Transmediale

January 28 - February 01, 2026

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  Tati au Miel, Performance at transmediale 2025

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  Aaron Ratajczyk, Screen recording of your private gesture

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  DeForrest Brown, Jr., Performance at transmediale 2025

Transmediale is a festival and year-round project in Berlin that highlights new connections between art, culture and technology.

The activities of Transmediale aim to provide a critical understanding of contemporary culture and politics shaped by media technologies. The festival approaches its motto, which changes every year, with a mix of exhibitions, workshops, films, discussion panels and more. The central location of this year's festival will once again be the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg. In addition, other events will take place throughout Berlin.

Transmediale 2026: By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road

The 39th edition of transmediale is themed “By the Mango Belt & Tamarind Road” and explores how systems, technologies, and worldviews can be reimagined and intertwined. Under the leitmotifs of “Compasing,” “Metaphoring,” and “Protocoling,” the festival questions the origins of our digital structures: Is the imagination hungry? What trends determine our feeds? What lies at the origin of our codes?

At a Glance

• Event: Transmediale 2026
• Location: Various locations in Berlin
• Start: 28 January 2026
• End: 1 February 2026
• Admission Fee:
  €115, concession €65