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Art © Stiftung St. Matthäus Art 25/12/2025 + 9 additional dates LICHTAUS LICHTAN – Norbert Schwontkowski, Leiko Ikemura, Ju Young Kim, Nicole Wermers LICHTAUS LICHTAN – Norbert Schwontkowski, Leiko Ikemura, Ju Young Kim, Nicole Wermers Art 25/12/2025 + 9 additional dates LICHTAUS LICHTAN – Norbert Schwontkowski, Leiko Ikemura, Ju Young Kim, Nicole Wermers Norbert Schwontkowski is one of the most important contemporary painters in Germany. Curated by Anna-Catharina Gebbers, the exhibition of the artist, who died in 2013, takes a sketch by Norbert Schwontkowski as the starting point for a dialogue between the… Read more Free of charge Contemporary Art Berlin Art Week Location St. Matthäus-Kirche St. Matthäus-Kirche Time 11:00 am – 18:00 pm https://stiftung-stmatthaeus.de/ausstellungen/lichtan-lichtaus/
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Dauerleihgabe Ehepaar Schäfers, Foto: Maria Sobotka Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 130 additional dates All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 130 additional dates All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State How deeply does the state intervene in private life? The exhibition focuses on the tension between family and state in 20th-century China and Korea – between ideology, welfare, and control. It presents photographic works by Chinese artist He Chongyue, which… Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/alles-unter-dem-himmel-154784/ Buy tickets
Top Event Family Advertisement © Bubble Planet Top Event Family 12/12/2025 – 29/03/2026 Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses Top Event Family 12/12/2025 – 29/03/2026 Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses After thrilling millions of visitors worldwide in cities such as London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney and Singapore, the internationally acclaimed spectacle Bubble Planet is now coming to Germany for the first time. Read more Children Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Arena Berlin Arena Berlin Eichenstr. 4 12435 Berlin https://bubble-planet.com/berlin/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 55 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 55 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People “…when the trees are gone, we’ll just be like everybody else.” – Gidansda Guujaaw, artist and former president of the Haida Nation. Read more Accessible Events Sustainability Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/tsuu-zeder-46537/ Buy tickets
Art © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: Christoph Schmidt Art 25/12/2025 + 136 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation in Dialogue Art 25/12/2025 + 136 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation is a fascinating but often hidden professional field in museums. What is preserved and how, and who makes the decisions? Read more History Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/restaurierung-im-dialog-144418/ Buy tickets
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © pop_out Top Event Musicals 25/04/2025 – 22/02/2026 "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! Top Event Musicals 25/04/2025 – 22/02/2026 "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! Experience the greatest love story of all time like never before "Romeo & Julia – Liebe ist alles" – The Musical in Berlin! Featuring the powerful music of Rosenstolz. Passion, drama, and a love that conquers all – live on stage! Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Around Kurfürstendamm New Year's Eve in Berlin Accessible Events Location Stage Theater des Westens Stage Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin https://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/romeo-julia-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Top Event Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Alexander Schippel Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 93 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 93 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 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/ Buy tickets
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 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/beziehungsweise-familie-148458/ Buy tickets
Reading Advertisement © Oliver Betke Reading 25/12/2025 EIN WEIHNACHTSLIED IN PROSA by Charles Dickens EIN WEIHNACHTSLIED IN PROSA by Charles Dickens Reading 25/12/2025 EIN WEIHNACHTSLIED IN PROSA by Charles Dickens Hans-Jürgen Schatz has adapted the most Christmassy of all Christmas stories into an atmospheric reading and invites you to Victorian London for turkey, plum pudding and Christmas punch with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Literature Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/ein-weihnachtslied-in-prosa/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum Art 25/12/2025 + 135 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Art 25/12/2025 + 135 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People The watercolours by the indigenous artist Feliciano Lana from Brazil, who died in 2020, deal with the history of contact between indigenous people and whites on the Upper Rio Negro. Lana tells a local version of global history in his depictions and provides… Read more Free of charge permanent exhibition Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org Buy tickets
Top Event Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldtforum im Berliner Schloss / Studio Gründer Kirfel, Foto: Michael Degener Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 129 additional dates Histories of Tanzania Histories of Tanzania Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 129 additional dates Histories of Tanzania The territory of modern-day Tanzania has a chequered history. On account of its position on the Indian Ocean, the communities there became part of transregional trading networks early on. Read more Free of charge Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/geschichten-tansanias-136691/ Buy tickets
