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 Mördern auf der Spur "Wahre Verbrechen und absurde Fälle" Lectures & Readings Berlin forensic pathologist Philipp Möller and true-crime talk show host Dr. Tino Grosche come to the Schlosspark Theater. Immerse yourself… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Morning Hours #13: Tabea Zimmermann Lectures & Readings Mendelssohn Lessons for Dessau and Berlin: with Tabea Zimmermann, violist and professor at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Museum date: The art of getting to know each other Lectures & Readings There are many good reasons to go to a museum. Who would have thought that finding the love of your life is one of them? Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 My Pleasure Lectures & Readings 30/10/2026 Cheeky, revealing, and empowering stories of female desire. Read more
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion 03/10/2026 Narratives Under the Weight of Power Panel discussion 03/10/2026 This reading and discussion will feature three authors whose works explore how political and social forces shape everyday life, particularly… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Nature Journaling Lectures & Readings In nature journaling, you take time to attentively explore your surroundings and the flora of the place. This creates a nature journal… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings No Kings? Voltaire and Frederick II Lectures & Readings Lecture "No Kings? Voltaire and Frederick II" with Rainer Bauer, social scientist and board member of the Voltaire Foundation. A joint event… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Oberschöneweide. Silicon Valley of the East Lectures & Readings The DDR Museum is expanding its commitment to lively, contemporary history education and presenting a new film project: ‘Orte Ost’ (Places… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Öffentliche Probe: Automatenbüfett Lectures & Readings The Austrian author Anna Gmeyner wrote "Automatenbüfett" (Automated Buffet) in 1932 – a time of profound upheaval. "Europe is a powder keg… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Only Fans – Der Trash-TV-Salon: Beef & Begleitmaterial Lectures & Readings Anja Rützel talks to Lisa Ludwig, journalist and proven expert on the YouTube and creator scene, about YouTube as a reality TV universe… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 Open Mic Night—‘Voice, Echo, and Location’ Lectures & Readings 03/10/2026 As part of Middle Ground, the open-mic night ‘Voice, Echo, and Location’ celebrates the power of the spoken word and the diverse ways in… Read more
History & Archaeology © visitBerlin History & Archaeology Open Monuments Day at the Stasi headquarters. Campus for Democracy History & Archaeology For almost four decades, the GDR’s Ministry for State Security organised the surveillance and persecution of people from its headquarters in… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 04/10/2026 – 20/12/2026 Open printing workshop Lectures & Readings 04/10/2026 – 20/12/2026 Want to print pictures like a real artist? Kurt Mühlenhaupt created art for children. At the museum, you can create your own art with lots… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Opera Lecture: Violanta 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 © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings OpernSalon - Der Rosenkavalier Lectures & Readings "This is not meant for the individual pianist," wrote Hugo von Hofmannsthal in his afterword to Der Rosenkavalier. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Panel: No Place of Safety? The future of sea rescue Lectures & Readings Europe is sealing itself off. Sea rescue is being criminalised, asylum rights are being eroded, deportations are being intensified – and… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Parole Text:Buch Lectures & Readings Nachtcafé, Lesezone, Lesebühne, Literatur and now Parole Text:Buch – these are old and new descriptions for our special event format at… Read more
Photography © visitBerlin Photography Paths into Photography Photography Women photographers have shaped the history of photography from the very beginning—yet for a long time they remained in the shadow of their… Read more
Panel discussion © visitBerlin Panel discussion Patterns of Propaganda Panel discussion In his book *Patterns of Propaganda: Films of National Socialism* (2026), Rainer Rother examines four films from the period before the start… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Philipp Oehmke & Campino - Papenburg Lectures & Readings “Papenburg” is a dazzling portrait of our unsettled Western society and a group of desperate yet resourceful people searching for meaning… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Polyphony in border regions: Bukovina Lectures & Readings In his novel "Tango in Chernivtsi," Oleg Serebrian focuses on the Ukrainian-Romanian border region of northern Bukovina, a region… Read more
