Press Releases
22 March 2024
Still open until Easter Monday
Exhibition: Keep a Stiff Upper Lip! Gundula Schulze Eldowy and Robert Frank Book signings and guided tours with the artist Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The exhibition centres on the encounter between two artistic figures from different … more
19 March 2024
The Akademie der Künste presents an exhibition of sound art: Oscillations: Cape Town – Berlin
Exhibition:27 April – 19 May 2024; opening weekend: Friday, 26 April 2024, from 7 pm, and Saturday, 27 April 2024, from 2 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Starting on 27 April 2024, the Akademie der Künste is presenting sound works … more
21 February 2024
Architectural Reconstructions
Event at the Akademie der Künste with Aleida Assmann, Harald Bodenschatz, Max Czollek, HG Merz and Philipp Oswalt Monday, 26 February 2024, 7 pm, Pariser Platz Building the National House: Architecture as Identity Politics is the title of the … more
15 February 2024
75 years of SINN UND FORM
Founded in 1949 and published by the Akademie der Künste since 1950, the magazine SINN UND FORM is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this year. The internationally renowned periodical is considered to be the most important German-language … more
15 February 2024
“The Breath of a House is the Sound of Voices Within”
Scholarship holders of the JUNGE AKADEMIE present new works
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Exhibition March 1 – April 4 2024, opening 29/02/2024, 6 pm Events 16 + 17 March 2024 In an exhibition and as part of various events, 35 international scholarship holders of the JUNGE AKADEMIE will show new works … more
14 February 2024
The Akademie der Künste informs about the focus of its programmes for the first half of 2024
1 March – 1 April 2024 The Breath of a House is the Sound of Voices Within Exhibition, opening: 29 Feb, 6 pm Events: March 16 + 17. Hanseatenweg Thirty-five scholarship holders of the JUNGE AKADEMIE present new works at Hanseatenweg. The title … more
13 February 2024
European Elections 2024: European Alliance of Academies Calls for Elections for a Democratic Europe
Conference March 25 – 26 2024, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The conference “Das Klima, in dem wir leben. Eine Allianz gegen Rechtsextremismus“ [The Climate We Live In. An Alliance Against the Far Right] is marked by the run-up to the … more
6 February 2024
24th Academy Discussion: Film Criticism and Cinema Art
Andreas Kilb in a conversation with Bettina Henzler, Verena Lueken, Philipp Stadelmaier, Rüdiger Suchsland and Jeanine Meerapfel Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press tickets at presse@adk.de, … more
1 February 2024
Opening of the Otto Dix Archive at the Akademie der Künste
Max Moor reads from the artist's letters and documents Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 7:30 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin 100 years ago – in the spring of 1924 – Otto Dix exhibited his scandal-ridden work … more
30 January 2024
Akademie der Künste awards the Heinrich Mann Prize 2024 to Lena Gorelik
Akademie der Künste’s Heinrich Mann Prize 2024 goes to journalist and author Lena Gorelik. Her essayistic work has made meaningful contributions to contemporary political and literary discourse. The three-person jury was made up of Miryam … more
25 January 2024
Akademie der Künste awards Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
2024 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize to Simone Fattal
Awards ceremony on 18 March 2024
Damascus-born artist Simone Fattal is to receive the Großer Kunstpreis Berlin 2024 (Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize). On behalf of the State of Berlin, the Akademie der Künste awards the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros, on an annual basis … more
22 January 2024
Corinna Harfouch and Ingo Schulze read from Imre Kertész’s Kaddish for an Unborn Child
Reading to mark the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism Saturday, 27 January 2024, 4 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Imre Kertész’s Kaddish – the Jewish mourner’s prayer – is dedicated to a … more
15 January 2024
Reparations and Repair. A Symposium on Climate Justice, Colonialism and the Capitalocene
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 2–8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin What could strategies for repairing the damaged world look like? What do "reparations" mean in the context of climate justice, and how can the claim to them be … more
9 January 2024
Keep a Stiff Upper Lip! Gundula Schulze Eldowy and Robert Frank
Exhibition, 25 January – 1 April 2024
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Invitation to press talk and press preview
Tuesday, 23 January 2024, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10 am
With Gundula Schulze Eldowy, member of the Film and Media Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste Helke Misselwitz, Deputy Director of the Film and Media Arts Section Boris Friedewald, art historia Conny Klauß, Secretary of the Film and Media … more
8 January 2024
Last days: Exhibition “The Great Repair” ends on Sunday, 14 January 2024 with a lecture by Mierle Laderman Ukeles
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Against the background of the current environmental and social crises, the exhibition “The Great Repair” presents more than 40 positions from art and architecture, as well as spatial practices, which envision … more
5 January 2024
Jürgen Flimm – Mit Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben
Book premiere and archive presentation
Friday, 12 January 2024, 7:30 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz On Friday, 12 January 2024, the Akademie der Künste, together with the publishing house Kiepenheuer & Witsch, will present the memoirs of opera director and artistic … more
4 January 2024
Hungarian director and Oscar winner István Szabó as a guest at the Akademie der Künste
Film premiere and archive presentation Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin >> Press tickets available at presse@adk.de, tel. 030 200 57-1514 On Tuesday, 9 January 2024, István Szabó presents … more
21 December 2023
Statement by the Senate of the Akademie der Künste
The members of the Senate of the Akademie der Künste feel forced to state: The objection by Akademie member Candice Breitz to the press release of 15 December 2023 “In defence of artistic freedom" by Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel is … more
20 December 2023
New members of the Akademie der Künste
New members of the Literature Section of the Akademie der Künste are Annett Gröschner, Teresa Präauer, Anne Weber and Uljana Wolf. They were elected at the Akademie der Künste’s Autumn General Assembly, which took place on 10 and 11 November of … more
15 December 2023
In defence of artistic freedom
The political and cultural climate is coming to a head. The current discussions about artistic freedom and so-called cancel culture are dangerous. Public discourse is increasingly characterised by an inadmissible mixing of topics and tendentious … more
4 December 2023
Sonja vom Brocke receives the Weiskopf-Wedding Prize of the Akademie der Künste
The prize is awarded for the first time in 2024
The Weiskopf Wedding Prize of the Akademie der Künste, which is being awarded for the first time in 2024, goes to Sonja vom Brocke. The jury was made up of Akademie members Kerstin Hensel, Dagmara Kraus and Monika Rinck. The prize, endowed with € … more
1 December 2023
Awarding of the Konrad Wolf Prize 2022 to Achim Freyer
Friday, 8 December 2023, 8 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg On Friday, 8 December 2023, the Akademie der Künste will award the Konrad Wolf Prize 2022 to the theatre-maker and painter, stage and costume designer and director Achim Freyer. … more
22 November 2023
To start off the year 2024, the Akademie der Künste is showing photographs by Gundula Schulze Eldowy and Robert Frank
25 January – 1 April 2024 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste’s first exhibition of the coming year, entitled “Keep a Stiff Upper Lip! Gundula Schulze Eldowy and Robert Frank”, will open on 24 January at Pariser … more
21 November 2023
Final days
Exhibition “Luc Tuymans – Edith Clever” ends on Sunday, 26 November 2023
Finissage with films by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, reading with Edith Clever and guided tours with the curator on the last exhibition day Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste is showing the exhibition “Luc Tuymans – Edith … more
16 November 2023
The Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2024 of the Akademie der Künste goes to Candida Höfer
