© 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 © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Foto: C. Lehmann Lectures & Readings 05/04/2026 Treffpunkt Biedermeier Lectures & Readings 05/04/2026 This Sunday, live speakers at the Museum Knoblauchhaus will talk about the everyday life of wealthy Berliners two hundred years ago. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings True Crime with Axel Petermann Lectures & Readings Axel Petermann is considered THE expert on unsolved murders. He was head of a homicide squad, trained as a profiler, and lectured at various… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Max Zerrahn Lectures & Readings 09/06/2026 Tuvia Tenenbom: What do you call this land? Among settlers Lectures & Readings 09/06/2026 In the midst of a year of war and crisis, Tuvia Tenenbom travels to the place where history, religion and politics meet in close proximity… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Gundula Krause / rbb Abendschau Lectures & Readings 15/04/2026 Ulli Zelle reads from his book "My Berlin, My Life" Lectures & Readings 15/04/2026 rbb reporter legend Ulli Zelle has interviewed them all: Klaus Wowereit, Mick Jagger, the artist Christo, Yoko Ono, Mikhail Gorbachev… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Pascal Bünning (l.), Markus Nass (m.), Oliver Wia (r.). Lectures & Readings 06/04/2026 Und wer nimmt den Hund? Lectures & Readings 06/04/2026 Couldn't get enough of Bridgerton on Netflix? And love the novels of Jane Austen and Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights? Then join Katharina… Read more
Lectures & Readings © tic / Friedel Kantaut Lectures & Readings 02/04/2026 + 7 additional dates Unendliche Weiten (Infinite expanses) Lectures & Readings 02/04/2026 + 7 additional dates Experience the beginning of our universe 13.7 billion years ago and watch how structures, stars and galaxies are formed. The universe is… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Foto Nord Academic Lectures & Readings UNRESTRICTED JEWS Lectures & Readings Book presentation and lecture with Bent Blüdnikow (historian, Copenhagen): “Unbounded Jews: Morocco and Denmark in the 18th Century.” Read more
Lectures & Readings © Kunstbibliothek – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Lectures & Readings 01/04/2026 Up close! Treasures of model making Lectures & Readings 01/04/2026 Architectural models are a fascinating medium of communication. The Art Library's model collection presents a large and rarely exhibited… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Beauty Truck Lectures & Readings Valentine's Day styling Lectures & Readings On Saturday, 14 February 2026, the ground floor of the Spandau Arcaden will be transformed into an oasis for beauty fans and lovers. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Veikko Bartel Lectures & Readings 11/10/2026 Veikko Bartel „Mörderinnen und Mörder“ Lectures & Readings 11/10/2026 Experience up close the captivating cases of a criminal defense lawyer who specializes in defending perpetrators of the most serious violent… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Ingo Pertramer Lectures & Readings 06/05/2026 Verena Bogner: I am cringe, but I am free Lectures & Readings 06/05/2026 What's cool is always determined by others – and that's true in the narrator's life as well, who has known since childhood what it means to… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stiftung Berliner Mauer I Foto: Dong-Ha Choe.jpg Lectures & Readings Visions of the future Lectures & Readings What does a democratic future look like? What hopes and ideas do we have for tomorrow's coexistence? Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 21/04/2026 Voices from Gaza and Israel Lectures & Readings 21/04/2026 “Voices from Gaza and Israel” is a project by Shay Dashevsky and Hamza Abu Howidy that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who believe… Read more
Lectures & Readings © SPSG Lectures & Readings 19/04/2026 Waldemar and the Castle in the Forest Lectures & Readings 19/04/2026 Waldemar, the castle ghost, knows who used to live in Grunewald Hunting Lodge. He also knows who ruled the entire land and why. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 02/04/2026 + 6 additional dates Walter Plathe - Ich habe nichts ausgelassen Lectures & Readings 02/04/2026 + 6 additional dates On stage he played the seductive Liliom, the mischievous Schwejk and the tragic Professor Unrat. He played comical and serious roles in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Derdehmel-Urbschat Lectures & Readings 28/09/2026 Walter Sittler: Hommage an Dieter Hildebrandt Lectures & Readings 28/09/2026 When Walter Sittler presented the texts on stage after his highly acclaimed audio book reading of Dieter Hildebrandt's "Last Encore", he… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Foto: Philipp Plum Lectures & Readings WaterCreatures Creative. Workshop for families Lectures & Readings Jellyfish, whales, penguins and boxfish: many fascinating animals live on, in and under water. Some of them are featured in the science… Read more
Lectures & Readings © dtv Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co.KG Lectures & Readings We Friday men. Who's going to grow old? Lectures & Readings On February 26, the German House in Beelitz will host the book premiere of Hans-Gerd Raeth's novel “Wir Freitagsmänner. Wer wird denn gleich… Read more
Lectures & Readings © WHO CARED / Masala Movement e. V. Lectures & Readings 24/04/2026 WHO CARED. Intergenerational Conversations on Belonging and Care Migration Lectures & Readings 24/04/2026 Shortage of care workers and care migration are not new phenomena. As early as the 1960s and 70s, people from abroad were systematically… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Melisa Liebenthal Lectures & Readings 26/04/2026 Who were we, you and I? Lectures & Readings 26/04/2026 The four films in this programme deal with personal and political experiences: friendship and desire, grief and transformation, the body as… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Foto: David von Becker Lectures & Readings 26/06/2026 Why Migration? Lectures & Readings 26/06/2026 The topic of migration is a constant source of controversy. Today, Germany, Europe and the world are more strongly characterised by human… Read more
