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 © Andi Weiland Panel discussion 18/11/2026 10 YEARS OF REPORTER SLAM Panel discussion 18/11/2026 Germany’s most entertaining stage show featuring journalists is celebrating its anniversary: The Reporter Slam turns 10! Read more
Lectures & Readings © Scholz Lectures & Readings 100 Jahre Klaus Manns „Der fromme Tanz“ Lectures & Readings 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 © Stiftung Berliner Mauer Lectures & Readings 140 People – 140 Names Lectures & Readings The Berlin Wall cut right through the heart of the city. It separated streets and neighborhoods, families, and friends. The violence at the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Zehra Sönmez © Zehra Sönmez Lectures & Readings 16GB: Tischtennisplattenpolitik | Welcome to Kreuzberg! Lectures & Readings Zehra Sönmez was awarded the Berlin Play Prize for Young Audiences for her debut play, *16GB: Table Tennis Table Politics*. Written in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Getty Images, Foto: Aliraza Khatri's Photography Lectures & Readings 17th ALFILM - Arab Film Festival Berlin Lectures & Readings The 17th edition of ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin – will once again present a diverse programme from 22 to 28 April 2026. Read more
Art © Leo Seidel Art 180 years of St Matthew’s Church Art St. Matthew’s Church at the Kulturforum Berlin will celebrate its 180th anniversary on Sunday, May 17, 2026, starting at 3:00 p.m., with a… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Oliver Betke Lectures & Readings 20 YEARS OF THE CLUB OF DEAD POETS: “Songs of the Gallows” Lectures & Readings “Extremely well done…moving!” (NDR Kultur); “…is timeless, powerful, and gets under your skin!” (RBB Kulturjournal); “Highly remarkable!!”… Read more
Workshop © C/O Berlin Foundation, Design: Naroska Workshop 200 Years and Counting . Marking the Anniversary of Photography Workshop On August 22, during World Photography Day week, C/O Berlin will celebrate the 200th anniversary of photography with a full day of events. Read more
Lectures & Readings © NASA/Bill Ingalls Lectures & Readings 28/11/2026 2026 Colloquium on the History of Spaceflight Lectures & Readings 28/11/2026 A joint event organised by the Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin, the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (Lilienthal-Oberth… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Herrmann Pölking Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 2026 Georg Dehio Cultural Award Ceremony Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 The German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe e. V. in Potsdam will present the Georg Dehio Cultural Prize for the twelfth time in 2026. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Seyoung Chon Lectures & Readings 06/11/2026 2101 – Future Ceramics. Tableware of the Future Lectures & Readings 06/11/2026 Dr. Claudia Kanowski, curator of ceramics at the Museum of Decorative Arts (KGM), in conversation with a student from the UdK (University of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Angela Kröll Lectures & Readings 26th National Meeting of the Independent Performing Arts Lectures & Readings The Performing Arts Fund invites artists and stakeholders from academia, politics, and professional associations to a conference featuring… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 27th Long Book Night at tak Lectures & Readings With free admission, all literature enthusiasts can stroll along Oranienstraße and stop whenever they like to listen to the various readings… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Britta Jürgs Lectures & Readings 29 years of AvivA Verlag Lectures & Readings 29 years of AvivA Verlag – everyone’s joining in the celebrations! Read more
Lectures & Readings © Haus Marlene Poelzig Lectures & Readings 30 books. 30 years. Lectures & Readings To celebrate the release of the second edition of Haus Marlene Poelzig, Berlin — Abriss und Aufbruch (Demolition and Departure), the Haus… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Odile Illmer Lectures & Readings 3rd Berlin Science Fiction Prize – Final Lectures & Readings For the third time, Radiator Verlag has announced the Berlin Prize for Science Fiction Short Stories. This time, the theme is: 404: Error… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Foto: Aya Schamoni Lectures & Readings 5 Years of the Humboldt Lab. Hands-On Science Lectures & Readings To mark the fifth anniversary of the Humboldt Forum, the Humboldt Lab invites to a special program that brings together research, poetry… Read more
Lectures & Readings © AUFLAUF Lectures & Readings 6 Months AUFLAUF Lectures & Readings The Auflauf, the new Berlin-based magazine of book reviews, interviews, and generally piping-hot book chat, is celebrating its first 6… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Engels, Nr. 204, 1941, CC Lectures & Readings 85 Years Later: The Deportation of Germans in the Soviet Union in 1941 Lectures & Readings The deportations of 1941 marked the violent end of the German settlement areas in the European part of the Soviet Union and in the Caucasus… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Kunstbibliothek / Regina Stephan Lectures & Readings A Berlin Architect on the Road Lectures & Readings The Art Library preserves the estate of architect Erich Mendelsohn (1887–1953). Read more
Lectures & Readings © Münzenberg Forum Berlin Lectures & Readings A Brief History of the Crowds – The PLAZA on Küstriner Platz Lectures & Readings In the late 1920s, a venue emerged in eastern Berlin that epitomized the promise of modern mass culture like no other: the “Plaza” on what… Read more
