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Recently added recommendations, not a claim that every place just opened. Explore the latest additions to our address book and use their neighbourhoods and linked venues to build a fresh route.

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Epic Comedy Club Berlin

English-language stand-up is the focus at this Mitte comedy club. Check the billed format and line-up: a curated show and an open mic can make very different evenings.

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Parochialkirche

A church and cultural setting on Klosterstraße provides a quieter view of central Berlin. Check the current visiting or concert arrangements, because worship and events can change access.

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Ghostbuster: Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller

Zhong Kui, the demon-quelling figure of Chinese tradition, appears through painted images. The presentation offers a focused introduction to his visual role and associations.

Until 28 SeptCheck price
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Museum Nikolaikirche

The Nikolaikirche is a museum as well as a landmark in the old city quarter. Go inside for the historical context, then use the surrounding streets to connect the displays with the neighbourhood.

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The Berlin airport fire brigades

Berlin’s airport fire brigades provide a specialist route into the city’s aviation history. The display draws on the different airport sites and the work carried out behind the scenes.

Until 30 DecCheck price
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Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus

The Adenauer foundation’s Berlin exhibition space presents a focused political-history programme. Check that your chosen exhibition or event is at the Berlin address before travelling.

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Ruin and Rush: Berlin 1910–1930

Berlin between 1910 and 1930 is approached through art made amid major social change. The exhibition connects the city’s modernist experimentation with its tensions and upheavals.

Until 3 JanCheck price
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Kulturforum

The Kulturforum gathers several major art and music institutions around one area. Select a particular museum, exhibition or concert first; entry and tickets belong to the individual institutions.

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Quiztape : the exciting music quiz with eavo

Eavo’s music quiz turns listening knowledge into a team evening. Gather people with different musical memories and check the booking arrangements before heading to Art Stalker.

Thu 29 OctCheck price
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Museum West Alliierte in Berlin e.V.

This association-run museum at Olympischer Platz focuses on the Western Allies in Berlin. Confirm the advertised opening before travelling, as smaller museums can have limited visiting sessions.

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Margot Schlönzke: Cooking Talk

Margot Schlönzke combines cooking, conversation and performance on the BKA stage. It is a talk-show format with food in the mix, rather than a restaurant reservation.

Sun 15 NovCheck price
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P. & C. | STUDIO CERAMICS

Book a ceramics session at the studio on Wiebestraße to turn a cultural outing into a making session. Check the course level, materials and collection arrangements for fired work before reserving.

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Love Letters to the City

Street art and public space meet in an exhibition about how artists address the city. Look for the relationship between a work’s message and the urban setting it imagines.

Until 30 MayFree
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Hackesche Höfe

The connected courtyards create a useful route between independent shops and cultural venues in Mitte. Each business keeps its own hours, so courtyard access does not mean every door is open.

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Between the Lines

Daniel Libeskind’s museum building is revisited through its architectural ideas. The exhibition adds context to the spaces visitors move through during a visit to the Jewish Museum.

Until 22 NovCheck price
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Pergamonmuseum. Das Panorama

This separate Pergamon museum venue combines an archaeological presentation with a panoramic experience. Check its own tickets and opening arrangements rather than assuming they match the main Pergamonmuseum building.

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Volker Kreidler | Half Life Chornobyl

Volker Kreidler’s photographs examine Chornobyl and its aftermath. The series asks visitors to consider the long duration of a disaster through the landscapes that remain.

Until 29 NovCheck price
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Haus Bastian - Zentrum für kulturelle Bildung

Hands-on art programmes and cultural education shape Haus Bastian by Museum Island. Book the specific workshop or family session you want, paying attention to age and language guidance.

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Zeitfelder – Time Fields

Amer Al Akel, Pfelder and Simone Zaugg approach contested monuments through contemporary art. Their interventions move beyond simply displaying historical objects to question how remembrance is experienced.

Until 30 SeptFree
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Dorfkirche Tempelhof

The village church offers a historical counterpoint to Tempelhof’s busier roads. An announced tour is the clearest way to understand the building and secure interior access.

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THE URBAN SKIN

Pietro Ruffo and Jan Bauer enter into a conversation with Piranesi and the layered city. Rome supplies a starting point for thinking about architecture as an accumulation of surfaces and histories.

Until 18 OctCheck price
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Art Stalker

Art Stalker combines a bar setting with live music, sessions and other small-stage events. Choose the programme that fits your evening rather than relying on a generic club-night expectation.

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Friedhof der Märzgefallenen

The cemetery and forum remember the March revolution of 1848. Exhibitions and guided programmes connect this quiet place with debates about democracy and commemoration.

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