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Top Event Photography © The Estate of Diane Arbus, Collection Maja Hoffmann/LUMA Foundation Top Event Photography 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Top Event Photography 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Diane Arbus: Konstellationen Widely regarded as one of the most original and influential artists of the 20th century, Diane Arbus’ bold black-and-white photographs demolish aesthetic conventions and upend all certainties. Read more Contemporary Art Location Gropius-Bau Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße 7 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/gropius-bau-berlin-ticket-fuer-alle-ausstellungen Buy tickets
Art © Ligia Lewis Art 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… Art 16/10/2025 – 18/01/2026 Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR… With I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…, Gropius Bau presents the most extensive solo exhibition by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis to date. Opening on 15 October 2025, the exhibition brings together new and existing works, displayed on the ground floor and in the… Read more Contemporary Art Location Gropius-Bau Gropius-Bau Niederkirchnerstraße 7 10117 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://www.visitberlin.de/de/tickets/gropius-bau-berlin-ticket-fuer-alle-ausstellungen Buy tickets
Art © Monira Al Qadiri, Photo: Markus Tretter Art 11/07/2025 – 17/08/2026 Monira Al Qadiri. Hero Monira Al Qadiri. Hero Art 11/07/2025 – 17/08/2026 Monira Al Qadiri. Hero The Berlinische Galerie presents "Hero," a solo exhibition by the internationally renowned artist Monira Al Qadiri. It focuses on her intensive exploration of the social, ecological, and political impacts of the global oil industry. Read more Contemporary Art Sustainability Location Berlinische Galerie - Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur Berlinische Galerie - Landesmuseum für moderne Kunst, Fotografie und Architektur Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/monira-al-qadiri/ Buy tickets
Art © Berlinische Galerie, Foto: Nina Straßgütl Art 05/11/2025 – 23/02/2026 Politics of Care. Care as Resistance Politics of Care. Care as Resistance Art 05/11/2025 – 23/02/2026 Politics of Care. Care as Resistance In an age of overlapping ecological, political, and social crises, the question of care and responsibility takes on enormous significance. Read more Contemporary Art Sustainability Politics & Society Film events in Berlin Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellungen/aktuell/politics-of-care-fuersorge-als-widerstand/ Buy tickets
Top Event Photography © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Top Event Photography 08/11/2025 – 16/03/2026 Raoul Hausmann (1886 – 1971) Raoul Hausmann (1886 – 1971) Top Event Photography 08/11/2025 – 16/03/2026 Raoul Hausmann (1886 – 1971) Raoul Hausmann was one of the most innovative avant-garde artists of the modernist era. Read more Location Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Berlinische Galerie - Ausstellung Alte Jakobstraße 124 10969 Berlin Time 10:00 am https://berlinischegalerie.de/ausstellungen/vorschau/raoul-hausmann-1886-1971-at/ Buy tickets
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstbibliothek History 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District History 16/05/2025 – 31/12/2028 Time Travel in the Old Tiergarten District A freely accessible presentation in the art library commemorates the creative, art-loving residents who lived around Matthäikirchplatz 100 years ago. Pictures and texts about the lives and works of formerly famous residents bring to life a glorious era that… Read more Urban development The roaring twenties in Berlin Jewish Berlin Location Kunstbibliothek Kunstbibliothek Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz (ehem. Matthäikirchplatz) 10785 Berlin Time 10:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=82726
History © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel History 25/12/2025 + 57 additional dates Videopanorama. History of the Site Videopanorama. History of the Site History 25/12/2025 + 57 additional dates Videopanorama. History of the Site Go on a visual time journey from the 12th century to the present day. A collage of still images and films shows not only the history and function of the buildings that once stood on this site, it also highlights the important events that took place here. It… Read more permanent exhibition Accessible Events Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof Humboldt Forum Schloßplatz 10178 Berlin Time 10:30 am https://www.humboldtforum.org/
Photography © Frank Gaudlitz Photography 19/09/2025 – 01/03/2026 Flight ꟾ Photographs from Moldova, Armenia and Georgia by Frank Gaudlitz Flight ꟾ Photographs from Moldova, Armenia and Georgia by Frank Gaudlitz Photography 19/09/2025 – 01/03/2026 Flight ꟾ Photographs from Moldova, Armenia and Georgia by Frank Gaudlitz Over 110 million people were forced to flee their homelands in 2023. More people are affected by flight and persecution today than ever before. Read more Politics & Society Location Museum Europäischer Kulturen Museum Europäischer Kulturen Time 11:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=82739 Buy tickets
Architecture & Design © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Paul Schulz Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Haus Lemke – The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich Haus Lemke – The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich Architecture & Design Permanent exhibition Haus Lemke – The Furniture of Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich With the first complete presentation of the furniture from Haus Lemke in Berlin the Kunstgewerbemuseum is displaying one of the most extensive original interior designs preserved from the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Read more permanent exhibition Design Bauhaus & Modernism Location Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Kulturforum - Kunstgewerbemuseum Johanna und Eduard Arnhold Platz (ehem. Matthäikirchplatz) 10785 Berlin Time 11:00 am http://www.smb.museum/ausstellungen/detail.html?tx_smb_pi1%5BexhibitionSmartId%5D=87334
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Dauerleihgabe Ehepaar Schäfers, Foto: Maria Sobotka Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 130 additional dates All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 130 additional dates All Under Heaven. Harmony in Family and State How deeply does the state intervene in private life? The exhibition focuses on the tension between family and state in 20th-century China and Korea – between ideology, welfare, and control. It presents photographic works by Chinese artist He Chongyue, which… Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/alles-unter-dem-himmel-154784/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Foto: Alexander Schippel Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 55 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 55 additional dates Ts'uu - Cedar Of Trees and People “…when the trees are gone, we’ll just be like everybody else.” – Gidansda Guujaaw, artist and former president of the Haida Nation. Read more Accessible Events Sustainability Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/tsuu-zeder-46537/ Buy tickets
