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 © Lina Lapelytė. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. Foto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / art/beats, Florian Mag Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Public Engagement - The Future of Art Mediation Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 The symposium takes this anniversary as an opportunity to re-examine art education in the context of social, institutional and technological transformations. Museums are evolving into spaces for negotiation, participation and the production of knowledge. Read more Free of charge science Contemporary Art Location Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart Berlin Invalidenstraße 50-51 10557 Berlin Time 08:30 am https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=160216 Buy tickets Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Meral Kureyshi: Im Meer waren wir nie Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Reading and discussion: Meral Kureyshi: We were never in the sea. Read more Literature Location Grüner Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/meral-kureyshi-im-meer-waren-wir-nie/ Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 MASCHA KALÉKO – THE NIGHTINGALE IN MY GARDEN IS SILENT… Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 In a lyrical and musical journey, actress and singer Judith Jakob traces the life of Mascha Kaléko through poems, diary entries, and musical settings. Read more Literature City of music Location Theater im Palais Am Festungsgraben 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Panel discussion © Lutz Müller Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Rendezvous at the Centre Bagatelle with André Herzberg Panel discussion 11/11/2026 André Herzberg, the defining voice of the legendary East German rock band Pankow, talks about music, his life story and new beginnings – and will be singing live. In conversation with Ulli Zelle, he offers personal insights and explores his musical worlds. Read more History of the GDR City of music Location Kulturhaus Centre Bagatelle e.V Zeltinger Str. 6 13465 Berlin-frohnau Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://www.centre-bagatelle.de/events/rendez-vous-au-centre-bagatelle-mit-andre-herzberg/ Lectures & Readings © leitmedium Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Susanne Mierau: Enough Said! Why Mothers Are Not Responsible for Raising Fathers. A Liberation Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 This essay channels the anger of countless women, mothers, and educators and shows what women can achieve when they stop waiting for men and fathers to catch up with them. Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © (c) Tony Elieh Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Zone Null & Dora Bleu Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 The duo Zone Null and Dora Bleu come together in a live performance that interprets language and sound as equal, interwoven forms of expression. The focus is on Dora Bleu’s spoken-word poetry—precise and immediate—which functions not merely as a unifying… Read more Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/zone-null-dora-bleu Lectures & Readings © DHM Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Germany – Russia – United States Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Relations between Germany, Russia, and the United States are undergoing a fundamental transformation. Previously established alliances and relationships are being called into question. Read more History Free of charge Events on the Cold War science Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/deutschland-russland-usa/ Lectures & Readings © MPIWG Berlin I ASTRA Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Written in the stars? A philosophical defence of astrology Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 In many pre-modern societies, there was a widespread belief that events could be predicted by observing the movements of the stars. Astrology was used in a variety of ways: to draw up birth charts, to choose the best time for travel, to forecast the weather… Read more Politics & Society science Location Innospace, Betahaus Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse 23 10969 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/written-stars-philosophical-defense-astrology Lectures & Readings © privat und Dirk Skiba Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Texts from Exile: Art, Power, Memory Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Three female authors in exile present texts that have emerged from a literary exploration of Schönhausen Palace and its history during the Nazi era. Drawing on their own experiences of exile and political pressure, they offer poignant, personal perspectives on… Read more International Literature Politics & Society Location Schloss Schönhausen Tschaikowskistraße 1 13156 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/exiltexte-kunst-macht-erinnerung/ Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © ChatgGPT Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 BdZ Makers & Start-ups – Ideas meet decision-makers Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 New ideas in construction need people to bring them to life. This networking evening brings together start-ups with decision-makers from the construction sector, planning, the skilled trades and industry. Short start-up pitches and one-to-one discussions… Read more MICE-Events Urban development Location Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund In den Ministergärten 10 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.bauenderzukunft.com/ Lectures & Readings © visitberlin, Foto Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 “Contemporary witnesses in conversation” – escape helper Burkhart Veige Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 The Berliner Unterwelten e.V. is always good for creative innovations: One of the most successful escape helpers, Burkhart Veigel, reports in a lecture and subsequent conversation about his activities on the Berlin Wall, in which he was able to help around 800… Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Events on the Cold War Location Berliner Unterwelten e.V. Brunnenstraße 