The Cologne-based photographer Candida Höfer will be awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2024. With this prize, the Akademie der Künste honours one of the most internationally recognized German photographers. Candida Höfer’s oeuvre, which has … more
14 November 2023
Akademie der Künste Autumn General Assembly 2023:
Solidarity with Israel – Combating antisemitism
The 61st General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste took place in Berlin from 10 to 12 November 2023. The agenda included work-related discussions within the sections Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Literature, Performing Arts, and Film and Media … more
26 October 2023
JUNGE AKADEMIE, E-WERK Luckenwalde and E.ON Stiftung award Human Machine and Energy Fellowships
The 2023/24 fellows for the Human Machine Programme of the Akademie der Künste’s JUNGE AKADEMIE, E-WERK Luckenwalde and E.ON Stiftung have been selected. The jury selected four artists from over 200 international applications to take part in the … more
25 October 2023
"What drives us: Energy and energeia between politics and poetics": The Akademie der Künste addresses the subject of energy in art, science and politics
Readings, music, symposium, film screenings 22–24 November 2023, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The term “energy” is a buzzword of our times that taps into a broad range of associations and discourse in the sciences, politics, art … more
23 October 2023
Awarding of the 2022 Konrad Wolf Prize to Achim Freyer
The Akademie der Künste’s Konrad Wolf Prize for 2022 has been awarded to theatre-maker and painter, stage and costume designer and director Achim Freyer. The jury comprised Performing Arts Section members Reinhild Hoffmann, Christian Grashof and … more
13 October 2023
Lecture by Ian Ritchie in the Akademie series “On the Duty and the Power of Architecture”
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 7 pm, Pariser Platz On 19 October 2023, architect and Akademie member Ian Ritchie will speak on the topic “In Pursuit of Non-Linear Beauty” at the Akademie der Künste. The welcome address will be given … more
9 October 2023
Akademie der Künste condemns Hamas’ war of aggression against Israel
The Akademie der Künste condemns Hamas’ war of aggression against Israel. On this day we remember the attack on the synagogue in Halle on 9 October 2019. The protection of Jewish institutions in Germany must be ensured – now more than … more
4 October 2023
23rd Academy Discussion: Right-wing Shift in Germany
Djamila Benkhelouf in discussion with Seda Başay-Yıldız, Michaela Hailbronner, Wilhelm Heitmeyer, Peter Laudenbach and Jeanine Meerapfel Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press tickets available at … more
29 September 2023
Akademie der Künste concerned about Hans Scharoun building: Fire at Haus Baensch
The Akademie der Künste asks the Director of the Berlin Monument Authority Dr. Christoph Rauhut for clarification about the fate of the house of Dr. Felix Baensch (Haus Baensch). Built by Hans Scharoun, the building was badly damaged by a fire on … more
27 September 2023
The Great Repair
Exhibition, 14 October 2023 – 14 January 2024 Opening on Friday, 13 October 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Invitation to the press preview Thursday, 12 October 2023, 11 am Exhibition spaces open from 10 am With … more
26 September 2023
European Alliance of Academies expresses its solidarity with those engaged in arts and culture in Poland
Findings from talks held at Villa Decius, Krakow, 21-22 September 2023 In the run-up to the elections in Poland, Villa Decius – the Alliance’s partner in Poland – invited the European Alliance of Academies for a study trip to Krakow, … more
25 September 2023
Façade display at Pariser Platz: over 40 Members of the Akademie der Künste make statements for climate change mitigation
Starting today, the glass façade of the Akademie building on Pariser Platz shows statements by more than 40 members of the Akademie der Künste on the crucial importance of climate change mitigation. Numerous members of the international artists’ … more
21 September 2023
European Alliance of Academies at the side of Agnieszka Holland in her right of artistic freedom
During its conference in Krakow the European Alliance of Academies, a network of over 60 academies from around Europe, has expressed today its support of Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland who is facing personal hostility from the Polish Minister of … more
21 September 2023
Novoflot: The Theory of Harmony #2 – OpernCall
Opera installation World premiere: Thursday 28 September 2023, 8 pm Additional performances: 29/30 September, 1 October 2023 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz Press tickets: Please send accreditation requests to presse@k3berlin.de The new … more
18 September 2023
Elections in Poland – The European Alliance of Academies campaigns for the right to artistic freedom
21–22 September 2023, Villa Decius, Kraków
In the run-up to the Polish elections for the Sejm (the lower house of the national legislature) in October, the members of the European Alliance of Academies are campaigning for the freedom of artistic expression and for cultural rights in Poland. … more
6 September 2023
150th Anniversary of the Serpentara – Celebration on 23 September 2023
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the acquisition of the Serpentara oak grove – today location of the artist residence “Villa Serpentara” of the Akademie der Künste – the Akademie and the German Academy of Rome Villa Massimo invite … more
5 September 2023
“Long Night of Exile” at the Akademie der Künste
Talks, presentations, readings 8 September 2023, starting at 6 pm, Hanseatenweg, free admission with Jeanine Meerapfel, Lothar Dittmer, André Schmitz, Herta Müller, Parastou Forouhar, Bibiana Beglau, Peter Jordan and many others The far-reaching … more
29 August 2023
22nd Academy Discussion: Culture-Free Zone? The Future of Public Service Broadcasting
Diemut Roether in discussion with Kai Gniffke, Kathrin Röggla, Tabea Rößner, Oliver Sturm, Andres Veiel and Olaf Zimmermann Welcome address: Jeanine Meerapfel Monday, 4 September 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin … more
28 August 2023
Festival “Time to Listen. The Ecological Crisis in Sound and Music”: Final bar at two locations
Interdisciplinary programme at the Sustainability Booth in Ottopark and open house on Hanseatenweg Saturday/Sunday, 2 and 3 September 2023 To conclude its “Time to Listen” festival and as part of the “Ortstermin” Moabit Art Festival … more
24 August 2023
Luc Tuymans – Edith Clever
Exhibition, 15 September – 26 November 2023 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz Invitation to press talk and press preview Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am With Edith Clever, Member of the Performing Arts … more
16 August 2023
European Alliance of Academies discusses freedom of expression with young Britons at Cambridge
26 - 27 August 2023, Homerton College, Cambridge. European Alliance authors will discuss the freedom of artistic expression in literature with UK students at Cambridge on 26 and 27 August. Censorship has many forms. Who has the power to raise their … more
31 July 2023
“A Hotspot of German History” – Launch of a multimedia presentation on the Akademie building on Pariser Platz
The Akademie der Künste building on Pariser Platz provides a unique window on recent German history. It is still possible to see traces of the varying functions it has been used for and the changes that have been made to its structure since 1907. … more
27 July 2023
Festival Opening – Time to Listen: The Ecological Crisis in Sound and Music
Sound installations, concert, reading and presentations Friday, 18 August 2023, from 6 pm, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste invites you to the opening of the festival Time to Listen: The Ecological Crisis in Sound and Music from 6 pm … more
25 July 2023
The Akademie der Künste is opening up the archive of editor and publisher Leonhard Kossuth
Leonhard Kossuth, who was born 100 years ago on 25 July in Butscha near Kyiv, was one of the most important figures in the publishing world to bring the literature of the Soviet Union to an East German readership. From 1959 to 1989, he was head of … more
24 July 2023
14. Berliner Hörspielfestival: “At the Limit”
Competitions, debates and live concert, all on one day. 16 September 2023, Hanseatenweg The 14th edition of the Berliner Hörspielfestival (BHF) will take place on 16 September 2023 in the Beech Garden of the Akademie building. The central focus will … more
18 July 2023
Preview Autumn Programme Luc Tuymans – Edith Clever
