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 © Natascha Stellmach + VG Bild Kunst Lectures & Readings THE LETTING GO – Book Launch Lectures & Readings Meet the Artist · Book Launch & Signing · Spoken Word Performance at 8 p.m. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Bundesarchiv, Stasi-Unterlagen-Archiv Lectures & Readings The Limits of Socialism: The GDR's Brutal Border Regime Lectures & Readings In a special exhibition section, the Stasi Museum displays silent witnesses to the brutality of the GDR border regime: the social security… Read more
Workshop © Foto von Rawpixel-deposit Workshop The Literary Morning Workshop Once a month, participants exchange ideas about a book they have read. The shared discussion about the reading is supplemented with… Read more
Panel discussion © Brigitte Kraemer / Fotoarchiv Ruhr Museum Panel discussion The Living Room: A Place to Gather Panel discussion At “Sunday in the Nikolaiviertel,” live speakers in the special exhibition “Tapetenwechsel” will share stories about the daily lives of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Ekkovon von Schwichow Lectures & Readings The Marzahn prefabricated housing estate – housing of the future? Lectures & Readings How can housing be created quickly and affordably? The episode “Orte Ost” explores this question using the example of the prefabricated… Read more
Lectures & Readings © SPK/photothek.net/Thomas Trutschel Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 – 26/12/2026 The Mighty Wurlitzer Organ Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 – 26/12/2026 The Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ is one of the largest surviving instruments of its kind in Europe. In 1929, Werner Ferdinand von Siemens… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Arthur F. Selbach Lectures & Readings The Most Dangerous Place Lectures & Readings A man confesses to a prosecutor that he murdered his wife. Then he recants and remains silent. His confession: inadmissible. Evidence of the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © gemeinfrei Lectures & Readings The Music Library presents: "Marzahn Concert Talks" - George Frideric Handel's "Belshazzar" Lectures & Readings George Frideric Handel's "Belshazzar" – A lecture by Wolfgang Behrens (Komische Oper Berlin). Read more
Lectures & Readings © Münzenberg Forum Berlin I Gabriele Gysi Lectures & Readings The night when soldiers became traffic cops Lectures & Readings In her book, Gabriele Gysi takes a multifaceted look at the history and aftermath of the GDR. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Katharina Thalbach_Pascal Bünning_Anna Thalbach_Markus Nass_Nellie Thalbach_Oliver Wia. Lectures & Readings 28/12/2026 + 1 additional date The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Lectures & Readings 28/12/2026 + 1 additional date For Katharina Thalbach, E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” is closely linked to her childhood: in 1954, an… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin, Foto: Arthur F. Selbach Lectures & Readings 09/10/2026 The Painter and Draftsman Wilhelm Philipp: From Bauhaus Student to Decorative Painter Lectures & Readings 09/10/2026 In 1925, without any entrance exam or trial period, Oskar Moll accepted the very young Wilhelm Philipp into his studio in Breslau. Soon… Read more
Lectures & Readings © SPSG Lectures & Readings The Palace of the Republic Lectures & Readings Even 36 years after its closure, no other building in East Berlin is as steeped in history and ideology as the Palace of the Republic… Read more
Lectures & Readings © The Poetry Project Lectures & Readings The Poetry Project at the Democracy Party Lectures & Readings The Lichterfelde Weltoffen initiative is celebrating democracy under the slogan “See us, hear us – democracy only with us!” to mark the… Read more
Lectures & Readings © The Poetry Project Lectures & Readings The Poetry Project at the Muslim Cultural Week Lectures & Readings As part of Muslim Culture Week, Ali Alzaeem and Nazifullah Nasiri will recite poems on the themes of longing, flight, love and arrival. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Fachhochschule Kiel / Markus Pfister / Joachim Perschbacher Lectures & Readings The Rainbowfish and his Friends Lectures & Readings Purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red: these are the colors of the rainbow, and the rainbow fish shimmers in all of these colors too. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Harry Kühn Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 The Schöneich Murder Reading Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 A séance, a mysterious death and two ladies with an unerring instinct for solving crimes: at the Schöneich Murder Mystery Reading – Case No… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Edgar Rai und Katharina von Uslar Lectures & Readings The Shortlist of the German Book Prize – presented by Uslar & Rai Lectures & Readings Who will win the race for Germany’s most coveted book prize? Katharina von Uslar and Edgar Rai present the six nominees for the 2026 German… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Bild: phxere.com / Creative Commons CC0 Lectures & Readings 06/12/2026 The Snow Queen Lectures & Readings 06/12/2026 When little Kai disappears in the middle of a snowstorm while playing with his sled, his friend Gerda sets out into the world to find him. Read more
Lectures & Readings © 2026 MÄRCHENLAND e.V. Lectures & Readings 16/11/2026 The sound of the strings and the magic of the music Lectures & Readings 16/11/2026 Enchanted strings, melodious wonders and dangerous tunes: Astrid Heiland-Vondruska and Margit Rohringer tell fairy tales about the magic of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © KI generiertes Bild I Zimt & Zucker Lectures & Readings The story of Brandy-Al and her Shanghai Baby Lectures & Readings Berlin, 1915. Aldona is born in Moabit, a densely populated working-class district. She grows up in difficult circumstances – in a city that… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stellarium Lectures & Readings The sun, moon and stars Lectures & Readings When we look up at the sky, a fascinating world full of wonders unfolds before us: During the day, the sun accompanies us, providing us with… Read more
