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 © Veikko Bartel Lectures & Readings 11/10/2026 Veikko Bartel „Mörderinnen und Mörder“ Lectures & Readings 11/10/2026 Experience up close the captivating cases of a criminal defense lawyer who specializes in defending perpetrators of the most serious violent… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Ingo Pertramer Lectures & Readings Verena Bogner: I am cringe, but I am free Lectures & Readings What's cool is always determined by others – and that's true in the narrator's life as well, who has known since childhood what it means to… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Katja Aglert and Nina Lykke Lectures & Readings Vibrant Mourning: To Touch and Being Touched by Algae Lectures & Readings More information coming soon. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Schöffling & Co Lectures & Readings 18/11/2026 Vicki Baum, Gabriele Tergit and Mascha Kaléko Lectures & Readings 18/11/2026 In the late 1920s, Berlin was the press capital of Europe. Three Jewish women writers made a name for themselves in its newspapers and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © C.Hewitt Lectures & Readings Vigdis Hjorth Lectures & Readings One of the most significant voices in contemporary Norwegian literature, known for her unique live performances and her extensive, brutally… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Villa RADA, Uwe Hauth Lectures & Readings Villa RADA | Salon Evenings June 2026 Lectures & Readings Where historic elegance meets a modern lifestyle, Villa RADA invites you to its salons for special cultural evenings. Known as an event… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Visual: Yukiko/HKW Lectures & Readings Violent Encounters: Rethinking War Experiences through the Prism of Gender Lectures & Readings This keynote address views the war not as a story of battles and heroes, but as a dense tapestry of human experiences shaped by imperial… Read more
Panel discussion © tic / Detlef Fleischer Panel discussion 02/10/2026 Vision and Delusion Reading Series @ Periplaneta (Oktober) Panel discussion 02/10/2026 The Periplanetary Reading Stage. Debuting in autumn 2026. They’ll be reading aloud. Stories and worse. Mostly with a happy ending. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Stiftung Berliner Mauer I Foto: Dong-Ha Choe.jpg Lectures & Readings Visions of the future Lectures & Readings What does a democratic future look like? What hopes and ideas do we have for tomorrow's coexistence? Read more
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Jörg P. AndersPublic Domain Mark 1.0 Art Visual Arts at the Romanisches Café Art Exhibition curator Michael Bienert presents previously unknown artifacts related to the art scene at the Romanisches Café. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings Voices from Gaza and Israel Lectures & Readings “Voices from Gaza and Israel” is a project by Shay Dashevsky and Hamza Abu Howidy that brings together Israelis and Palestinians who believe… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 VOICES FROM THE EAST Lectures & Readings 08/10/2026 The return of the discourse band: On ‘Zeit der großen Pest’, VORAN VORAN explore East German Read more
Lectures & Readings © Luna Zscharnt Lectures & Readings Von Mondschafen und Purzelbäumen - Überall ist Wunderland Lectures & Readings Of Moon Sheep and Somersaults—Everywhere Is Wonderland: Uta-Maria Torp and Thomas Hollaender from the Vorleseensemble present poems by… Read more
Lectures & Readings © UMA Vision Lectures & Readings Voyager - The Endless Journey Lectures & Readings More than 23 billion kilometers from Earth—so far, only one human-made object has ventured this far into space: the Voyager 1 spacecraft. In… Read more
Lectures & Readings © SPSG Lectures & Readings Waldemar and the Castle in the Forest Lectures & Readings Waldemar, the castle ghost, knows who used to live in Grunewald Hunting Lodge. He also knows who ruled the entire land and why. Read more
Panel discussion © Zas Ieluhee Panel discussion Walking the Rope: A Reading Circle on Bios, Norms, and Utopias with Zas Ieluhee and Sara Morais dos Santos Bruss Panel discussion Part of AI (Ancestral Immediacies): Digital Twins and Data Doubles, May 22 & 23, 2026. Read more
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 25/10/2026 + 1 additional date Walter Plathe - Ich habe nichts ausgelassen Lectures & Readings 25/10/2026 + 1 additional date On stage he played the seductive Liliom, the mischievous Schwejk and the tragic Professor Unrat. He played comical and serious roles in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © Matthias Bothor Lectures & Readings Walter Sittler: Hommage an Dieter Hildebrandt Lectures & Readings When Walter Sittler presented the texts on stage after his highly acclaimed audio book reading of Dieter Hildebrandt's "Last Encore", he… Read more
Workshop © Fundacja Puszka | Foto: Sisi Cecylia Workshop 04/10/2026 Warsaw & Berlin Workshop 04/10/2026 Let’s celebrate 35 years of town twinning together! Look forward to a varied German-Polish programme for all ages. What links Berlin and… Read more
Workshop © ESA/Science Office Workshop Water in the Solar System Workshop From a scientific perspective, where are the most promising places to find extraterrestrial life? On which celestial bodies will space… Read more
Lectures & Readings © © ESA/Science Office Lectures & Readings Water in the Solar System Lectures & Readings From a scientific perspective, where are the most promising places to find extraterrestrial life? On which celestial bodies will space… Read more