142 10115 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-unterwelten.de/neuigkeiten/zeitzeugen-im-gespraech-fluchthelfer-burkhart-veigel.html Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Alexander Wells Photo (c) Mathilde Gauthier; Poster (c) Ioana Casapu Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN: Ioana Cristina Casapu in conversation with Alexander Wells Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 For the second instalment of “THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN”, Ioana Cristina Casapu, the series’ initiator and host, welcomes the Australian writer Alexander Wells for a conversation about the stories through which societies come to understand themselves. Read more International Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:30 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/there-is-no-past-in-berlin-ioana-cristina-casapu-in-conversation-with-alexander-wells Panel discussion © Claudius Pflug Panel discussion 12/11/2026 "Watery milk and fine wine" – A Berlin family history Panel discussion 12/11/2026 Memories, contemporary history and personal experiences take centre stage in this reading with Irene Bindel. She will read from her autobiographical book *Wassermilch und Spitzenwein* and talk about her childhood during the Nazi era and the post-war years in… Read more Free of charge Literature History of National Socialism Location Flughafen Tempelhof - CHECK-IN Besucherzentrum Platz der Luftbrücke 5 12101 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.thf-berlin.de/ihr-besuch/besucherzentrum Buy tickets Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 12/11/2026 ‘Jewish Weißensee’ – Jewish history and stories in contemporary literature. Reading and discussion with Marina Frenk, Slata Roschal, Britta Wauer and Alexander Estis Panel discussion 12/11/2026 Weißensee is not only home to the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe; this district of Pankow also has a long Jewish history. Does this history tie in with stories of Jewish life today? What role do these historic sites play in contemporary literature and film? Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Edition Nautilus Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Reading and discussion with the author Lena Müller Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 “*Club der Verschwenderinnen* is tender and political, subtle and radical. A novel for anyone who longs for a life beyond the logic of capitalist exploitation.” Julia Wolf Read more Free of charge Literature Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Esmarchstraße 18 10407 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=295241&ls=30&c=409 Lectures & Readings © Matthias Ziegler Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Axel Hacke reads and tells stories Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Over the course of many decades, Hacke has written several thousand columns, mainly for the *Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin*, as well as more than thirty books. And what is he doing now? Read more Literature Location Ernst-Reuter-Saal im Rathaus Reinickendorf Eichborndamm 213 13439 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/21295858/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © ChatgGPT Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 BdZ Innovation Day – How can we build faster, more easily and more affordably? Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 From new construction methods and innovative materials to digitalisation, AI and robotics: the BdZ Innovation Day showcases what is driving the industry forward – and discusses what needs to happen now to make this a reality. Read more Digital offers and live streams MICE-Events Urban development Location Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund In den Ministergärten 10 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.bauenderzukunft.com/ Science & Technology © Esther Kaya Stögerer & Jannis Kempkens Science & Technology 13/11/2026 Lignin Futures Science & Technology 13/11/2026 What will the materials of the future be made of? And what potential arises from linking the local bioeconomy with global challenges? Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Environment & Future Location Futurium - das Haus der Zukünfte Alexanderufer 2 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-veranstaltung/lignin-futures/lignin-futures Buy tickets Lectures & Readings © Fabia Suhl Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Recurring writing event in Berlin-Charlottenburg Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Berlin-Charlottenburg invites you to write together: Starting on 13 March 2026, Café Perlmutt will host a new event called ‘Recurring Writing Event’ every second Friday of the month. Read more Literature Location Café Perlmutt Joachim-Friedrich-Straße 42 10711 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://sarahniklowitz.de/meet-write/ Lectures & Readings © DDR Museum Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 “You’re putting out the fire with gasoline” Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 When Wolf Biermann was stripped of his citizenship following his concert in Cologne on November 13, 1976, it sparked a wave of protest both at home and abroad. Read more History of the GDR Free of charge Location DDR Museum - Geschichte zum Anfassen Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.ddr-museum.de Lectures & Readings © ESA/Hubble & NASA Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Starry Night (Englisch) Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date It’s time for a tour of the universe! We’ll take you on a journey into space and introduce you to the celestial bodies and constellations currently visible in the Berlin sky. We’ll pass by the planets of our solar system, encounter the nearest stars, and… Read more International science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/starry-night Buy tickets