Exhibition, 15 September – 26 November 2023 Exhibition opening 14 September 2023 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The exhibition “Luc Tuymans – Edith Clever” marks the prominent start of a new series organised by the Visual Arts Section of … more
14 July 2023
Preview Autumn Programme
The Great Repair
Exhibition, 14 October 2023 – 14 January 2024 Exhibition opening 13 October 2023 School of Repair 14 October 2023 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Against the background of the current environmental and social crises, the exhibition “The Great … more
12 July 2023
Final exhibition days POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and building under National Socialism
until 16 July 2023, Pariser Platz. The Akademie der Künste presents the exhibition “POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and building under National Socialism” until next Sunday, 16 July 2023. The exhibition shows how spatial and urban planning and … more
11 July 2023
Konrad Wolf Prize 2023 goes to Julian Assange
The Akademie der Künste is to award the Konrad Wolf Prize 2023 to the journalist, author and publisher Julian Assange. The prize, endowed with 5,000 euros, is named after the film director and long-standing President of the East German Akademie der … more
6 July 2023
The Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2023 of the Akademie der Künste goes to Sandra Vasquez de la Horra
Award ceremony and exhibition will take place in 2024 The Chilean artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, who has lived in Germany since 1995, has been awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2023. The jury, consisting of Akademie members Ulrike Grossarth, … more
4 July 2023
Last days
Exhibition “Broken Machines & Wild Imaginings” featuring installations by fellows of the JUNGE AKADEMIE on the topic of AI ends on Sunday, 9 July 2023
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Running until Sunday, 9 July 2023 at the Akademie der Künste at Hanseatenweg, the exhibition “Broken Machines & Wild Imaginations” shows ten installations by the international fellows of the JUNGE AKADEMIE, … more
27 June 2023
“Reuse” – international symposium on dealing with the architectural legacies of European dictatorships
1 and 2 July 2023, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The international symposium on 1 and 2 July is part of the accompanying programme to the exhibition “POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and building under National Socialism”. Under the title … more
20 June 2023
Time to Listen: The Ecological Crisis in Sound and Music
Festival with sound installations, concerts, a symposium, and public space actions 18 August – 3 September 2023, Hanseatenweg With the Time to Listen festival, the Akademie der Künste explores how the ecological crisis becomes audible … more
19 June 2023
Discussion Programme for the “Performing Exiles” Festival at the Akademie der Künste: Lectures, Performances and Talks
22–24 June 2023, Hanseatenweg From 22– 24 June 2023, the “Performing Exiles” Festival of the Berliner Festspiele, in cooperation with the Akademie der Künste, presents a discursive performative programme. International artists, writers … more
9 June 2023
In Recognition of Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste, on her 80th birthday on 14 June 2023
Jeanine Meerapfel celebrates her 80th birthday on 14 June 2023. The filmmaker, screenwriter and producer has been the Akademie der Künste president since 2015. She was elected a member of the Akademie in 1998. At the helm of the artist’s … more
5 June 2023
Restitution of a Sketchbook by Max Liebermann
A mutually agreed settlement between the Akademie der Künste and the heirs of Max and Martha Liebermann on the restitution of a work A sketchbook by Max Liebermann (1847–1935) from the Akademie der Künste’s Art Collection, containing drawings … more
1 June 2023
European Alliance of Academies Shows Solidarity with Society of Hungarian Authors Szépírók Társasága in Budapest and Demands Artistic Freedom in Hungary and Europe
On 30‒31 May 2023, the European Alliance of Academies held a conference of solidarity with the Society of Hungarian Authors Szépírók Társasága in Budapest (see the press release from 20 April 2023). Eleven European countries were … more
31 May 2023
POWER SPACE VIOLENCE – Performances, discussions, lectures, readings with Louis Chude-Sokei, Hani Mojtahedy, Nora Sternfeld, Ingo Schulze, Mykola Ridnyi and others
Until 12 July 2023, Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg On the occasion of the ongoing exhibition “POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and Building under National Socialism”, the Akademie der Künste is organising a programme of performances, discussions, … more
24 May 2023
JUNGE AKADEMIE, VISIT and E-WERK Luckenwalde are awarding further fellowships relating to the topic “Human-Machine”
Applications now possible The JUNGE AKADEMIE, the international fellowship programme run by the Akademie der Künste in cooperation with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the E.ON Stiftung, and E-WERK Luckenwalde, invites applications for … more
16 May 2023
Reminder: European Alliance of Academies: Solidarity conference in Budapest with the Society of Hungarian Authors Szépírók Társasága 30 – 31 May 2023, Central European University, Budapest and as livestream
Invitation to the press conference Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 12 pm Central European University, Auditorium A, Nador utca 15, 1051 Budapest With Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste and initiator of the European Alliance of … more
15 May 2023
Akademie der Künste’s Spring General Assembly 2023 adopts statute amendment and secures the resumption of publication of the magazine SINN UND FORM
The 60th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste took place from 12 to 14 May 2023 in Berlin. At the plenary session, the members adopted an amendment of the statutes. The background is a decision by the District Court of Berlin based on a … more
12 May 2023
“Broken Machines & Wild Imaginings” – JUNGE AKADEMIE fellows present installations on AI
Exhibition, Hanseatenweg 2 June – 9 July 2023 Opening: Thursday, 1 June 2023, 7 pm In the exhibition “Broken Machines & Wild Imaginings“ the JUNGE AKADMIE presents ten installations by its international fellows engaged in artistic research … more
10 May 2023
Akademie der Künste Presents the Theatre Performance Pah-Lak by Abishek Majumdar with an Ensemble from Tibetan Exile
Theatre Guest Performance In Tibetan with German subtitles Wednesday, 17 May, 7:30 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste presents the theatre performance Pah-Lak by Abishek Majumdar on 17 May on the Studio stage at … more
9 May 2023
Saving Public Broadcasting Audio Dramas - Open Letter to Kai Gniffke, ARD Chairman, and All of the ARD’s Artistic and Programme Directors
Together with other cultural organisations, the Akademie der Künste has addressed an open letter to the chairman of the ARD, Kai Gniffke, and all of the ARD’s artistic and programme directors. The artistic audio drama is an important form of … more
8 May 2023
The Akademie der Künste Acquires the Partial Estate of Actress Tilla Durieux
Selected estate documents and photos are on view in the exhibition Tilla Durieux. Eine Jahrhundertzeugin und ihre Rollen at the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin. Opening: 12 May 2023 Introduction to the estate acquisition on 6 July 2023 at the … more
6 May 2023
Alfred Döblin Prize 2023 to Jan Kuhlbrodt
Jan Kuhlbrodt is the recipient of the Alfred Döblin Prize in 2023. Today, Saturday, 6 May 2023, the award winner was chosen among six authors participating in a public reading and discussion day at the Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (LCB). … more
2 May 2023
Marcel Odenbach
Selbstverteidigung
Exhibition in Rheinsberg: 7 May – 9 July 2023 Exhibition Opening: 7 May 2023, 11 am Each year the Akademie der Künste presents the work of a member of the Visual Arts Section at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum at Schloss … more
25 April 2023
Alfred Döblin Prize 2023
Day of readings and discussions with finalists on Saturday 6 May at the LCB
Award ceremony on Sunday 7 May, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
The Alfred Döblin Prize, endowed with €15,000, will be awarded for the 24th time this year. The Alfred Döblin Prize, which since its founding by Günter Grass in 1979 has been awarded every two years for an unfinished prose manuscript, is … more
25 April 2023
Accompanying programme to the exhibition “POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and Building under National Socialism” – films, discussions, readings and concerts
