Berlin in Pictures

Records were broken again at the Berlin Marathon in 2023. Impressions of the race.  more

The Gropius Bau presents an extensive retrospective of the artist trio "General Idea" until the beginning of 2024. 200 works created between the 1960s and the 1990s are on display.  more

Impressions of the exhibition "know thyself" by artist Ai Weiwei at Galerie neugerriemschneider. The works made of Lego bricks will be shown as part of the Berlin Art Week.  more

On the occasion of the Open Monument Day, the ICC Berlin opens its doors to visitors for 48 hours. On September 09 and 10, 2023, more than 340 monuments in Berlin will also be open to visitors as part of the Monument Day.  more

The Citizens' Festival of the Federal President and the Open Palace Day honour voluntary work in Germany.  more

Robots, household appliances, electronics and more: Since 1924, exhibitors have been showing their innovations at the Funkausstellung in Berlin. Impressions of the International Consumer Electronics Fair IFA 2023.  more

The International Stadium Festival (ISTAF) is a highlight of the Berlin sports calendar. 2023 track and field athletes met on 03 September.  more

The techno-parade " Zug der Liebe" ("Train of Love") paraded through Berlin again on 26 August 2023 under the motto "More love for the world of tomorrow".  more

In bright sunshine, the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Ministries and the Federal Press Office once again invited visitors to the popular Open Day of the German Federal Government on August 19 and 20.  more

Impressions of the 45th Berlin CSD on July 22, 2023. The Berlin Christopher Street Day is one of the largest events of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community in Europe.  more

The Neue Nationalgalerie honours the artist Isa Genzken with the exhibition "Isa Genzken. 75/75" on the occasion of her 75th birthday and is showing a total of 75 sculptures until November 2023.  more

Popular summer tradition: On July 8 and 9, 2023, "Staatsoper für alle" once again attracted numerous music fans to Bebelplatz.  more

After a four-year break, the Berlin Fire Brigade once again held its popular open day on 09 July 2023. This year, the Berlin Fire Brigade's open day took place at the former Tegel Airport.  more

In bright sunshine, the "Rave the Planet" technoparade took place for the second time in Berlin on 08 July 2023. The parade is considered the successor to the Love Parade and this year focused on the Straße des 17 Juni.  more

In the exhibition "Wolf Biermann: A Poet and Songwriter in Germany", the German Historical Museum illuminates the life and work of the songwriter from a cultural-historical perspective.  more

Spanish artist Eva Fàbregas has transformed the historic hall of the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin into a landscape of amorphous sculptures.  more

Unbeatable Together: Pictures of the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 in the Olympic Stadium.  more

The Re:publica 2023 fair took place at the beginning of June under the motto "Cash" in the Arena Berlin and the Festsaal Kreuzberg.  more

After months of renovation, the federally owned Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) celebrated its reopening under its new director Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the first weekend of June 2023 with a festival lasting several days.  more

In bright sunshine, Berlin celebrated the diversity of the city at the 25th edition of the Carnival of Cultures in Kreuzberg on the Whitsun weekend of 2023. Photos of the big parade, the street festival and the children's carnival.  more

In the exhibition "Dürer for Berlin - A Search for Traces in the Museum of Prints and Drawings", the Kupferstichkabinett presents around 130 works by the artist and thus provides a broad insight into his entire artistic oeuvre.  more

At the e-sports tournament "ESL One Berlin Dota 2 Major", the best teams will compete against each other on the final weekend in May 2023 at the Berlin Velodrom.  more

Impressions of the Berlin E-Prix 2023 at Tempelhofer Feld.  more

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum, the artist couple Maria Vill and David Mannstein, together with young people currently living in the transitional home, designed facades with paste-ups for the exhibition "Here and Now!".  more

Cherry blossoms in the rain: At the traditional cherry blossom festival in the Gardens of the World, the pink cherry blossoms this year were a match for the colourful umbrellas of the visitors.  more