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 © Stasi-Museum / ASTAK, Foto: John Steer Lectures & Readings The System of Repression. The Stasi Records and Their Significance for Coming to Terms with the Past Lectures & Readings With Evelyn Zupke (Federal Commissioner for the Victims of the SED Dictatorship), Alexandra Titze (Federal Archives), and Member of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Marion Brasch - Linda Rosa Saal; Bosse - Felix Aaron Lectures & Readings THE THINGS OF LIFE. Marion Brasch in conversation with Bosse Lectures & Readings This time, Marion Brasch invites the musician and songwriter Axel "Aki" Bosse to bring a favorite record, a favorite film and a favorite… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Die drei ??? (c) 2025 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart. Illustration von Silvia Christoph. Lectures & Readings The three ??? and the salt death Lectures & Readings Radio Play in 3D Surround SoundNo one knows why the so-called Salt Witch of California’s Salton Sea suddenly disappeared many years ago. Read more
Panel discussion © Jasmijn Visser/Ingmar König Panel discussion The Weather Has Been Cancelled: Identity Difference in Climate Models Panel discussion Part of AI (Ancestral Immediacies): Digital Twins and Data Doubles, May 22 & 23, 2026. Read more
Lectures & Readings © © Fabienne Meyer Lectures & Readings The Whiteness of Paper – Predicting Light-Induced Damage to Paper Lectures & Readings The light sensitivity of works of art on paper poses a challenge for graphic art collections: light is necessary for viewing and exhibiting… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Frederik Rothe Lectures & Readings The Wild Buzzing of Tempelhofer Feld - Fascinating Insights into the Lives of Wild Bees Lectures & Readings On warm days, Tempelhofer Feld is teeming with life—and not just because of us humans. Among the meadows, flowers, and sandy areas, numerous… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Ildiko Bognar Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 The Witch of Bernau Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 In keeping with our theme for the year, ‘The Power of Women’, we are focusing on the witch-hunts. From 1617 onwards, numerous people in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Reinhardt & Sommer Lectures & Readings 06/10/2026 The Woman in the Closet Lectures & Readings 06/10/2026 What lies behind a locked cupboard door? In her new novel, *The Woman in the Cupboard*, Jacqueline Kornmüller tells the story of a young… Read more
Panel discussion © C.H. Beck Panel discussion The World Closed Off: Jews Facing Closed Borders, 1933–1945 Panel discussion In her new book, *Die Abschottung der Welt*, Susanne Heim traces how, between 1933 and 1945, more and more people were exposed to a growing… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Bobby Rogers Lectures & Readings Theatre-Award-Berlin by Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung Lectures & Readings Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué will be honored in 2026 with the Berlin Theater Prize from the Preußische Seehandlung Foundation for their… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Leonora Leitl, Tyrolia Lectures & Readings There's no such thing as monster apes Lectures & Readings A rabid monster monkey in the mountains? Can that really be true? The story begins: the morning sun is shining over the mountains; the… Read more
Panel discussion © FunFacts Panel discussion Theresia Crone & Victor Haisch Panel discussion Victor Haisch is the co-founder of Razeco, the world’s first manufacturer of plastic-free razors. Razeco is the first company to produce… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Tempelhof Projekt GmbH Lectures & Readings THFxHISTORY: A mutual perspective across the Atlantic Lectures & Readings Transatlantic relations between Germany and the US are currently strained. If opinion polls are to be believed, a majority of Germans… Read more
Lectures & Readings © nternationales Literaturfestival Berlin 2025, PWS e.V., Foto Bernhard Ludewig Lectures & Readings Think Big! Tech Bros and the AI Revolution Lectures & Readings Tech “bro” experts Aya Jaff and Marie Kilg discuss with cultural studies scholar Wolfgang Ullrich whether we are heading toward a “memocracy… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Anders Guggisberg und Pipilotti Rist, Leihgabe von Privatsammlung Lectures & Readings 25/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Think squared! Lectures & Readings 25/10/2026 + 2 additional dates A search for traces of shapes, colors and figures. What makes the art of the collection presentation "Zerreißprobe" so special? Where can… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2026 Lectures & Readings This fairy tale will never end! Lectures & Readings Whether in a play or a poem, a fairy tale or a prayer, every period eventually ends up in the abyss of insignificance. The sentences shed… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Kurc Zöhre Lectures & Readings This is not a Performance about Your Beauty Lectures & Readings A women’s choir moves along Potsdamer Straße – over a long path from the erased space of Potsdamer Platz toward Kleistpark – collecting… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Thomas Nawior Lectures & Readings Thomas der Motorradbummler - Warum das "Wir" mehr zählt als das "Ich". Lectures & Readings A road movie-style talk about Corsica, winding roads, and what really matters on the road. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Thomas Frick/KK Spandau Lectures & Readings Thomas Frick: "AI Like You and Me" (Short Stories) Lectures & Readings What happens when artificial intelligence takes our commands too literally? Forget the friendly digital butler. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 12/10/2026 Thomas Fritzsching: Silly – The Stolen Band Lectures & Readings 12/10/2026 Thomas Fritzsching is the initiator, founder, and namesake of the Berlin band "Silly." From 1977 to 1994, he was the band’s guitarist and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 16/10/2026 + 2 additional dates THOMAS MANN: MARIO AND THE WIZARD (PREMIERE) Lectures & Readings 16/10/2026 + 2 additional dates Thomas Mann's famous 1930 novella was immediately read as a political parable about the rise of fascism in Europe. The story raises… Read more