26 April – 12 July 2023, Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg. On 26 April 2023 the Akademie der Künste will launch its programme to accompany the exhibition “POWER SPACE VIOLENCE. Planning and Building under National Socialism”. The programme will … more
20 April 2023
Society of Hungarian Authors Szépírók Társasága under pressure: European Alliance of Academies hosts a solidarity event in Budapest
30 – 31 May 2023, Central European University, Budapest
With an event held in Budapest in solidarity with the Society of Hungarian AuthorsSzépírók Társasága, the European Alliance of Academies sends a signal in support of freedom of the arts. The most recent measures taken by the Hungarian government … more
14 April 2023
Akademie der Künste on the current status of the legal dispute surrounding the magazine SINN UND FORM
On 23 February 2023, a ruling by the District Court of Berlin prohibited the Akademie der Künste from publishing the literary magazine SINN UND FORM following a lawsuit by the magazine Lettre International and its publisher Frank Berberich (see … more
12 April 2023
21st Academy Discussion
Climate Disaster and the Last Generation
Vladimir Balzer, in conversation with Lina Johnsen, Robin Celikates, Iris ter Schiphorst and Jeanine Meerapfel Monday, 24 April 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press tickets: presse@adk.de, +49 (0)30 200 57-15 14 … more
30 March 2023
Zones and Memes: Right-Wing Spaces Off- and Online
Lectures and discussions about the Right-Wing Spaces research project
4/5 April, Pariser Platz With Gilad Baram, Theresia Enzensberger, Philipp Krüpe, Paul Mason, Tiara Roxanne, Simon Strick, Niloufar Tajeri and Stephan Trüby Liberal democracies in many places have been witnessing the rise of authoritarian and (neo … more
22 March 2023
POWER SPACE VIOLENCE
Planning and Building under National Socialism
Exhibition, 19 April – 16 July 2023, Pariser Platz Invitation to a press conference and press preview Tuesday, 18 April 2023 at 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am With Klara Geywitz, Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and … more
22 March 2023
Akademie der Künste presents the theatre performance Journals of Exile by the KULA Compagnie with female artists from Afghanistan
Theatre guest performance/premiere In German, Hebrew and Dari with German and English surtitles Saturday 25 March and Sunday 26 March, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The transnational KULA Compagnie performs the premiere of their new … more
15 March 2023
Akademie der Künste opens up the Kito Lorenc Archive
Event on 21 March 2023, Pariser Platz On 21 March the Akademie der Künste is hosting an event at which the archive of Saxon poet Kito Lorenc is to be opened. The estate, which is now being made available for research purposes, was acquired by the … more
14 March 2023
Reminder: Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
2023 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize awarded to Joachim Trier
Award ceremony on 18 March 2023, by by Klaus Lederer, Senator for Culture and Europe, and Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste
Next Saturday, 18 March, Norwegian film director and screenwriter Joachim Trier will be presented with the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2023. Acting on behalf of Land Berlin, the Akademie der Künste awards the prize with its 15,000-euro … more
14 March 2023
The Akademie der Künste is extending the run of the exhibition Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2022: Nan Goldin until 16 April 2023
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Prompted by high levels of visitor interest, the Akademie der Künste is extending the run of the exhibition Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2022: Nan Goldin by four weeks until 16 April 2023. The show presents a survey of … more
6 March 2023
To celebrate the 100th birthday of Walter Jens on 8 March 2023 the archives of Inge and Walter Jens have been indexed in full
The 100th anniversary of Walter Jens’s birth falls on 8 March 2023. Even during his lifetime, the writer, classical philologist and translator, literary and social critic, essayist, accomplished speaker and professor of rhetoric was honoured with … more
6 March 2023
Presentation of Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography 2023 to Joanna Piotrowska
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 7 pm, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Scholarship for Photography 2023 to Joanna Piotrowska. The Polish artist works with photography, film and performance. The Academy’s vice … more
1 March 2023
Publication of SINN UND FORM is prohibited.
An attack on literature
The District Court of Berlin has temporarily prohibited the Akademie der Künste from continuing to publish the literary magazine SINN UND FORM. The background is an antitrust lawsuit brought by the magazine Lettre International and its publisher … more
22 February 2023
Dieter Langewiesche receives the Akademie der Künste’s Lion Feuchtwanger Prize 2024
The 2024 Lion Feuchtwanger Prize will be awarded by the Akademie der Künste to Dieter Langewiesche. The shrewd historian has been bringing his special conceptual understanding to theoretical debates since the 1970s. The prize for historical prose, … more
21 February 2023
POWER SPACE VIOLENCE
The Akademie der Künste presents an exhibition on planning and building under National Socialism
19 April – 16 July 2023, Pariser Platz From 19 April to 16 July 2023, the Akademie der Künste will present the exhibition POWER SPACE VIOLENCE: Planning and Building under National Socialism. It shows how the Nazis’ racist ideology was cemented … more
21 February 2023
The Akademie der Künste is presenting the 2022 Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Nan Goldin – Preview of Laura Poitras’s film documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Award ceremony: Friday, 3 March 2023, 8 pm Film presentation: Sunday, 5 March 2023, 6 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Exhibition Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2022: Nan Goldin until 19 March 2023, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg … more
6 February 2023
20th Academy Discussion
Content versus Film
With Dominik Graf, Thomas Heise, Nicolette Krebitz, Carolin Schmitz and Jeanine Meerapfel. Moderation: Andreas Kilb Monday, 13 February 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin For press tickets, please email … more
2 February 2023
The Akademie der Künste marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Bertolt Brecht – An event with Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth
Book launch, open archive, presentation of a special postage stamp and coin Thursday, 9 February 2023, 8 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4 Friday, 10 February 2023, from 10 am, Brecht House, Chausseestraße 125 The Akademie der Künste is … more
29 January 2023
Fluchtpunkte der Erinnerung – Vanishing Points of Memory
Academy Dialogue, with Natan Sznaider, Lea Wohl von Haselberg and Jeanine Meerapfel
Monday, 30 January 2023, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets available at presse@adk.de or by phone: 030 200 57-1514 Adolf Hitler was appointed Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933. The Nazis marked the … more
27 January 2023
The transmediale Festival 2023 at the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg
Festival: 1–5 February 2023 | Exhibition: 1–26 February 2023 Opening: Wednesday 1 February 2023, 7 pm Press conference: 31 January 2023, 11 am | Registration: press@transmediale.de The transmediale festival and accompanying exhibition will … more
26 January 2023
Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography Awarded to
Joanna Piotrowska in 2023
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the 2023 Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to Joanna Piotrowska. The artist, born in Poland in 1985, works in various media: photography, film and performance. The fellowship grant, endowed with 20,000 … more
25 January 2023
Akademie der Künste awards the Berlin Art Prize ‒
Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948,
2023 Berlin Art Prize ‒ Grand Prize to Joachim Trier
Awards ceremony on 18 March 2023
Norwegian film director and screenwriter Joachim Trier is the recipient of the Berlin Art Prize ‒ Grand Prize in 2023. The Akademie der Künste awards the prize annually on behalf of the State of Berlin. The Grand Prize, chosen on a rotational … more
16 January 2023
Press Invitation: Blechen’s Comeback
Two Oil Sketches by Carl Blechen, Presumed Lost, Return to the Akademie der Künste Sunday, 22 January, 11 am, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz Photo session and closing event of the exhibition SPURENSICHERUNG. Die Geschichte(n) hinter den Werken … more
