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Weekend Tips: What to Do This Weekend in Berlin
October 2 to 4, 2026: Events, festivals, exhibitions and more things to do for your perfect weekend in Berlin. more
Akademievortragsreihe: Von Angesicht zu Angesicht – Eine Geschichte der Porträtmalerei
Date details
- Date Tuesday, 29/September/2026 15:00 bis 16:00
- Venue Kulturforum
- Address Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Public transportation
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Train (S-Bahn)
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S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
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Bus
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Philharmonie
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Philharmonie Süd
- M41
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Kulturforum
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Tiergartenstr.
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Potsdamer Brücke
- M29
- M48
- M85
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Gedenkstätte Dt. Widerstand
- M29
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Varian-Fry-Str./Potsdamer Platz
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- M41
- M48
- M85
- N2
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Lützowstr./Potsdamer Str.
- M48
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S Potsdamer Platz Bhf/Voßstr.
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Hiroshimasteg
- M29
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S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
- M41
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- M48
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Köbisstr.
- M29
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Philharmonie
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S+U Potsdamer Platz Bhf
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Academy Lecture Series: Face to Face – A History of Portrait Painting
About the special exhibition “Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempicka” (October 16, 2026, through March 14, 2027)
Sofonisba Anguissola, Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola, Detail, 1557 | Eugen Spiro, Die Gattin des Künstlers, 1929
© Fotonachweise: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie /Jörg P. Anders | Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2026
Lecture Series V 1: Tue / 3:00–4:00 p.m. / Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 2026
Accompanying the special exhibition “Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempicka” (Oct. 16, 2026, through March 14, 2027)
In no other genre of painting have artists—from the Renaissance to the present—adhered so closely to tradition as in portraiture. Portraits were mostly commissioned works, and so, well into the age of photography, the focus remained on the recognizability of the subjects.
This lecture series presents individual, double, family, group, and children’s portraits, as well as self-portraits, spanning 500 years of portrait painting. In addition to the stylistic characteristics of each era, the lectures will explore symbolic features and compositional similarities.
Speaker: Thomas R. Hoffmann
Meeting place: Lecture Hall, Kulturforum
Participation fee: €32
Limited number of participants.
Online booking recommended.
Art Appreciation (Dates to Choose From)
Gemäldegalerie, Kulturforum Berlin
Wed / 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. / Oct. 21, 2026
Thu / 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. / Oct. 22, 2026
Meeting point: Gemäldegalerie (Kulturforum Berlin)
Participation fee: 6 € plus admission
Limited number of participants.
Additional events and information about the Academy.
Tickets for events organized by the Academy of the Berlin State Museums will be available online and at the museums’ ticket offices starting August 11, 2026.
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Accompanying the special exhibition “Portraits! Surprising Encounters from Botticelli to Lempicka” (Oct. 16, 2026, through March 14, 2027)
In no other genre of painting have artists—from the Renaissance to the present—adhered so closely to tradition as in portraiture. Portraits were mostly commissioned works, and so, well into the age of photography, the focus remained on the recognizability of the subjects.
This lecture series presents individual, double, family, group, and children’s portraits, as well as self-portraits, spanning 500 years of portrait painting. In addition to the stylistic characteristics of each era, the lectures will explore symbolic features and compositional similarities.
Speaker: Thomas R. Hoffmann
Meeting place: Lecture Hall, Kulturforum
Participation fee: €32
Limited number of participants.
Online booking recommended.
Art Appreciation (Dates to Choose From)
Gemäldegalerie, Kulturforum Berlin
Wed / 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. / Oct. 21, 2026
Thu / 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. / Oct. 22, 2026
Meeting point: Gemäldegalerie (Kulturforum Berlin)
Participation fee: 6 € plus admission
Limited number of participants.
Additional events and information about the Academy.
Tickets for events organized by the Academy of the Berlin State Museums will be available online and at the museums’ ticket offices starting August 11, 2026.
Translated with DeepL
Meeting point: Vortragssaal Kulturforum
Price: €32.00
Price: €32.00
Alternative events
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Food Tour: Kreuzberg culinary
On this tour, you will discover the most important places and the biggest scandals of Kreuzberg. Be part of a 3-hour guided tour with exciting insider stories and make five culinary stops, each with an international or local delicacy. moreabout: Food Tour: Kreuzberg culinary
- Next date:
- XFood Tour - Kreuzberg kulinarisch
- Date:
- Tuesday, 29/September/2026 15:30 (180 more dates)
- Venue:
- vor dem Casino 36, am U-Bahnhof Kottbusser Tor
- Address:
- Reichenberger Straße 174, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Price:
- from €59.61
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Kreuzberg Tour: Kriminell und kuschelig
Auf dieser Stadtführung der besonderen Art werfen Interessierte einen Blick hinter die Fassaden von Kreuzberg, dem internationalen Hotspot für den Berliner Lifestyle. moreabout: Kreuzberg Tour: Kriminell und kuschelig
- Next date:
- Kreuzberg Tour - kriminell & kuschelig
- Date:
- Tuesday, 29/September/2026 19:00 (227 more dates)
- Venue:
- U-Bahn-Station Kottbusser Tor. Casino 36
- Address:
- Reichenberger Straße 174, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Price:
- from €27.10
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Komisch
Satire, Comedy und der Ernst der Lage. Satire ist zur einflussreichsten Kunst unserer Zeit geworden. Ausverkaufte Hallen, Netflix produziert Comedy-Specials wie am Fließband – die Branche boomt. Die vermeintlichen Hofnarren werden zu gar nicht mehr so... moreabout: Komisch
- Date:
- Tuesday, 29/September/2026 19:30
- Venue:
- Urania Berlin - Kleist-Saal
- Address:
- An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin-Schöneberg
- Price:
- from €8.00
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- Next date:
- Mariannes großes Debüt
- Date:
- Tuesday, 29/September/2026 19:30 (12 more dates)
- Venue:
- Ballhaus Ost
- Address:
- Pappelallee 15 A, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
- Price:
- from €5.50
© J.-Chr. Rabe: Stephanie Füssenich – Suhrkamp Verlag / Samira El Quassil (c) Stefan Klüter / Oliver Polak (c) David Spaeth
Komisch
Satire ist zur einflussreichsten Kunst unserer Zeit geworden. Ausverkaufte Hallen, Netflix produziert Comedy-Specials wie am Fließband – die Branche boomt. Die vermeintlichen Hofnarren werden zu gar nicht mehr so heimlichen Co-Herrschern. Komiker gehen... moreabout: Komisch
- Date:
- Tuesday, 29/September/2026 19:30
- Venue:
- Urania Berlin - Kleist-Saal
- Address:
- An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin-Schöneberg
- Price:
- from €8.00
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