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 © Lina Lapelytė. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. Foto: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / art/beats, Florian Mag Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Public Engagement - The Future of Art Mediation Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 The symposium takes this anniversary as an opportunity to re-examine art education in the context of social, institutional and technological transformations. Museums are evolving into spaces for negotiation, participation and the production of knowledge. Read more Free of charge science Contemporary Art Location Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart Berlin Invalidenstraße 50-51 10557 Berlin Time 08:30 am https://www.smb.museum/veranstaltungen/detail/?tx_smb_pi1%5Bsmart_id%5D=160216 Buy tickets
Panel discussion © visitBerlin, Foto: Max Threlfall Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Meral Kureyshi: Im Meer waren wir nie Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Reading and discussion: Meral Kureyshi: We were never in the sea. Read more Literature Location Grüner Salon - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/meral-kureyshi-im-meer-waren-wir-nie/
Lectures & Readings © Promo Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 MASCHA KALÉKO – THE NIGHTINGALE IN MY GARDEN IS SILENT… Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 In a lyrical and musical journey, actress and singer Judith Jakob traces the life of Mascha Kaléko through poems, diary entries, and musical settings. Read more Literature City of music Location Theater im Palais Am Festungsgraben 1 10117 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Lutz Müller Panel discussion 11/11/2026 Rendezvous at the Centre Bagatelle with André Herzberg Panel discussion 11/11/2026 André Herzberg, the defining voice of the legendary East German rock band Pankow, talks about music, his life story and new beginnings – and will be singing live. In conversation with Ulli Zelle, he offers personal insights and explores his musical worlds. Read more History of the GDR City of music Location Kulturhaus Centre Bagatelle e.V Zeltinger Str. 6 13465 Berlin-frohnau Time 19:30 pm – 21:30 pm https://www.centre-bagatelle.de/events/rendez-vous-au-centre-bagatelle-mit-andre-herzberg/
Lectures & Readings © leitmedium Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Susanne Mierau: Enough Said! Why Mothers Are Not Responsible for Raising Fathers. A Liberation Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 This essay channels the anger of countless women, mothers, and educators and shows what women can achieve when they stop waiting for men and fathers to catch up with them. Read more Location Pfefferberg Theater Schönhauser Allee 176 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm http://literatur-live-berlin.de/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © (c) Tony Elieh Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 Zone Null & Dora Bleu Lectures & Readings 11/11/2026 The duo Zone Null and Dora Bleu come together in a live performance that interprets language and sound as equal, interwoven forms of expression. The focus is on Dora Bleu’s spoken-word poetry—precise and immediate—which functions not merely as a unifying… Read more Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/zone-null-dora-bleu
Lectures & Readings © DHM Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Germany – Russia – United States Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Relations between Germany, Russia, and the United States are undergoing a fundamental transformation. Previously established alliances and relationships are being called into question. Read more History Free of charge Events on the Cold War science Location Deutsches Historisches Museum Pei-Bau Hinter dem Gießhaus 3 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.dhm.de/veranstaltung/deutschland-russland-usa/
Lectures & Readings © MPIWG Berlin I ASTRA Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Written in the stars? A philosophical defence of astrology Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 In many pre-modern societies, there was a widespread belief that events could be predicted by observing the movements of the stars. Astrology was used in a variety of ways: to draw up birth charts, to choose the best time for travel, to forecast the weather… Read more Politics & Society science Location Innospace, Betahaus Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse 23 10969 Berlin Time 16:00 pm – 18:00 pm https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/written-stars-philosophical-defense-astrology
Lectures & Readings © privat und Dirk Skiba Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Texts from Exile: Art, Power, Memory Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Three female authors in exile present texts that have emerged from a literary exploration of Schönhausen Palace and its history during the Nazi era. Drawing on their own experiences of exile and political pressure, they offer poignant, personal perspectives on… Read more International Literature Politics & Society Location Schloss Schönhausen Tschaikowskistraße 1 13156 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.spsg.de/aktuelles/veranstaltung/exiltexte-kunst-macht-erinnerung/ Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © ChatgGPT Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 BdZ Makers & Start-ups – Ideas meet decision-makers Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 New ideas in construction need people to bring them to life. This networking evening brings together start-ups with decision-makers from the construction sector, planning, the skilled trades and industry. Short start-up pitches and one-to-one discussions… Read more MICE-Events Urban development Location Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund In den Ministergärten 10 10117 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 22:00 pm https://www.bauenderzukunft.com/