13 January 2023
Heinrich Mann Prize 2023 to György Dalos
This year, the Akademie der Künste is awarding its Heinrich Mann Prize to György Dalos. The Hungarian author, historian and translator is one of the most important figures mediating between Eastern and Western Europe. The jury consisted of Ingo … more
12 January 2023
Ulrike Ottinger transfers her archive to the Akademie der Künste and Deutsche Kinemathek
The auteur film-maker, photographer, painter, theatre director and curator Ulrike Ottinger is gradually transferring her extensive artistic archive to the Akademie der Künste and Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek. She has had close links with the two … more
11 January 2023
Reminder: Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2022. Nan Goldin
Exhibition, 20 January – 19 March 2023 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Invitation to the press preview Thursday, 19 January 2023, 6 pm Exhibition halls open from 5 pm with Maren Lübbke-Tidow, artistic director EMOP Berlin 2023 Exhibition … more
4 January 2023
Reminder: Woman*, Life, Freedom: The Akademie der Künste stands in solidarity with the protesters in Iran
Evening event with performances, discussion, film and concert Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 6–11.30 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg In solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, the Akademie der Künste has invited Iranian, Kurdish and German … more
21 December 2022
Woman*, Life, Freedom: The Akademie der Künste stands in solidarity with the protesters in Iran
Evening event with performances, discussion, film and concert Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 6–11.30 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg In solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, the Akademie der Künste has invited Iranian, Kurdish and … more
19 December 2022
4th Conference of the European Alliance of Academies
Admission of the Ukrainian National Academy of the Arts
From 15 to 16 December 2022, 42 members of the European Alliance of Academies from 19 different countries came together at the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz in Berlin to discuss the restrictions that war and crisis have placed on artistic … more
16 December 2022
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2022. Nan Goldin
Exhibition, 20 January – 19 March 2023 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Invitation to the press preview Thursday, 19 January 2023, 6 pm Exhibition halls open from 5 pm with Maren Lübbke-Tidow, artistic director EMOP Berlin 2023 … more
6 December 2022
Autumn General Assembly 2022 of the Akademie der Künste – Solidarity with the Last Generation
The 59th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste took place in Berlin from 2 to 4 December 2022. On the agenda were meetings of the sections Visual Arts, Architecture, Music, Literature, Performing Arts as well as Film and Media Arts. In two … more
2 December 2022
“Winter Music” presents compositions by Akademie members on the crisis-ridden present
Concerts and discussions Saturday and Sunday, 10 + 11 December 2022, Hanseatenweg The third edition of the “Winter Music” festival focuses on the theme “wavering worldview”. Curated by Carola Bauckholt and Iris ter Schiphorst, directors of … more
1 December 2022
Reminder: Third Berlin Encounter. Thoughts on Time
An event at the Akademie der Künste Saturday, 3 December 2022, 7:30 pm, Hanseatenweg The current political, cultural, economic and social upheavals – not to mention the climate crisis and the pandemic – reverberate within the Akademie der … more
24 November 2022
Third Berlin Encounter. Thoughts on Time
An event at the Akademie der Künste Saturday, 3 December 2022, 7:30 pm Hanseatenweg The current political, cultural, economic and social upheavals – not to mention the climate crisis and the pandemic – reverberate within the Akademie der … more
21 November 2022
Akademie der Künste shows the world premiere of the theatre performance Transit Tripoli by Caroline Hatem, Beirut, freely adapted from Anna Seghers’ novel Transit
Theatre guest performance in Arabic with English surtitles Friday – Sunday, 25 – 27 November 2022 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste shows the premiere of Transit Tripoli, a theatre performance by Caroline Hatem, Beirut. … more
18 November 2022
The Freedom of Art in Times of War and Crisis
4th Conference of the European Alliance of Academies
On 15 and 16 December 2022, the 4th Conference of the European Alliance of Academies will be held in the Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz. In light of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the ongoing political, economic and social … more
15 November 2022
Cultural Heritage under Threat. A Look at Ukraine
Panel discussion accompanying the exhibition “PROVENANCE RESEARCH” at the Akademie der Künste With Olena Balun (Ukraine Art Aid), Yuliya Vaganova (Khanenko Museum, Kyiv), Olaf Hamann (Berlin State Library) Moderation: Barbara Welzel (TU … more
9 November 2022
Congress in Berlin and Bonn:
Akademie der Künste and Bundeskunsthalle discuss
the Future of Critique
18 – 19 November 2022, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn 24 – 26 November 2022, Akademie der Künste, Berlin The erosion of critique in the arts, caused by far-reaching changes in the use of media, job cuts in publishing houses and programming changes in … more
3 November 2022
Into the Open. Nele Hertling – New Spaces for the Arts
A Homage
Discussions, performances and a book launch with Nele Hertling, Edith Clever, Cesc Gelabert, Matthias Lilienthal, Annemie Vanackere, Hortensia Völckers and others Opening address: Klaus Lederer Friday, 11 November 2022, 6 pm, Hanseatenweg … more
2 November 2022
Fellows of the JUNGE AKADEMIE 2022/2023
The Akademie der Künste is announcing 19 international fellows, who have been put forward by members of the Academy and external curators for the year 2022/2023 and selected by juries made up of Academy members. The fellowship provides an … more
31 October 2022
Die Frau des Dichters: Helke Misselwitz presents her new documentary film at the Akademie der Künste
Saturday, 5 November 2022, Hanseatenweg Helke Misselwitz presents her new documentary Die Frau des Dichters (The Poet’s Wife) at the Akademie der Künste. The film premieres on Saturday, 5 November 2022, with the director in attendance. The … more
26 October 2022
O. E. Hasse Prize 2022 awarded to Jakob Gühring
The O. E. Hasse Foundation is awarding the O. E. Hasse Prize 2022 to Jakob Gühring, a third-year student at Berlin’s “Ernst Busch” Hochschule für Schauspielkunst (Academy for Dramatic Art). The prize has a value of 5,000 euros and … more
18 October 2022
SPURENSICHERUNG. Die Geschichte(n) hinter den Werken
PROVENANCE RESEARCH
Exhibition, 29 October 2022 – 22 January 2023 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Invitation to the Press Talk and Press Preview Thursday, 27 October 2022, 11 am Exhibition halls open at 10 am With Werner Heegewaldt, Director of the … more
7 October 2022
The Akademie der Künste Is Opening the Péter Nádas Archive in the Presence of the Author
Sunday, 16 October 2022, 11 am, Pariser Platz, with Péter Nádas, Lothar Müller, Navid Kermani, Ulrich Matthes, Katharina Raabe and Iris Radisch Hungarian writer and photographer Péter Nádas has transferred his artistic archive to the … more
6 October 2022
Hans & Lea Grundig: The Letters – A Workshop Report
Book launch and talk, 13 October 2022, Pariser Platz The correspondence between the Dresden painter Hans Grundig (1901–1958) and his wife, graphic artist Lea Grundig, née Langer (1906–1977), has a particular quality that sets it apart and is … more
30 September 2022
Time to Listen – Deploying Art and Culture to Promote an Ecologically, Socially and Economically Sustainable Future
Rally, Saturday, 8 October 2022, 4–7 pm, Pariser Platz In conjunction with a wide range of cultural institutions and other musicians, artists and creatives, the Akademie der Künste is calling for a rally to be held on Pariser Platz from 4 to … more
29 September 2022
The JUNGE AKADEMIE focuses on our relationship with artificial intelligence and ethics in the “AI Anarchies” Autumn School.
Kick-off discussion on 13 October with Hito Steyerl and Alex Hanna 13–20 October 2022, Hanseatenweg The JUNGE AKADEMIE focuses on our relationship with artificial intelligence and ethics in the “AI Anarchies” Autumn School. From 13 to 20 … more
27 September 2022
One hundred years after its premiere, the Akademie der Künste is once again presenting Oskar Schlemmer’s The Triadic Ballet in Gerhard Bohner’s new version of the work.
