Events in Berlin Today

Mixing Viennese folk theatre, Masonic mystery and fairy tale, this opera by W.A. Mozart is probably the most performed in the German-speaking world and, in Günter Krämer's colourful, highly visual production, a favourite with our audiences. more

The cult movie Flashdance goes on tour as a musical. Experience the legendary soundtrack of the 80s paired with unforgettable performances. more

"Falling in Love" is the new Grand Show at the Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin. The show was curated and visually designed by star designer Jean Paul Gaultier. more

Bored and beyond any prospects of a well-ordered life, Alex and his droogs roam around London’s suburbs, leaving a trail of devastation behind: criminal damage, robbery, rape, grievous bodily harm. more

We make music for the smallest (and big) people. Your baby loves classical music - you too? more

In a historical first, the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Museum of the Ancient Near East) and the Hamburger Bahnhof join forces on a trans-historical, site-specific presentation by British artist Liam Gillick throughout the halls of the Pergamonmuseum. more

To commemorate the centenary of Judit Reigl’s birth and the acquisition of three main works by this Hungarian-born French artist (1923 – 2020), the Neue Nationalgalerie is presenting her first-ever solo exhibition in a German museum. more

“Women” is the second integrated exhibition in the series The Second Glance, and was produced in collaboration with the organisation Frauentreff Olga, a drop-in and counselling centre for drug-using women, trans women, and sex workers. more

The Gemäldegalerie possesses one of the world's finest collections of European art from the 13th to 18th century. After the collection was founded in 1830, it was systematically built up and perfected. The exhibition includes masterpieces by artists from... more

With this solo exhibition, Berlin's Museum for Islamic Art is showing selected works by Haji Noor Deen, the most important contemporary representative of Sini calligraphy, for the first time. more

Thomas Ostermeier's production of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Schaubühne Berlin has been an integral part of the program since its premiere in 2008. more

"Taking selfies all the time stems from a desire to make time stand still. [...] It is a kind of protest against your own insignificance and mortality." (Liv Strömquist) more

Multiple Guinness World Record Jeffrey Korth holder presents an action-packed car stunt and monster truck show for the whole family. more

What is an observatory and how does a telescope work? We explore these questions and look at one of the longest telescopes in the world together. At our large meteorite, we marvel at what flies around in space and sometimes falls to Earth. Finally, the... more

The exhibition »Stories of Berlin« takes place on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Fresh A.I.R., the artist scholarship program of Stiftung Berliner Leben. more

It's buzzing, blooming and fragrant - in the children's museum under the roof, winter will turn into summer from mid-December, because the bees are taking over! more

"What do you feel now?" - this is the question Cologne-based photographer Bettina Flitner asks numerous people from East and West Germany in 1990 as she explores the former border strip of Berlin. more

»House of Dance« depicts a world where small-town existence threatens to suffocate big dreams, but where people’s longings and desires stubbornly persist beneath the surface in spite of all obstacles. more