Art © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, Foto: Christoph Schmidt Art 25/12/2025 + 136 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation in Dialogue Art 25/12/2025 + 136 additional dates Conservation in Dialogue Conservation is a fascinating but often hidden professional field in museums. What is preserved and how, and who makes the decisions? Read more History Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/restaurierung-im-dialog-144418/ Buy tickets
Top Event Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss, Alexander Schippel Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 93 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 93 additional dates Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst With around 20,000 exhibits on 16,000 square metres, the collections of the Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, as well as six temporary exhibitions, offer a diverse view of past and present cultures of… Read more permanent exhibition Free of charge Accessible Events Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/ Buy tickets
Top Event Family © Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / iStockphoto / Ulianna Top Event Family 03/10/2025 – 12/07/2026 Family Matters Family Matters Top Event Family 03/10/2025 – 12/07/2026 Family Matters Family: (Nearly) everyone has a family, and yet every family is different! But what’s the stitching that keeps families together? And who’s really responsible for spinning it? In a year-long programme, the Humboldt Forum is exploring the stuff that family ties… Read more Accessible Events Politics & Society History Location Humboldt Forum – Sonderausstellungsflächen Humboldt Forum – Sonderausstellungsflächen Schlossplatz 10178 Berlin Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/beziehungsweise-familie-148458/ Buy tickets
Art © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum Art 25/12/2025 + 135 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People Art 25/12/2025 + 135 additional dates Feliciano Lana. The Story of White People The watercolours by the indigenous artist Feliciano Lana from Brazil, who died in 2020, deal with the history of contact between indigenous people and whites on the Upper Rio Negro. Lana tells a local version of global history in his depictions and provides… Read more Free of charge permanent exhibition Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org Buy tickets
Top Event Exhibitions © Stiftung Humboldtforum im Berliner Schloss / Studio Gründer Kirfel, Foto: Michael Degener Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 129 additional dates Histories of Tanzania Histories of Tanzania Top Event Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 129 additional dates Histories of Tanzania The territory of modern-day Tanzania has a chequered history. On account of its position on the Indian Ocean, the communities there became part of transregional trading networks early on. Read more Free of charge Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum Humboldt Forum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/geschichten-tansanias-136691/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Iris Papadopoulos Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 161 additional dates Language Families Language Families Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 161 additional dates Language Families As part of the “Family” theme cluster, a temporary presentation on the subject of Language Families has been set up. The manuscripts on display showcase the linguistic diversity of the finds from the Turfan collection. Languages represented include those from… Read more Location Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum - Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de Buy tickets
History © Stadtmuseum Berlin | Gestaltung: Groupe Dejour History 25/12/2025 + 27 additional dates Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin History 25/12/2025 + 27 additional dates Liberty, Equality, Solidarność. Polish Viewpoints in Berlin Poles have lived in Berlin for centuries and shaped the cultural, social, political and economic life of the city. The Polish border is less than 100 kilometres away. And yet, the city’s close ties with its neighbouring country sometimes only become visible at… Read more History Politics & Society Location Humboldt Forum: Berlin Ausstellung, 1. OG Humboldt Forum: Berlin Ausstellung, 1. OG Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/freiheit-gleichheit-solidarnosc-128516/ Buy tickets
Art © Meryl McMaster, Courtesy of the artist, Stephen Bulger Gallery and Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain Art 25/12/2025 + 190 additional dates Making Kin Making Kin Art 25/12/2025 + 190 additional dates Making Kin The exhibition Making Kin brings together the works of artists from Canada, South Korea, Nigeria, Ghana, Myanmar, Germany, Estonia, Uzbekistan, and the US. Their various practices are interconnected by the understanding that we are all woven into a dynamic… Read more Contemporary Art Location Humboldt Forum: Museum für Asiatische Kunst Humboldt Forum: Museum für Asiatische Kunst Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/laufzeitangebot/ausstellung/sich-verwandt-machen-154742/ Buy tickets
Exhibitions © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Pierre Adenis Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 5 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku Exhibitions 25/12/2025 + 5 additional dates Manatunga. Artistic Interventions by George Nuku George Tamihana Nuku is one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. As a sculptor, he works with stone, bone, wood and shell, but above all with polystyrene and Plexiglass. Read more Free of charge Sustainability Contemporary Art Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/laufzeitangebot/exhibition/manatunga-145831/ Buy tickets
History © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum / Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss / Foto: Alexander Schippel / Szenographie Valentine Koppenhöfer History 25/12/2025 + 15 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective Matter(s) of Perspective History 25/12/2025 + 15 additional dates Matter(s) of Perspective In recent years, ethnological collections in European museums have come under strong criticism. The Humboldt Forum is also working to address this issue. Read more History Location Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Humboldt Forum - Ethnologisches Museum Time 12:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.humboldtforum.org/de/programm/dauerangebot/ausstellung/ansichtssachen-49344/ Buy tickets
