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 © NASA Goddard Lectures & Readings 10/11/2026 – 31/12/2026 Jewels of the Cosmos Lectures & Readings 10/11/2026 – 31/12/2026 Spectacular images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes fill the large dome of the planetarium auditorium and draw the audience… Read more
Lectures & Readings © NASA Goddard Lectures & Readings 06/11/2026 – 31/12/2026 Jewels of the Cosmos Lectures & Readings 06/11/2026 – 31/12/2026 Spectacular images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes fill the large dome of the planetarium theatre, drawing the audience into… Read more
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Jens Ziehe Panel discussion 04/11/2026 JMB Book Club Featuring The Future by Naomi Alderman Panel discussion 04/11/2026 “That is the real problem. We can imagine the future. And once we have imagined it, we can’t stop.” Read more
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Jens Ziehe Panel discussion 13/10/2026 JMB Book Club featuring the novel The Books of Jakob (Die Jakobsbücher) by Olga Tokarczuk Panel discussion 13/10/2026 His followers saw him as the Messiah; to his opponents, he was a charlatan, indeed a heretic: Jakob Frank, born in Korolówka, Poland, in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © CONCERT Plus Lectures & Readings 10/10/2026 Jocelyn B.Smith feat. Ingrid Arthur &100%Gospel Chor Lectures & Readings 10/10/2026 The concept behind ‘Many Voices’ is to bring more communities together here in Berlin. On 10 October, Ingrid Arthur will be welcomed as a… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Lars Wiedemann Lectures & Readings Jochen Brunow: “The Man from the Sea” Lectures & Readings Once again, Beckmann, who lives on the island, is confronted with a mysterious case that seems to lead him back to his own past. When it… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Sven Göhrlich Lectures & Readings Jochen Gutsch: Frankie – Unter Menschen Lectures & Readings Frankie basically has everything a cat could need: a giant TV, a giant bed, food with lots of gravy. He just misses his human friend Gold… Read more
Panel discussion © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Paul Schulz Panel discussion John Miller: „Public Art and The Law of Unintended Consequences“. Invited by Elisa R. Linn as part of „Public Afterlife“ Panel discussion Public Afterlife - On the site of Mies van der Rohe's November Revolution Monument, erected in 1926 and destroyed nine years later by the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Silvia Medina, rowolth Lectures & Readings 16/01/2027 Jörg Hartmann, “The Noise of Life” Lectures & Readings 16/01/2027 In *The Noise of Life*, Jörg Hartmann captivatingly tells his story and that of his parents and grandparents. It is a declaration of love… Read more
Lectures & Readings © mauritius images Guido Schiefer Lectures & Readings 15/11/2026 Joschka Fischer „Wer sind wir?“ Lectures & Readings 15/11/2026 Germany’s Role in a New World Order—Increasing the Defense Budget? Reinstating the Draft? European Nuclear Deterrence? An in-depth analysis… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Unbekannter Fotograf / Leo Baeck Institute Lectures & Readings Joseph Roth at Kurfürstendamm Lectures & Readings Between 1920 and 1933, the Kurfürstendamm, its restaurants and hotels, were a recurring meeting place for the writer and journalist Joseph… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Goldberg Lectures & Readings Journey to the Eleventh Reich Lectures & Readings nly people without passports are allowed to enter here…” With this announcement begins Anna Seghers’ satirical tale “Journey to the Eleventh… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Hannes Schmidt Lectures & Readings JUDITH HOLOFERNES & NORA TSCHIRNER Lectures & Readings What happens when one of the country's smartest songwriters puts her heart and mind into a book – and brings in her long-time collaborator… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Motiv: Vilhelm Hammershøi, Åbne døre [Open Doors], Öl auf Leinwand, 1905. © The David Collection, Kopenhagen. Fotografie: Pernille Klemp Lectures & Readings Jule Govrin: »Verbotene Körper? Demokratische Sorge und körperliche Selbstbestimmung in Zeiten autoritärer Austerität« Lectures & Readings This lecture series explores the ambivalence of bans and examines their relevance to current social debates. In the third lecture of the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Thomas Koy Lectures & Readings 26/10/2026 Juli Zeh presents her new novel ‟Pony Showˮ (In German Language) Lectures & Readings 26/10/2026 Exclusive reading with Juli Zeh: The multi-award-winning bestselling author, lawyer, and constitutional judge presents her new novel, *Pony… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Julia EbnerJustin Griffiths-Williams SV; Fikri Anıl AltıntaşJulias Gabele Lectures & Readings 27/10/2026 Julia Ebner and Fikri Anıl Altıntaş in Conversation: From Fitness to Fascism. The Dangers of Extreme Masculinity Lectures & Readings 27/10/2026 Meat, money, muscles—Julia Ebner traces these three myths of masculinity into the struggles of our time. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Vanessa Wunsch Lectures & Readings 10/11/2026 Julia Fischer Presents: So What's the Truth? Lectures & Readings 10/11/2026 “Our tap water is highly toxic! Highly processed foods will kill you! You should take supplements every day!” In a world where health… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Julia FranckThorsten Greve; Sabin TambreaMarcus Höhn Lectures & Readings Julia Franck and Sabin Tambrea present: I Am Drowning in the Waters of My Own Love. Rilke’s Last Lover Lectures & Readings In 1920, the painter Baladine Klossowska reunites with the poet Rainer Maira Rilke. She, a divorced mother of two teenage sons—one of whom… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Pfaueninsel Lectures & Readings 15/11/2026 Julia Franck: I am drowning in the waters of my own love. Rilke's Last Lover Lectures & Readings 15/11/2026 In her new book, Julia Franck traces the history of an extraordinary relationship. Baladine Klossowska and Rainer Maria Rilke met in Paris… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 15/05/2027 JULIA KLEITER & JULIUS DRAKE Lectures & Readings 15/05/2027 A mere ten of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published during her lifetime—even her family had no idea, until her death, that hundreds more… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Dietmar Gunne Lectures & Readings Just Art?! Nude or Naked? Lectures & Readings The depiction of the nude human form has been a major theme in European art long before the Renaissance. It is also the story of a… Read more
