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 Roland Marske - Japan Lectures & Readings His first trip to Japan was planned in collaboration with the Japanese Tourism Board, which wanted to determine to what extent Japan could… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Roland Marske - St. James' Way Lectures & Readings According to legend, the tomb of the Apostle James is located in Santiago de Compostela, in the far west of Spain. Since the Middle Ages… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings SALVE MARIA Lectures & Readings Maria (Laura Weissmahr), a young writer who has just become a mother, comes across news of a shocking incident: a French woman has drowned… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings SCHOOG IN DIALOGUE WITH JOACHIM GAUCK Lectures & Readings In SCHOOG IN DIALOGUE, JOACHIM GAUCK will talk with Bernadette Schoog about the dangers that democracy faces from within and without, about… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Sebald: Remembering Lectures & Readings From the creators of “What We See: Joseph Roth and Our Berlin” (2023), “‘But existence too must be poetic’: An Evening of Friederike… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Seduction of the Innocent Lectures & Readings On 31 January, you are invited to a reading with Marc Degens at the Verlagsbuchhandlung bookshop in Berlin-Pankow. In his new novel, Degens… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Sexuality – fucking beautiful?! Lectures & Readings In the "Love Lab," artists transform the theater stage into a space of love, celebrating their bodies, boldly exploring questions about… Read more
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Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Shaun Motsi, Masters, 2023 Lectures & Readings Masters (38 min) by Shaun Motsi is a speculative short film that explores the production and dissemination of knowledge in online formats… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Silence is poison Lectures & Readings In this reading, people who have had personal experiences with Italian Mafia organizations in Germany are given a voice. They share stories… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date Silent Night – Joyful Night Lectures & Readings 25/12/2026 + 1 additional date Holidays filled with candlelight and harmony? Let’s be honest: that would be pretty boring! Fortunately, the oh-so-contemplative Christmas… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Sound Installation with Lissening Session “Echo, May 8–9” Lectures & Readings The installation “Echoes of May 8–9” by Dora Busch and Jeremy Knowles explores the end of World War II from multifaceted perspectives… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Stefan Kaminski reads from: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin Lectures & Readings The legendary novel “Game of Thrones” reinterpreted. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Stephan Thiel reads: HIMMELWEG by Juan Mayorga Lectures & Readings The thematic starting point for the author Juan Mayorga's construction of this play was the Nazis' insane undertaking to film the propaganda… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Storytelling Evening at Polyrama Lectures & Readings The Polyrama storytelling evening is back! Meeting new people is easy with the Polyrama storytelling game. Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Strauss's parlando Lectures & Readings In his operas, Richard Strauss uniquely combined word and music: singing and speech merge into a unified whole, shaping musical-dramatic… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings SZENE ZEIGEN | Neue Dramatik in Auszügen nach allen Regeln von Ambigú Lectures & Readings Sometimes the seed of a play is a single scene. Sometimes you can experience the essence of a play in just a few scenes. Sometimes a play… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Tagesspiegel Hauptstadtgespräche #5: Zwischen Chaos und Interessen Lectures & Readings U.S. President Donald Trump is banking on the law of the jungle and wants to create a new world order. What can Europe do to counter this… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice: Axel Wieder Lectures & Readings The series ‘Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice’ by the OnCurating Academy Berlin and Dorothee Richter, continues at Radialsystem from… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice: Marie Rosenkranz Lectures & Readings Marie Rosenkranz: Artistic Participation in Political Debates – The Cases of Post-Brexit London and Contemporary BerlinToday, forms of… Read more
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Lectures & Readings Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice: Solvej Helweg Ovesen Lectures & Readings The series ‘Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice’ by the OnCurating Academy Berlin and Dorothee Richter, continues at Radialsystem from… Read more