Lectures & Readings © visitberlin, Foto Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 “Contemporary witnesses in conversation” – escape helper Burkhart Veige Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 The Berliner Unterwelten e.V. is always good for creative innovations: One of the most successful escape helpers, Burkhart Veigel, reports in a lecture and subsequent conversation about his activities on the Berlin Wall, in which he was able to help around 800… Read more Berlin wall History of the GDR Events on the Cold War Location Berliner Unterwelten e.V. Brunnenstraße 142 10115 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.berliner-unterwelten.de/neuigkeiten/zeitzeugen-im-gespraech-fluchthelfer-burkhart-veigel.html Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Alexander Wells Photo (c) Mathilde Gauthier; Poster (c) Ioana Casapu Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN: Ioana Cristina Casapu in conversation with Alexander Wells Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 For the second instalment of “THERE IS NO PAST IN BERLIN”, Ioana Cristina Casapu, the series’ initiator and host, welcomes the Australian writer Alexander Wells for a conversation about the stories through which societies come to understand themselves. Read more International Literature Location Lettrétage Veteranenstraße 21 10119 Berlin Time 19:00 pm – 21:30 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/there-is-no-past-in-berlin-ioana-cristina-casapu-in-conversation-with-alexander-wells
Panel discussion © Claudius Pflug Panel discussion 12/11/2026 "Watery milk and fine wine" – A Berlin family history Panel discussion 12/11/2026 Memories, contemporary history and personal experiences take centre stage in this reading with Irene Bindel. She will read from her autobiographical book *Wassermilch und Spitzenwein* and talk about her childhood during the Nazi era and the post-war years in… Read more Free of charge Literature History of National Socialism Location Flughafen Tempelhof - CHECK-IN Besucherzentrum Platz der Luftbrücke 5 12101 Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.thf-berlin.de/ihr-besuch/besucherzentrum Buy tickets
Panel discussion © Brotfabrik Panel discussion 12/11/2026 ‘Jewish Weißensee’ – Jewish history and stories in contemporary literature. Reading and discussion with Marina Frenk, Slata Roschal, Britta Wauer and Alexander Estis Panel discussion 12/11/2026 Weißensee is not only home to the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe; this district of Pankow also has a long Jewish history. Does this history tie in with stories of Jewish life today? What role do these historic sites play in contemporary literature and film? Read more Literature Location Brotfabrik Caligariplatz 1 13086 Berlin Time 19:30 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Edition Nautilus Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Reading and discussion with the author Lena Müller Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 “*Club der Verschwenderinnen* is tender and political, subtle and radical. A novel for anyone who longs for a life beyond the logic of capitalist exploitation.” Julia Wolf Read more Free of charge Literature Location Kurt-Tucholsky-Bibliothek Esmarchstraße 18 10407 Berlin Time 19:30 pm https://www.berlin.de/land/kalender/index.php?detail=295241&ls=30&c=409
Lectures & Readings © Matthias Ziegler Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Axel Hacke reads and tells stories Lectures & Readings 12/11/2026 Over the course of many decades, Hacke has written several thousand columns, mainly for the *Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin*, as well as more than thirty books. And what is he doing now? Read more Literature Location Ernst-Reuter-Saal im Rathaus Reinickendorf Eichborndamm 213 13439 Berlin Time 20:00 pm https://www.eventim.de/noapp/event/21295858/?affiliate=VB1&utm_source=VB1&utm_medium=dp&utm_campaign=berlintourismus Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © ChatgGPT Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 BdZ Innovation Day – How can we build faster, more easily and more affordably? Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 From new construction methods and innovative materials to digitalisation, AI and robotics: the BdZ Innovation Day showcases what is driving the industry forward – and discusses what needs to happen now to make this a reality. Read more Digital offers and live streams MICE-Events Urban development Location Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund In den Ministergärten 10 10117 Berlin Time 09:00 am https://www.bauenderzukunft.com/
Science & Technology © Esther Kaya Stögerer & Jannis Kempkens Science & Technology 13/11/2026 Lignin Futures Science & Technology 13/11/2026 What will the materials of the future be made of? And what potential arises from linking the local bioeconomy with global challenges? Read more Accessible Events Free of charge Environment & Future Location Futurium - das Haus der Zukünfte Alexanderufer 2 10117 Berlin Time 16:00 pm https://futurium.de/de/open-lab-veranstaltung/lignin-futures/lignin-futures Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © Fabia Suhl Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Recurring writing event in Berlin-Charlottenburg Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Berlin-Charlottenburg invites you to write together: Starting on 13 March 2026, Café Perlmutt will host a new event called ‘Recurring Writing Event’ every second Friday of the month. Read more Literature Location Café Perlmutt Joachim-Friedrich-Straße 42 10711 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://sarahniklowitz.de/meet-write/
Lectures & Readings © DDR Museum Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 “You’re putting out the fire with gasoline” Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 When Wolf Biermann was stripped of his citizenship following his concert in Cologne on November 13, 1976, it sparked a wave of protest both at home and abroad. Read more History of the GDR Free of charge Location DDR Museum - Geschichte zum Anfassen Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1 10178 Berlin Time 18:00 pm https://www.ddr-museum.de
Lectures & Readings © ESA/Hubble & NASA Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date Starry Night (Englisch) Lectures & Readings 13/11/2026 + 1 additional date It’s time for a tour of the universe! We’ll take you on a journey into space and introduce you to the celestial bodies and constellations currently visible in the Berlin sky. We’ll pass by the planets of our solar system, encounter the nearest stars, and… Read more International science Location Archenhold-Sternwarte Treptow Alt-Treptow 1 12435 Berlin Time 18:30 pm https://www.planetarium.berlin/veranstaltungen/starry-night Buy tickets