Dance performance by the Bavarian Junior Ballet Munich 7 + 8 + 9 October 2022, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg On 30 September 1922, Oskar Schlemmer’s The Triadic Ballet premiered in Stuttgart – 100 years later, the legendary costume ballet … more
26 September 2022
SPURENSICHERUNG. Die Geschichte(n) hinter den Werken
PROVENANCE RESEARCH
Exhibition: 29 October 2022 – 22 January 2023, Pariser Platz Press Preview: 27 October 2022, 11 am Over the past 20 years, provenance research has been increasingly discussed. Its social, cultural and political agenda is highly valued. One of the … more
15 September 2022
KONTAKTE ‘22 Festival begins tomorrow, 16 September, with the world premiere of a concert installation by Clemens Gadenstätter, performed by ensemble mosaik and Anna Hauf
More new electroacoustic musical works and sound installations from 22 to 25 September Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The KONTAKTE ‘22 Festival begins on Friday, 16 September, with the world premiere of the full-length concert installation ES … more
14 September 2022
The unique testimonies of modernist buildings:
Brenne Architekten’s archive of material samples to go to the Akademie der Künste archives
Brenne Architekten’s archive of material samples is being transferred to the Akademie der Künste. The archive contains around 12,000 items of material testimony from modernist buildings and UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Berlin, Weimar, Dessau and … more
13 September 2022
Nathalie Mälzer new secretary of the Literature Section at the Akademie der Künste
German-French scholar Nathalie Mälzer is taking over as secretary of the Literature Section at the Akademie der Künste on 1 October 2022. The literary translator, moderator and interpreter studied General and Comparative Literature and Theatre and … more
1 September 2022
Reminder
KABUL – BERLIN – CAIRO
A benefit evening by the Akademie der Künste, the PEN Centre Germany and PEN Afghanistan for Writers in Prison / Writers at Risk
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Tandem readings of Afghan poetry, music, talks and video with Sadeq Osyan & Christoph Hein, Dastgir Farhood & Jenny Erpenbeck, Tamanna Tawangar & Yoko … more
25 August 2022
KONTAKTE '22 Festival presents five days of new works of electroacoustic music and sound art installations
With Johannes Kreidler, Pony Says, the Female Laptop Orchestra, Clemens Gadenstätter, Netta Weiser, Phillip Sollmann and many others 16 & 22 – 25 September 2022, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste’s KONTAKTE … more
19 August 2022
13th Berliner Hörspielfestival: Mitten ins Gesicht! (Right in the face!)
Audio play competitions, live-acts, audiowalks, installations – on site, on the radio, on the Internet
2 – 4 September 2022, Hanseatenweg From 2 to 4 September 2022, the 13th Berliner Hörspielfestival (BHF) will be taking place at the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg. The independent audio play scene festival’s programme on Friday, 2 … more
18 August 2022
“Nicht besonders sein müssen” – School project on cultural diversity in Berlin with Dilek Güngör, Özlem Özgul Dündar, Ines Thomsen and encounters with the archive of Aras Ören
Final presentation with a film screening, audio play, reading and discussions Thursday, 1 September 2022, start 7 pm, Pariser Platz How do young people – grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the first generation or migrant workers – … more
15 August 2022
SOUNDINGS: Assemblies of Listenings and Voices Across the Souths
Workshops, listenings, discussions, 21 – 25 August 2022, Hanseatenweg In English From 21 to 25 August 2022, musicians, sound artists and thinkers who work at the fringes of Eurocentric sounds will come together. The central … more
9 August 2022
KABUL – BERLIN – CAIRO
A benefit evening by the Akademie der Künste, the PEN Centre Germany and PEN Afghanistan for Writers in Prison / Writers at Risk
Thursday, 8 September 2022, Pariser Platz Over the last few months, ten Afghan writers and their families, about one hundred people, have been evacuated to Germany – thanks to the collaboration between the PEN Centre Germany and PEN International … more
27 July 2022
Akademie der Künste acquires the Evelyn Fuchs archive
The Akademie der Künste has acquired the artistic estate of the actress and theatre director Evelyn Fuchs, who died in Vienna in 2011. Born in Weimar in 1957, the artist had her first engagement at the Kleist Theatre in Frankfurt (Oder) at the end … more
25 July 2022
Human-Machine and Energy
JUNGE AKADEMIE, E-WERK Luckenwalde and E.ON Stiftung award fellowships
The 2022 fellows for the Akademie der Künste’s Human-Machine Programme have been selected. The jury recieved more than 170 applications and chose the artist and designer Petja Ivanova. She experiments with bioplastics and “wearables” – … more
20 July 2022
New members of the Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste has taken in 12 new members. The elections took place at the 58th General Assembly (20 – 21 May 2022) in Berlin. All newly elected members have since accepted their election. Nikolaus Brass, Clara Iannotta and Liza Lim have … more
15 July 2022
The Akademie der Künste calls for the release of filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof, Mostafa Al-Ahmad and Jafar Panahi
The Akademie der Künste is deeply concerned about the recent wave of repression in Iran. It is protesting against the arrest of filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof, Mostafa Al-Ahmad and, most recently, Jafar Panahi. With his film There Is No Evil, Mohammad … more
8 July 2022
13th Berliner Hörspielfestival (Berlin Audio Play Festival)
2 – 4 September 2022
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The 13th Berliner Hörspielfestival is taking place from 2 to 4 September 2022 and will be hosted once again by the Akademie der Künste at Hanseatenweg. This year, the festival of the independent audio play scene … more
6 July 2022
KONTAKTE ’22
Festival for Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art presents artists’ response to the pandemic state of emergency
16 & 22-25 September 2022, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is presenting KONTAKTE, its international Festival for Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art, for the fourth time on 16 and from 22 to 25 September 2022. The … more
22 June 2022
Contested Histories, Shared Futures
Conference of the European Alliance of Academies in Amsterdam, 28/29 June 2022
Akademie van Kunsten (KNAW) Amsterdam Streamed live at www.allianceofacademies.eu Art and cultural institutions across Europe have begun to re-examine their own history – a process that is also instituting lasting change in cultural and artistic … more
21 June 2022
Akademie der Künste calls again for Julian Assange’s release
The Akademie der Künste is shocked to learn that the British Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the order for the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the USA last Friday. In a letter to the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture … more
13 June 2022
All that poetry –
23rd poesiefestival berlin at the Akademie der Künste at Hanseatenweg
The 23rd staging of the poesiefestival berlin will take place from 17 to 23 June 2022 at the Akademie der Künste at Hanseatenweg. Under the motto All that poetry, the festival is covering the entire spectrum of contemporary international poetry. In … more
3 June 2022
JUNGE AKADEMIE launches AI Anarchies programme on artificial intelligence & ethics
Fellowship holders now selected; study group of the Autumn School now open for applications The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste has selected six international artists and pairs of artists for the fellowship programme in the context of the … more
2 June 2022
12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
“Still Present!”
