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 © Konstantin Börner Lectures & Readings Open Space – Open Mind – A Philosophical Stroll Through Tempelhofer Feld Lectures & Readings What exactly is nature? A resource? A counterpart? A part of ourselves? What images, concepts, and values shape our understanding of nature… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Valerie Schmidt Lectures & Readings Open workshop: braiding Lectures & Readings n addition to your hands, you need patience for braiding. A wide variety of materials, tools and instructions are available in the workshop… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Lothar Köthe Lectures & Readings Open-air spring cinema at the Neues Kranzler Eck Lectures & Readings Cinema highlights under the open sky in the middle of the City-West, admission is free. The Kranzler Eck Berlin invites again this year to… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 2025, PWS e.V., Foto Bernhard Ludewig Lectures & Readings Opening of the 26th ILB Festival Lectures & Readings What impact can literature have in times of upheaval? Jeet Thayil (ILB Curator in Residence) explores the question of what significance… Read more
Lectures & Readings © (c) Bertram von Boxberg Lectures & Readings Opening of the Apostle Scent Garden Lectures & Readings A new, nature-inspired burial site has been created at the Old Twelve Apostles Cemetery: the APOSTLE SCENT GARDEN. It is designed to appeal… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stephan Bögel Lectures & Readings Opera Lecture: Giulio Cesare in Egitto Lectures & Readings Every day, around 550 permanent employees and numerous guests on, off, and behind the stage contribute to the curtain raising at the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stephan Bögel Lectures & Readings Opera Lecture: L'Italiana in Algeri Lectures & Readings Every day, around 550 permanent employees and numerous guests on, off, and behind the stage contribute to the curtain raising at the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stephan Bögel Lectures & Readings Opera Lecture: Zar und Zimmermann Lectures & Readings Every day, around 550 permanent employees and numerous guests on, off, and behind the stage contribute to the curtain raising at the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Sabine Rentzsch Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 Opera with a Twist – Der fliegende Holländer Lectures & Readings 22/10/2026 A musical journey through opera by and starring Richard Vardigans. Accompanied only by the piano, Richard Vardigans performs and narrates a… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2026 Lectures & Readings ORIGIN AND CLASS Lectures & Readings Origin and Class - Book launch with Hakan Savaş Mican, moderated by DİNÇER GÜÇYETER. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Brotfabrik Lectures & Readings Originalausgabe #9 – Die Lesereihe der Autorenschule Schreibhain Lectures & Readings For the ninth edition of *Original*, eight authors associated with the Berlin writing school Schreibhain will once again be reading from… Read more
Lectures & Readings © NASA Lectures & Readings Our blue planet Lectures & Readings From April 16 to 18, 2026, focus will be on the microscope, a groundbreaking invention that, much like the telescope, has revolutionized our… Read more
Lectures & Readings © NASA Lectures & Readings Our blue planet Lectures & Readings What makes our Earth so unique that life could emerge on it? The presence of liquid water on our planet gives rise to a complex interplay of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Natalie Toczek Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 Our heavenly story Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 For thousands of years, people have been gazing up at the sky – in search of guidance, answers and stories. Stars and planets have shaped… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings Out of the bubble - into the storm Lectures & Readings A dramedy about two AI-generated fake profiles that suddenly develop feelings and are given bodies for a theatrical performance by an… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Lectures & Readings OUT-OF-THE-BOX #1: NATURE & SPIRITUALITY Lectures & Readings The first issue of OUT OF THE BOX is devoted to the theme of nature and spirituality. It focuses on the question of what relationship we… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Berliner Hörspielfestival / Anke Beims Lectures & Readings OVERDRIVEN Lectures & Readings We are living in the red zone. The gauges are spiking, the needles are on the verge of snapping, the level metres are stuck at maximum… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Frank Sperling Lectures & Readings Ozobots at the Humboldt Forum. Holiday Workshop for Families Lectures & Readings What kind of place is the Humboldt Forum? What special things can you see and experience there? And why does it look like an old castle from… Read more
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Art 11/10/2026 Painting and (Live) Music: Francis of Assisi Art 11/10/2026 On 3 October 1226, 800 years ago, Francesco d’Assisi died. The young merchant’s son was a key figure in the transformation of Christian… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Jörg P. Anders Lectures & Readings Painting and (Live) Music: Monteverdi and the Birth of Opera Lectures & Readings Around 1600, the world of music underwent a fundamental transformation—opera was born. Composers such as Peri, Caccini, and above all… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Jörg P. Anders Lectures & Readings Painting and (live) music: The organ - a symbol of music history Lectures & Readings For centuries, the organ has been regarded as the queen of instruments—a symbol of European musical culture and the inspiration for… Read more