Top Event Family Advertisement © Bubble Planet Top Event Family 12/12/2025 – 29/03/2026 Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses Top Event Family 12/12/2025 – 29/03/2026 Bubble Planet - The interactive museum for all the senses After thrilling millions of visitors worldwide in cities such as London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney and Singapore, the internationally acclaimed spectacle Bubble Planet is now coming to Germany for the first time. Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Children Location Arena Berlin Arena Berlin Eichenstr. 4 12435 Berlin https://bubble-planet.com/berlin/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Iris Papadopoulos Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 161 additional dates Language Families Language Families Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 161 additional dates Language Families As part of the “Family” theme cluster, a temporary presentation on the subject of Language Families has been set up. The manuscripts on display showcase the linguistic diversity of the finds from the Turfan collection. Languages represented include those from… Read more Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de Buy tickets
History © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Gestaltung: Groupe Dejour History 25/12/2025 + 27 additional dates Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin History 25/12/2025 + 27 additional dates Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin Poles have lived in Berlin for centuries and shaped the cultural, social, political and economic life of the city. The Polish border is less than 100 kilometres away. And yet, the city’s close ties with its neighbouring country sometimes only become visible at… Read more History Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum: Berlin Ausstellung, 1. OG Humboldt Forum: Berlin Ausstellung, 1. OG Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/freiheit-gleichheit-solidarnosc-128516/ Buy tickets
Architecture & Design Advertisement © DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Architecture & Design 01/03/2025 – 28/02/2026 ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin Architecture & Design 01/03/2025 – 28/02/2026 ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin With “ICONIC - A Timeless Journey of Culture, Society and Mobility”, the Volkswagen Group is showing icons of modernism at its representative office in the capital, which have shaped mobility, design, architecture and art from the 1950s to the present day. Read more Free of charge Accessible Events Location DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Friedrichstraße 84 / 10117 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/iconic-im-drive-volkswagen-group-forum?source=bde More information
Art © Meryl McMaster, Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain Art 25/12/2025 + 190 additional dates Making Kin Making Kin Art 25/12/2025 + 190 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 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/sich-verwandt-machen-154742/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Pierre Adenis Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 5 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 5 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku George Tamihana Nuku is one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. As a sculptor, he works with stone, bone, wood and shell, but above all with polystyrene and Plexiglass. Read more Free of charge Sustainability Contemporary Art Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/laufzeitangebot/exhibition/manatunga-145831/ Buy tickets
Show Advertisement © Ann-Marie Schwanke - Siegersbusch Film Show 27/12/2025 – 31/12/2025 BERLIN IS SO BIG ... between Christmas and New Year's Eve BERLIN IS SO BIG ... between Christmas and New Year's Eve Show 27/12/2025 – 31/12/2025 BERLIN IS SO BIG ... between Christmas and New Year's Eve A musical, profoundly funny and entertaining tribute. Every song tells a surprising story. An evening full of comedy and irrepressible joie de vivre, and a declaration of love for our city. Read more New Year's Eve in Berlin Location Renaissance-Theater Berlin Renaissance-Theater Berlin Knesebeckstraße 100 10623 Berlin https://renaissance-theater.de/produktion/berlin-is-ja-so-gross/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: Alexander Schippel / Szenographie Valentine Koppenhöfer History 25/12/2025 + 15 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective Matter(s) of Perspective History 25/12/2025 + 15 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective In recent years, ethnological collections in European museums have come under strong criticism. The Humboldt Forum is also working to address this issue. Read more History Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/ansichtssachen-49344/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: Alexander Schippel Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 4 additional dates Naga Land. Voices from Northeast India Naga Land. Voices from Northeast India Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 4 additional dates Naga Land. Voices from Northeast India All over the world, minorities are fighting for cultural self-determination or political autonomy. One such minority are the Naga – an umbrella term for more than thirty different tribal groups which, despite many similarities, differ in their culture and… Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/naga-land-46447/ Buy tickets
Top Event Show Advertisement © Stars in Concert Top Event Show 27/11/2025 – 28/12/2025 The cult show live in Berlin – Stars in Concert Christmas Special The cult show live in Berlin – Stars in Concert Christmas Special Top Event Show 27/11/2025 – 28/12/2025 The cult show live in Berlin – Stars in Concert Christmas Special The world's best impersonators bring the great legends of music history to life on stage in this thrilling live show. Without exception, they sing only number one hits. From Lady Gaga to Elvis Presley – there's something here for every musical taste and every… Read more City of music Accessible Events Events in Berlin at Christmas Location Estrel Showtheater - Estrel Berlin Estrel Showtheater - Estrel Berlin Sonnenallee 225 12057 Berlin https://www.stars-in-concert.de/de/stars-in-concert-christmas-special.html?source=bde Tickets & Dates
