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.
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion “Three Women Circling Bus Stops” – A musical and poetic performance Panel discussion Susanne Schmidt, Michaela Maria Müller, and Antonia Isabelle Weisz are sharing the stage together for the first time. Their perspectives… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Sascha Funke Lectures & Readings 26/12/2026 “Winter cruise” Lectures & Readings 26/12/2026 He masterfully satirises Miss Reid’s chattiness and the ship’s German crew, who, by contrast, seem rather taciturn. The clash of such… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Bild: Wikimedia Commons / Unbekannter Fotograf (Public Domain) Lectures & Readings “With Little in the Way of Feminine Taste”—Women Artists at the Cassirer Art Salon Lectures & Readings In the exhibition program of the Paul Cassirer Art and Publishing House, female artists were significantly underrepresented compared to… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings “Women Write About Life” – A Reading with Katharina Wojan, Olga Schierhorn, and Ruth Kaiser Lectures & Readings What happens when women write honestly about life? When they talk about loss, motherhood, fear, shame, longing, aging, love, identity, or… 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 © DDR Museum Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 “You’re putting out the fire with gasoline” Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 When Wolf Biermann was stripped of his citizenship following his concert in Cologne on November 13, 1976, it sparked a wave of protest both… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Astrid Vehstedt mit unterlegtem Textzitat von Anita Gruhn Lectures & Readings „…auch die Gedanken freier werden zu lassen…“ News from the WerkStatt Lectures & Readings Heine on Norderney? Exile in Moscow? Germans in Indonesia? The VHS Pankow writing workshop shows just how diverse literature can be… Read more
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion »Andere Geschichten über Tiere erzählen« – Literatur als Medium der Tier-Mensch-Begegnung. Mit Caren Jeß & Tim Holland Panel discussion What role do animals play in poetry, drama and prose? Are they suitable as metaphors in a post-humanist language and as literary characters… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Charlotte Salomon Foundation Lectures & Readings »Charlottes Farben« Lectures & Readings Charlotte, a Jewish woman from Berlin, sits in a small room in exile in France, painting and painting and painting—her memories, her dreams… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings »das knistern ist high« – Poets’ Corner Pankow with Elke Heinemann, Seda Mimaroğlu, Erec Schumacher, Christiane Quandt, and Saskia Warzecha Lectures & Readings The poems from etcetera press Berlin follow shifting signals. Yet what unites them is their ability to pick up on every sound: sounds they… Read more
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion »Die kurze Bewegung der Beine (immer zwei)« Panel discussion Book Presentation with Ingeborg Robles and Martha Gantier (in German). Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings »Hautlichkeit« – Buchpräsentation mit Willi van Hengel & Kai Beisswenger Lectures & Readings Nicolai, a psychology student obsessed with language, stumbles through body and mind, eros and insight, the abyss and humanity, caught… Read more
Lectures & Readings © KI-generiertes Foto Lectures & Readings »Quo vadis, Armenien?« – Gespräch & Diskussionsrunde Lectures & Readings The Berlin discussion club “Eastern Perspectives” invites you to an evening focused on Armenia. Together with Mikayel Minasyan and Archi… Read more
Lectures & Readings © berlinistkultur Lectures & Readings #BerlinistKultur's Action Week for the Berlin Election Lectures & Readings The second week of #berlinistKultur’s campaign for the Berlin election begins on September 1. Through numerous cultural events, artists… Read more
Lectures & Readings © #excitingedu Kongress Lectures & Readings 07/10/2026 + 1 additional date #excitingedu Conference 2026 Lectures & Readings 07/10/2026 + 1 additional date Klett MEX and the Planetarium Berlin Foundation are once again jointly hosting this year’s innovative and interactive education conference,… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Stefan Nützel Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 #Logoskop forty-eight. Poetry and Science with Markus Köhle and Marie-Claire Tjombe Lectures & Readings 15/10/2026 Once a month since 2021, the Humboldt Lab has been hosting artistic freedom to shake up the scientific point of view. Equipped with a… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Daniel Dittus Lectures & Readings #Logoskop forty-four Poetry and Science with Mona Harry and Wolf Hogekamp Lectures & Readings If science is queen at Humboldt Lab, then #Logoskop is her court jester. Since 2021, artistic freedom has been making monthly appearances at… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Simon Grunert Lectures & Readings #Logoskop forty-seven Lectures & Readings If science is queen at Humboldt Lab, then #Logoskop is her court jester. Since 2021, artistic freedom has been making monthly appearances at… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Birgit Rautenberg Lectures & Readings #Logoskop forty-three. Poetry and Science with Lucia Lucia and Arne Rautenberg Lectures & Readings If science is queen at Humboldt Lab, then #Logoskop is her court jester. Since 2021, artistic freedom has been making monthly appearances at… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Για ελληνικά πατήστε εδώ Lectures & Readings 20/11/2026 – 22/11/2026 1. GREEK THEATRE FESTIVAL BERLIN Lectures & Readings 20/11/2026 – 22/11/2026 Three days. Five plays. Two countries. A city in the grip of premiere fever. Whilst the ancient classics are performed every year on… Read more
Panel discussion © Lena Laine Panel discussion 13/10/2026 10 Years of Musikfonds Panel discussion 13/10/2026 Over 6,200 approved projects and grants, more than 62 million euros in funding, and ten years of commitment to independent experimental… Read more
