© visitBerlin, Foto: Philip Koschel Tickets & activities about the Cold War & Berlin Wall Tours, exhibitions about the history & more
Gaze up at the starry sky during the talks at the planetarium. Or listen to well-known authors as they read from their books, bringing them to life. You’ll find a wide range of talks on a variety of topics at the Urania, for example.
Lectures & Readings © Privatsammlung Lectures & Readings "Around the Emperor's Beard" - the rise and fall of court hairdresser François Haby Lectures & Readings François Haby was one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in Wilhelmine Berlin. As court hairdresser to Kaiser Wilhelm II, he developed the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings "Celebrating life – anyway!" Gundel & Christoph Seidler with new poems, stories & familiar songs Lectures & Readings Gundel and Christoph Seidler – a couple for over 50 years – will present new texts about aging as well as Gundel Seidler's new poetry… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Florin Lazarescu Lectures & Readings "Die KI, der Humor und ich" Lectures & Readings In his book "Die KI, der Humor und ich" (AI, humour and me), published in 2025, Jan Cornelius explores the encounter between humans and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings "For a while" – Reading and discussion with Claudia Klischat & Donata Rigg Lectures & Readings In their joint novel "Zeitlang" (2024), Donata Rigg and Claudia Klischat tell a story of family entanglements, political uncertainty, and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings 23/04/2026 "Going Home" – Premiere reading & discussion with Elke Cremer & Christina Müller Lectures & Readings 23/04/2026 In her debut novel "Heimgehen" (Going Home), Elke Cremer mysteriously interweaves the lives of numerous characters, creating a fast-paced… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visumate Lectures & Readings "Places East" – Film project with Dr. Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk Lectures & Readings Not far from the DDR Museum in the historic centre of Berlin stands the former State Council building of the GDR, a structure that embodies… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings 30/04/2026 "Telling different stories about animals" – Literature as a medium for animal-human encounters. With Caren Jeß & Tim Holland Lectures & Readings 30/04/2026 A critical examination of Western culture also includes questioning the traditional separation between humans and animals. What role do… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings "The Province Beneath the Skin" – Texts in progress about class, desire, and identity. Reading & discussion with Markus Podehl & Christoph Hein Lectures & Readings Markus Podehl & Christoph Hein Read more
Lectures & Readings © SPSG / Wolfgang Pfauder, Daniel Lindner Lectures & Readings 08/05/2026 "Unchangeable, Luise": An album for the Queen in ten pictures Lectures & Readings 08/05/2026 To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, we trace the footsteps of the famous queen in a radio play—at one of her residences, the New… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Sascha Funke Lectures & Readings "Wälsungenblut" by Thomas Mann, read by Hans-Jürgen Schatz Lectures & Readings It was written in 1905, but due to family reasons, it could not be published until 1921 in a private edition. "Wälsungenblut" (Blood of the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © privat Lectures & Readings 07/05/2026 “…and the catastrophe came” | A musical reading with texts by Erich Kästner Lectures & Readings 07/05/2026 “…and the catastrophe came”: Texts and poems by Erich Kästner, a musical reading for Liberation Day, May 8, 2026 Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitberlin, Foto Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 09/04/2026 + 3 additional dates “Contemporary witnesses in conversation” – escape helper Burkhart Veige Lectures & Readings 09/04/2026 + 3 additional dates The Berliner Unterwelten e.V. is always good for creative innovations: One of the most successful escape helpers, Burkhart Veigel, reports… Read more
Lectures & Readings © SFVV; Fotos: Jehona Kicaj, Carl Philipp Roth; Elona Beqiraj Lectures & Readings 24/04/2026 “ë” with Jehona Kicaj and “And We Came Every Summer” with Elona Beqiraj Lectures & Readings 24/04/2026 Even if one did not experience the war first-hand, its traces are etched into family histories – in memories as well as in what remains… Read more
Lectures & Readings © H.-H. Grimmling, Die Umerziehung der Vögel (Sammlung J.+M. Heinrich) Lectures & Readings “Red Yarn” – Letters from the GDR Prison Lectures & Readings Standing upright in the Second German Dictatorship was just as necessary as in the first, because dictatorships deprive people of their… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Sascha Funke Lectures & Readings 03/04/2026 “THE CANTERVILLE GHOST” Hans-Jürgen Schatz reads Oscar Wilde Lectures & Readings 03/04/2026 He has the ability to create, with just a few words, the illusion of having been present. Moreover, he possesses a wonderful, rare quality… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings “Writing the Body” – Reading and discussion with Maren Wurster & Bettina Wilpert Lectures & Readings Using excerpts from their books, Maren Wurster and Bettina Wilpert explore the radical nature of writing about the body. They discuss… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Dokumentationszentrum, Flucht, Vertreibung, Versöhnung; Fotos: Caro Matzko Lectures & Readings „Alte Wut” by Caro Matzko Lectures & Readings At the age of ten, Caro Matzko's father fled East Prussia. He lost his home, his childhood, and experienced things that no one can ever… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Bridges Magazine Lectures & Readings 17/04/2026 „Bridges magazine – launch of the 2nd issue“ Lectures & Readings 17/04/2026 Join Lettrétage for the launch of the second issue of the magazine “Bridges גשרים Brücken الجسور”. The magazine focuses on the situation in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Scholz Lectures & Readings 16/06/2026 100 Jahre Klaus Manns „Der fromme Tanz“ Lectures & Readings 16/06/2026 At the age of 19, Klaus Mann wrote one of the first queer novels in the German-speaking world. It was also his first novel (of seven) and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Konstantinos Kamperis Lectures & Readings 10th GREEK FILM FESTIVAL Lectures & Readings The 10th Greek Film Festival in Berlin will take place from 26 to 30 March 2025 at the Babylon in Mitte. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Getty Images, Foto: Aliraza Khatri's Photography Lectures & Readings 22/04/2026 – 28/04/2026 17th ALFILM - Arab Film Festival Berlin Lectures & Readings 22/04/2026 – 28/04/2026 The 17th edition of ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin – will once again present a diverse programme from 22 to 28 April 2026. Read more
