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 © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 + 1 additional date Bauhaus Lab: Surface treatment of paper Lectures & Readings 31/10/2026 + 1 additional date In Bauhaus classes, exploring the properties of materials played a central role. One exercise involved creating so-called ‘textures’. This… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Berlin Berlin: the Poetry Slam Lectures & Readings Slammers from all over the city (and beyond) bring texts that celebrate, dissect, and poke fun at Berlin—sometimes serious, sometimes ironic… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 05/11/2026 Berlin Brains: Between the Glances – The Hidden Dynamics of Seeing Lectures & Readings 05/11/2026 Seeing is a turbulent process. With every eye movement, perception shifts: attention jumps ahead, visual impressions are amplified… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Berlin's forgotten dream factory? Film and television history in Johannisthal and Adlershof Lectures & Readings The first sound films hit cinemas in 1929, including "Die Nacht gehört uns" (The Night Belongs to Us) starring Hans Albers and Charlotte… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Berlin's forgotten dream factory? Film and television history in Johannisthal and Adlershof Lectures & Readings The silent film classic "Nosferatu" is still considered an immortal masterpiece of German Expressionist film. A silent film screening with… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Book launch: “It couldn’t be any other way” by Svenja Liesau Lectures & Readings A radical, funny, deeply sad, and constantly surprising novel about a young woman who throws herself into the world and, in doing so… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 06/10/2026 Book launch: The Indignation Trap Lectures & Readings 06/10/2026 "How We Can Learn to Argue Again" by and with Saba-Nur Cheema and Meron Mendel. Presented by Sascha Chaimowicz. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Book premiere: „Rainer Maria Rilke” Lectures & Readings The actor Samuel Finzi reads selected passages. Schaper's biography invites readers to discover Rilke's work and his artistic world from a… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Book presentation Martin Puttke Lectures & Readings Martin Puttke's autobiography is more than just an artist's biography. It is a historical document about life, training, and cultural work… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Bootcamp für Künstler*innen – Freie Szene trifft Politik! Lectures & Readings How can politicians best understand what the independent arts scene does and how Berlin benefits from it? We need you, right there in your… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Booty Therapy Party Lectures & Readings They are kicking off 2026 with an afternoon full of power, dance, and pure freedom — the Booty Therapy way. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Brancusi and the Origins of Modern Sculpture Lectures & Readings More than one art critic of the 1930s traced the true origins of modern sculpture to Constantin Brancusi’s abstraction of the human figure… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Brancusi´s Art of Photography Lectures & Readings In his lecture at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Bach emphasizes in particular the significance of Brancusi’s photographic work, which he regards… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Brückner at the Bruckner: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Lectures & Readings To kick off the new literature series on RT, Christian Brückner presents Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea." Published in 1952… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Buchpremiere: „Es war einmal ein Land" von Jana Hensel Lectures & Readings Shocked by her own realization, Jana Hensel takes the audience on a journey, at the end of which she hopes to find an explanation for how it… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings By far the best! Thomas Gainsborough Lectures & Readings Four children picking hazelnuts … captured with loose brushstrokes in what appears to be a spontaneous, unforced moment. With portraits such… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings CAROLIN EMCKE Lectures & Readings Carolin Emcke's new book, "Respect is Reasonable. Texts on Our Present," brings together speeches and columns from the past ten years… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE - A German-German Discussion Lectures & Readings Look forward to lively discussions in this new series with host Holger Friedrich and his prominent guests. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings CINEMA MATINÉE: Mr. Nobody Against Putin (OmU) Lectures & Readings As Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, elementary schools across the country were transformed into recruiting grounds for… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Clara Lösel - Wehe Du gibst auf Lectures & Readings She writes what many feel – and thus strikes a chord with the spirit of our times. Clara Lösel touches hundreds of thousands of people with… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Commemoration of the 178th anniversary of the 1848 Revolution Lectures & Readings This year, as in previous years, the anniversary of the Berlin barricade fighting of 1848 will be commemorated, along with the… Read more