Opening on Friday, 10th June 2022, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste,
at Hanseatenweg, Pariser Platz, and at other locations
With its locations at Hanseatenweg and Pariser Platz, the Akademie der Künste is one of the exhibition venues of the 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. On Friday, 10 June, the Berlin Biennale will open simultaneously at 7 pm at all … more
31 May 2022
Johanna M. Keller to be the new Programme Officer of the Akademie der Künste
On 1 October 2022, Johanna Malena Keller will become the new Programme Officer at the Akademie der Künste and, as such, be responsible from now on for developing the programmatic content of the international community of artists. This also extends … more
20 May 2022
The 2022 Käthe Kollwitz Prize of the Akademie der Künste goes to Nan Goldin
Award ceremony and exhibition in 2023 The US photographer and filmmaker Nan Goldin is receiving the Käthe Kollwitz Prize in 2022. In awarding the prize, the jury comprising Akademie members Hubertus von Amelunxen, Luc Tuymans and Corinne Wasmuht … more
19 May 2022
Future Traditions and Art in-Between: concert evening of compositions by Olga Neuwirth and Du Yun
Concert and conversation in the series Memory of Hearing Saturday, 28 May 2022, Hanseatenweg Continuing the series Memory of Hearing, the composers Du Yun and Olga Neuwirth will perform selected works under the title “Future Traditions and Art … more
9 May 2022
“Grüber, Hölderlin, Marthaler: Into the Open”
The Akademie der Künste commemorates the director Klaus Michael Grüber with a colloquium and a guest performance
Colloquium 14 – 16 May 2022 Guest performance of the play Die Sorglosschlafenden, die Frischaufgeblühten Directed by Christoph Marthaler, 16 – 17 May 2022 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg With a colloquium and the theatrical performance of … more
6 May 2022
Imre Kertész: Homesick for Death. Working Diary on the genesis of "Fatelessness"
Reading and conversation with Daniel Kehlmann, Katalin Madácsi-Laube and Lothar Müller, 11 May 2022, Pariser Platz
On 11 May 2022, an event on Imre Kertész's working diary Heimweh nach dem Tod (Homesick for Death) will take place at the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz.' Written from 1958 to 1962, Kertész's first diary was found in the … more
3 May 2022
Gerhard Leo – A German in the Résistance
Archive Opening, 10 May 2022, Pariser Platz
On 10 May 2022, the Akademie der Künste will open the archive of the journalist, author and Résistance fighter Gerhard Leo with an event at Pariser Platz. In a conversation with the author Lothar Müller, historian Annette Leo and writer Maxim Leo … more
28 April 2022
Akademie der Künste again demands the release
of Julian Assange
On 20 April 2022, the British judiciary formally approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is accused of espionage. The decision has to be approved by British Home Secretary Priti Patel within two months. If … more
28 April 2022
Burning Issues
Conference in cooperation with the Theatertreffen
7 – 8 May 2022
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
On 7 and 8 May 2022, the 59th Theatertreffen will open with the Burning Issues conference at the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz. Founded in 2018, the conference campaigns for greater (gender) justice in the performing arts. This year, the … more
27 April 2022
Lecture by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban and conversation
with Hans Joachim Schellnhuber and Matthias Sauerbruch
Cooperation between the Akademie der Künste, Bauhaus der Erde and Wood4Bauhaus Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz On 4 May 2022, Pritzker Prize winner and Akademie member Shigeru Ban will speak at the Akademie der … more
26 April 2022
Freedom for Osman Kavala
Freedom for political prisoners in Turkey
In light of the shocking verdicts against Osman Kavala and other defendants in the Gezi trial in Istanbul, the Akademie der Künste is again appealing to the German government to advocate for the release of the prisoners and to speak out against … more
25 April 2022
“Art every week”
KUNSTWELTEN education programme of the Akademie der Künste continues its cooperation with the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld Under the motto "Art every week", the KUNSTWELTEN education programme of the Akademie der Künste is continuing its … more
25 April 2022
19th Academy Discussion [and …]
The journey to Portbou / In search of Walter Benjamin
Film screening and discussion with Selma-Lou Hass, Sophie Narr, Uwe Timm, Erdmut Wizisla and Jeanine Meerapfel Monday, 2 May, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Press tickets from presse@adk.de, Tel. 030 200 57–15 14. … more
12 April 2022
In the series “Memory of Hearing”, Isabel Mundry and Liza Lim bring new compositions to the audience
With, among others, the New York flautist Claire Chase Concert and conversation, Saturday, 23 April 2022, Hanseatenweg In the series “Memory of Hearing”, the Australian composer Liza Lim and Akademie member Isabel Mundry will be bringing new … more
4 April 2022
Reminder
TOMORROW: 18th Academy Discussion
Russia and Ukraine – artists talk about war and peace
With Sergei Loznitsa, Svetlana Lavochkina, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Volker Weichsel and Jeanine Meerapfel. Moderator: Claudia Dathe Tuesday, 5 April, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press tickets at presse@adk.de, Tel. … more
4 April 2022
Final days
Exhibition “What Matters” – work presentation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE
Closing event on 9 April, Hanseatenweg Films and sound works by and discussion with Sasha Kurmaz, Valentina Petrova, Mykola Rydnyi and Anna Scherbyna The Akademie der Künste is showing "What Matters", this year's presentation of the work of … more
1 April 2022
INITIAL 2 – New Cooperations:
The Akademie der Künste awards further special grants
Online application portal now activated
The Akademie der Künste is again awarding special grants as part of NEUSTART KULTUR ‒ a programme of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. In 2021, 766 grants were awarded under the INITIAL programme, each endowed with … more
31 March 2022
JUNGE AKADEMIE and VISIT award Human-Machine fellowships. New partner of the programme is E-WERK Luckenwalde.
Submissions now welcome
In partnership with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the E.ON Stiftung (foundation), the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste is awarding fellowships for the third time to promote international projects devoted to the Human-Machine … more
29 March 2022
18th Academy Discussion
Russia and Ukraine – artists talk about war and peace
With Sergei Loznitsa, Svetlana Lavochkina, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Wolfgang Eichwede and Jeanine Meerapfel. Moderator: Claudia Dathe Tuesday, 5 April, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press tickets at presse@adk.de, Tel. 030 … more
17 March 2022
Songs of Wounding: solidarity concert for Ukraine with Mariana Sadovska, Ganna Gryniva, Viktoria Leléka and others
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Admission with requested donation In cooperation with the Allianz Kulturstiftung and Outernational, the Akademie der Künste is organising an evening of solidarity for Ukraine. … more
14 March 2022
Reminder: Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
2022 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize goes to Richard Peduzzi
Award ceremony on 18 March 2022 by the Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey and Kathrin Röggla, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste. Hosted by Herbert Fritsch
Next Friday, 18 March, the French architect, painter and stage designer Richard Peduzzi will receive the 2022 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize. The Akademie der Künste awards the prize worth €15,000 annually and in each of its six sections in turn … more
14 March 2022
Photo session: Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
Friday, 18 March 2022, 6.50 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, Berlin-Mitte, Clubroom Terrace With Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kathrin Röggla, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste and the prize winners Richard Peduzzi … more
7 March 2022
The European Alliance of Academies condemns the war against Ukraine
The unthinkable has happened: War in Europe. This war polarizes. In particular with regard to the question of how to deal with Russian and Belarusian artists who publicly position themselves against the war. Despite this neuralgic point, the … more
3 March 2022
12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art at the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg
With its locations at Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg, the Akademie der Künste is one of the five exhibition venues of the 12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. The 12th Berlin Biennale will be on show from 11 June to 18 September 2022. With its … more
3 March 2022
Akademie der Künste honours Werner Düttmann
Saturday, 5 March, Hanseatenweg
The architect and urban planner Werner Düttmann (1921–1983) would have turned 100 in 2021. One year later, members, musicians, archive users, friends and researchers will meet in the Akademie der Künste building he designed. In talks, readings, … more
2 March 2022
Gabriela Maria Schmeide receives the Tilla Durieux Jewellery from Judith Hofmann
4 March 2022, Thalia Theater, Hamburg
On 4 March 2022, Gabriela Maria Schmeide will receive the Tilla Durieux Jewellery. Judith Hofmann will present her with the necklace containing 34 zircons set in platinum following the performance of Der schwarze Mönch on the stage of the Thalia … more
1 March 2022
INITIAL 2 – New Cooperations
The Akademie der Künste Awards Further Special Grants
The Akademie der Künste is again awarding special grants as part of NEUSTART KULTUR ‒ a programme of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Last year, 766 grants, endowed with 6000 euros each, were awarded under the INITIAL … more
25 February 2022
What Matters – work presentation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE
29 fellows show their current work
Exhibition and performances, Hanseatenweg 13 March – 10 April 2022 12 March 2022 from 6 pm: opening programme “What Matters” is both the question and the statement of this year’s work presentation by the JUNGE AKADEMIE, the international … more
23 February 2022
Luf-Passion by Volker Braun
Staged reading
and
Notes. An inscription.
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, Pariser Platz
The famous boat from the South Seas has found a new harbour. Intended as one of the main attractions of the newly opened Humboldt Forum, the Luf boat is at the heart of the debate on looted colonial property following the almost simultaneous … more
2 February 2022
New members of the Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste has admitted 30 new members. The elections took place at the 57th General Assembly (12 – 14 November 2021) in Berlin. All newly elected members have since accepted their election. Rosa Barba, Monica Bonvicini and Hito … more
2 February 2022
17th Academy Discussion
German film abroad – a laughing stock, a marginal phenomenon or a dream for the future?
