opportunity to unwind, become curious and actively explore. Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/wohnzimmer-157126/
Art © Meryl McMaster, Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Making Kin Making Kin Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Making Kin The exhibition Making Kin brings together the works of artists from Canada, South Korea, Nigeria, Ghana, Myanmar, Germany, Estonia, Uzbekistan, and the US. Their various practices are interconnected by the understanding that we are all woven into a dynamic… Read more Contemporary Art Location Humboldt Forum: Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum: Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/sich-verwandt-machen-154742/ Buy tickets
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
Art © Leonard Suryajaya Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Nothing as Our Ground Nothing as Our Ground Art 24/01/2026 + 164 additional dates Nothing as Our Ground The exhibition brings together eleven artistic positions that deal with family and connectedness. The title An das wir uns festhalten / Nothing As Our Ground refers to the reality of queer and migrant experiences. Relationships often arise where there are… Read more Contemporary Art Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/an-das-wir-uns-festhalten-154505/ Buy tickets
History © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel History 20/07/2021 – 31/12/2025 Sculpture Hall. History of the Site Sculpture Hall. History of the Site History 20/07/2021 – 31/12/2025 Sculpture Hall. History of the Site Up close: explore the historic sculptures of the Berlin Palace: The dimensions of the Sculpture Hall, designed by Italian architect Franco Stella, correspond to those of the Berlin Palace’s large Baroque staircase hall that once stood on this site. Read more permanent exhibition Accessible Events Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/dauerausstellung/skulpturensaal-14088/
Top Event Show Advertisement © Estrel Berlin/Stars in Concert Top Event Show 30/01/2026 – 22/02/2026 Thank you for the music – The ABBA Story Thank you for the music – The ABBA Story Top Event Show 30/01/2026 – 22/02/2026 Thank you for the music – The ABBA Story “Thank You for the Music” – The ABBA Story in Berlin offers a unique show experience. A thrilling journey into the 1970s with pure disco vibes and global hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Waterloo.” Read more City of music Accessible Events Location Estrel Showtheater - Estrel Berlin Estrel Showtheater - Estrel Berlin Sonnenallee 225 12057 Berlin https://www.stars-in-concert.de/de/aktuelle-shows/thank-you-for-the-music-die-abba-story.html?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe Exhibitions 24/01/2026 + 32 additional dates A Thousand Brushes With a Single Style! The House of Kano and Painting as Family Business A Thousand Brushes With a Single Style! The House of Kano and Painting as Family Business Exhibitions 24/01/2026 + 32 additional dates A Thousand Brushes With a Single Style! The House of Kano and Painting as Family Business Kano - for almost four hundred years between the 1480s and 1880s, the family name Kano in Japan served as a brand with a unified, recognisable style which delivered images of power. Read more Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 10:30 am – 18:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail/tausend-pinsel-ein-stil/ Buy tickets
Events for foodies © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel Events for foodies 08/08/2026 + 57 additional dates Lebenswelten Bistro at the Humboldt Forum Lebenswelten Bistro at the Humboldt Forum Events for foodies 08/08/2026 + 57 additional dates Lebenswelten Bistro at the Humboldt Forum The stylish and urban bistro is the culinary experience for families, groups and individual guests for the whole day. The Lebenswelten team works in an ecologically sustainable way and stands for diverse and tasty cuisine with a focus on Berlin classics and a… Read more Events for foodies Accessible Events Location Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Time 10:00 am https://www.humboldtforum.org
Top Event Congress Advertisement © TRANSFORM 2026 Top Event Congress 18/03/2026 – 19/03/2026 TRANSFORM26 TRANSFORM26 Top Event Congress 18/03/2026 – 19/03/2026 TRANSFORM26 Explore how cutting-edge digital transformation technologies are shaping and revolutionizing our world at TRANSFORM on March 18 & 19, 2026. Take advantage of an exclusive 20 % discount on your ticket by using the code TF26_VB20. Read more Digital offers and live streams science Accessible Events Location STATION Berlin STATION Berlin Luckenwalder Straße 4-6 10963 Berlin https://transform.show/unsere-tickets?utm_source=Visit%20Berlin&utm_medium=Medienpartner Tickets & Dates
Workshop © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Workshop 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Take a Break – and Go Blue! Take a Break – and Go Blue! Workshop 24/01/2026 + 1 additional date Take a Break – and Go Blue! Discover the magic of cyanotype printing – a camera-free and completely eco-friendly photographic technique! Read more Children Sustainability Location Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart Time 11:00 am – 15:00 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=154878
Workshop © Gundel Liebmann Workshop 24/01/2026 From Rush to Basket – The Art of Twining From Rush to Basket – The Art of Twining Workshop 24/01/2026 From Rush to Basket – The Art of Twining In this workshop, participants will learn the traditional twisting technique, in which a stable yet delicate structure is created from fine plant fibers. Using simple tools – scissors and their own hands – they will create a small, round basket. Read more Location Museum Europäischer Kulturen Museum Europäischer Kulturen Time 11:30 am – 16:30 pm https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=155276
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © pop-out Top Event Musicals 23/01/2026 – 31/07/2026 "The Nurse" at the Theater des Westens! "The Nurse" at the Theater des Westens! Top Event Musicals 23/01/2026 – 31/07/2026 "The Nurse" at the Theater des Westens! Don't miss this show! In Die Amme, Steffi Irmen reveals what Shakespeare left out – funny, wild, and full of heart! Featuring the biggest Rosenstolz hits from "Ich bin ich" to "Vincent" and brand-new songs. Guaranteed to bring tears of laughter! Read more Around Kurfürstendamm Accessible Events Location Stage Theater des Westens Stage Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin https://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/die-amme-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
