Museumsportal Berlin

Transmediale
January 31 – February 4, 2018

The transmediale examines new connections between art, culture, and technology at House of the Cultures of the World. At the annual festival exhibitions, conferences, screenings, performances, and publications pertaining to a specific theme are presented. Visitors are encouraged to think about their everyday relationship to old and new technology. In 2018, transmediale examines under the title "face value" values as well value chains contributing to our present extreme political, economic, and cultural polarities.

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Courtesy of the Estate of Charlotte Posenenske and Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin

Gallery Weekend
April 27–29, 2018

The Gallery Weekend, where gallery owners, artists, collectors and art lovers from around the world will meet, takes place in 2018 for the 14th time. Around 50 renowned galleries – selected by the organizers – show top-class art from Friday evening to Sunday evening, numerous other galleries, exhibition halls, museums and private collections follow up. The focus lies on the gallery districts around Charlottenstraße in Mitte, Lindenstraße in Kreuzberg and Potsdamer Straße in Tiergarten.

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Logo zum Museumstag 2018

International Museum Day
Sunday, May 13, 2018

The International Museum Day is held annually by the International Council of Museums ICOM proclaimed to call attention to the thematic diversity and the social importance of museums. The 41st International Museum Day will be celebrated by museums in Germany under the motto "Hyperconnected museums: new approaches, new publics". All actions can be retrieved in a central database. In Berlin, many museums participate with free admission, special guided tours and other events.

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Nights of Ramadan
middle until end of May, 2018

The cultural festival Nights of Ramadan accompanies the Islamic month of fasting with concerts, discussions and films. It provides an insight into in different Muslim cultures and invites to the collective fast-breaking. There are various locations, like cultural centres, mosques and cinemas. Adults and children can join workshops at the Museum of Islamic Art.

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German Day of Mills
May 21, 2018

Every year on White Monday, the German Day of Mills takes place. This is an opportunity to visit the mills in Berlin and Potsdam. These are the mills in Berlin-Marzahn, Gatow, and at the German Museum of Technology in Kreuzberg. Visitors can also see the Dutch windmills in Sanssouci Park and in Britz. If there is enough wind, the mills will operate as well.

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Photo: Masimba Sasa

Berlin Biennale
June 9 to September 9, 2018

The Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art takes place every two years and introduces exciting, new international artistic developments. Since the introduction of the first Biennale, in 1998, it has grown to be one of the most important exhibitions for contemporary art. Alternating curators, and changing, often rediscovered locations give the exhibition a certain character. The 10th Berlin Biennale 2018 will be curated by Gabi Ngcobo from South Africa.

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Long Night of the Sciences
Saturday, June 9, 2018

For the Long Night of the Sciences, approximately 70 scientific institutions in Berlin and Potsdam open their laboratories, lecture halls, libraries and archives in order to share their latest research. General scientific phenomena will be explained in an entertaining way through amusing experiments. Museums, such as the Museum of Natural History, the Archenhold Observatory or the Museum of Medical History will also give a look into their scientific work to the public.

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Long Night of Museums
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Exploring the unique landscape of Berlin's museums for one evening with one ticket – that is possible during the Long Night of Museums. About 80 museums open their doors once a year until well after midnight and offer visitors a special program. In guided tours, talks, workshops and performances the visitors can get to know collections and meet museum professionals. Buses on various routes bring the revelers from house to house.

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Potsdam Palaces Nights
Saturday, August 17 and 18, 2018

Once a year, the sprawling Park Sanssouci between the New Palace in the west and Sanssouci Palace in the east turns out to be the big stage. All buildings, terraces, ponds and alleys are illuminated. The historic halls are open. And everywhere musicians, dancers and historically costumed storytellers provide entertainment for the guests. Since many years the concert on the first eve is very popular. For the first time in 2018 the Potsdam Palaces Night takes place on two nights.

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©Berliner Unterwelten e.V./Frieder Salm

Open Monument Day in Berlin
September 8 and 9, 2018

The Open Monument Day takes place nationwide on the second Sunday in September. 2018 is the motto "Discover what connects us". The day is also an opportunity to see historically significant, non-public buildings even from the inside. In Berlin, the owners and users of the heritage-listed buildings even invite the visitors for two days - including numerous museums and memorials.

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Berlin Art Week
September 12–16, 2018

Since 2012, the Berlin Art Week brings together the most important events in the field of contemporary art. At the fairs abc - art berlin contemporary and Positions Berlin galleries from all over world show young art, and in Berlin's museums and exhibition halls open top-class exhibitions, including at the Academy of Arts, at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, at the Hamburger Bahnhof, in the Berlinischen Galerie, the Haus am Waldsee, at Deutsche Bank KunstHalle and at nGbK.

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Juliane Albrecht

European Month of Photography
September 28 to October 31, 2018

European Month of Photography is been celebrated at eigth European metropolises. In Berlin it takes place every two years during autumn. Over 100 museums, galleries, project rooms, and other cultural institutions exhibit historical and contemporary photography and invite guests to attend tours, talks, and lectures. A catalogue and a booklet will guide through the program.

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Friends with Books – Art Book Fair Berlin
October 5–8, 2018

The art book fair at the large halls in Hamburger Bahnhof brings together art lovers and artists as well as publishers. Every year over 180 international artists and publishers present their extensive designed art books and special magazines. There are attendant readings, book presentations, discussions or performances.

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Jewish Culture Days
November, 2018

The Jewish Culture Days provide insight into Jewish culture and Jewish lifestyle in Germany today – for example the open day at the Jewish parish hall at Fasanenstraße or lectures and concerts in Berlin's Synagogues. The program will include series of films at Babylon cinema or at Zeughaus cinema as well as theater performances, exhibitions of Centrum Judaicum and DJ nights.

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