Andreas Kilb in conversation with Simone Baumann, Martin Blaney, Matthijs Wouter Knol, Julien Razafindranaly and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 8 February, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz Press tickets available from presse@adk.de, Tel. 030 200 57-1514 German film is underrepresented abroad and receives little recognition. Is this due to the quality of the films, the … more
27 January 2022
2022 Heinrich Mann Prize goes to Lothar Müller
The Heinrich Mann Prize of the Akademie der Künste is being awarded in 2022 to the Berlin-based author, critic and feuilleton editor Lothar Müller. This choice was made by the jurors Ingo Schulze, Marie Schmidt and the last prize winner Kathrin … more
26 January 2022
Alfred Döblin Scholarships in Wewelsfleth in 2022
Nine Berlin authors will be living and working at the Alfred Döblin House in Wewelsfleth (Schleswig-Holstein) for three months this year at the invitation of the Akademie der Künste and the cultural department of the Berlin Senate. Alfred Döblin … more
21 January 2022
The transmediale festival stages the exhibition
“abandon all hope ye who enter here” at the Akademie der Künste
26 January – 18 February 2022, Hanseatenweg Press preview on 25 January 2022, 11 am, registration: press@transmediale.deOpening day 26 January 2022, 6 – 12 pm, admission free From 26 January 2022, the transmediale Festival is staging the … more
20 January 2022
Akademie der Künste awards the Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
Richard Peduzzi receives the 2022 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize
Award presentation on 18 March 2022 by the Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel
The French architect, painter and stage designer Richard Peduzzi is the winner of the 2022 Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize, which will be awarded on 18 March 2022 by Berlin’s Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey and Akademie President Jeanine … more
17 January 2022
AI Anarchies
The JUNGE AKADEMIE launches a new scholarship programme devoted to ethics and artificial intelligence. Applications are now welcome.
The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste is awarding six one-off scholarships to international artists of all disciplines for a six-month residency in Berlin as part of the new AI Anarchies programme. The programme is being facilitated by … more
13 January 2022
Lecture by Volker Staab in the Akademie series
On the Duty and the Power of Architecture
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 7 pm, Pariser Platz On 19 January 2022, architect and Akademie member Volker Staab will speak at the Akademie der Künste about current projects and about the responsibility of the built environment and how it impacts our … more
12 January 2022
More topical than ever: Franz Fühmann on the 100th anniversary of his birth
Event at the Akademie der Künste
Welcome address by Minister of State for Culture Claudia Roth
Tuesday, 18 January, Pariser Platz In our politically polarised times, Franz Fühmann’s work seems more topical than ever. In the middle of this month, the writer whose life maps the disasters and ideological upheavals of the 20th century would … more
12 January 2022
The Akademie der Künste welcomes the Berlinale’s decision to take place as a physical event
Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel endorses the Berlinale’s decision announced today as an important signal for filmmakers and cinema in this country and beyond: “We need this space of discourse, and I am looking forward to the encounters with … more
5 January 2022
Symposium Re-Edo-Cation: artists and experts from Germany and Japan debate ecological transformation
Lectures, talks, artist interventions Saturday, 8 January 2022, 8 am – 3 pm Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Hanseatenweg, Goethe-Institut Tokyo and online At the symposium Re-Edo-Cation, artists and experts from Germany and Japan will examine the … more
4 January 2022
Akademie der Künste receives Ursula Krechel’s archive
The writer Ursula Krechel has entrusted the first part of her artistic estate to the archives of the Akademie der Künste. It includes manuscripts of her works, collections of documents and extensive correspondence as well as printed copies of her … more
21 December 2021
2021 Will Grohmann Prize goes to Zoë Claire Miller
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the 2021 Will Grohmann Prize to the Berlin-based US artist Zoë Claire Miller. Endowed with EUR 6,000, the prize will be presented during the awards ceremony for the Berlin Art Prize on 18 March 2022 at the … more
21 December 2021
ERICH WONDER – SETS OF WONDER FOR HEINER MÜLLER
Exhibition, 16 January – 13 March 2022
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
Invitation to a press conference and press preview
Exhibition halls open from 10 am With Werner Heegewaldt, Director of the Archives of the Akademie der Künste Stephan Dörschel, Head of the Performing Arts Archives Stephan Suschke, Curator of the exhibition Welcome address: Jeanine Meerapfel, … more
26 November 2021
Strengthening European cohesion through art and culture
Second Conference of the European Alliance of Academies, Madrid, 2/3 December 2021
Conference – Workshops – Projects Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, livestream broadcast Far-right parties throughout Europe have discovered art and culture as a political war zone to further polarise society and assert national borders. The … more
22 November 2021
Busoni Composition Prize 2021 goes to Igor Santos
Sponsorship Prize awarded to Elias Jurgschat
Award ceremony and concert on 26 November 2021, 7 pm
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz. The Busoni Composition Prize endowed with € 6,000 goes this year to the Brazilian composer Igor Santos, who lives in the USA. Elias Jurgschat is receiving the Sponsorship Prize worth €2,500. The award ceremony … more
16 November 2021
The filmmakers Jeanine Meerapfel and Helke Misselwitz at the 36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina
Akademie President and filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel presents her new work A Woman (2021) at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. The documentary film essay deals with emigration, remembering and forgetting. The world premiere of A Woman will … more
15 November 2021
One Person – One Event – One Joy
Opening of the Roger Willemsen Archive with Matthias Brandt, Jürgen Hosemann, Nadia Nashir, Insa Wilke and Julia Wittgens
18 November, Hanseatenweg . Roger Willemsen – author, essayist, film producer and literary scholar – was one of Germany's foremost and best-loved intellectuals. As a television presenter and on stage, he reached a mass audience. His … more
13 November 2021
Jeanine Meerapfel and Kathrin Röggla to continue their work as President and Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste for a further three years
Election results of the 57th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste The members of the Akademie der Künste re-elected filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel and writer and playwright Kathrin Röggla as President and Vice-President for the second time by … more
8 November 2021
The Akademie der Künste invites its members to the Autumn General Assembly and Presidential Election (12 – 14 November)
Cesc Gelabert performs Gerhard Bohner’s dance solo Showing Black and White (Hanseatenweg, 13 November) The 57th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste will be held in Berlin from 12 to 14 November 2021. The main point on the agenda will be … more
2 November 2021
ERICH WONDER – SETS OF WONDER FOR HEINER MÜLLER
Exhibition from 16 January to 13 March 2022, Pariser Platz. Erich Wonder and Heiner Müller met for the first time in the mid-1970s at the Schauspiel Frankfurt. A long-term professional friendship developed between the Austrian set designer and the … more
27 October 2021
Akademie der Künste condemns the ongoing disregard for the rule of law in the treatment of Julian Assange
On 27/28 October 2021, the extradition proceedings against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are being continued before the court in London. The Akademie der Künste repeats its demand for the journalist, publicist and publisher to be treated humanely … more
21 October 2021
Nationalism and language: European Alliance of the Academies launches its series of events on the freedom of the arts in Budapest
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7 pm FUGA – Budapest Center of Architecture + live stream On 29 October 2021 the European Alliance of Academies is launching a series of events on the freedom of the arts in Budapest with a public discussion involving … more
20 October 2021
Werner Düttmann – thinking about architecture
Book premiere on 28 October with Natascha Paulick Werner Düttmann (1921 – 1983) is undoubtedly one of the foremost architects of Berlin’s post-war modernism – but he is also more than remarkable as an author of speeches and writings. So far … more
15 October 2021
Roger Willemsen’s estate goes to the Akademie der Künste
Archive opening on 18 November, Hanseatenweg Roger Willemsen (1955 – 2016) made a name for himself as a writer, journalist, essayist, film producer and literary scholar and reached a mass audience as a television presenter and on stage. His social … more
14 October 2021
Residency programme at the Studio for Electroacoustic Music – applications for 2022 now welcome
The reorganised residency programme of the Studio for Electroacoustic Music of the Akademie der Künste supports new initiatives and inspirational ideas in the field of time-based, performative, digital arts at the interface of sound, music and … more
11 October 2021
The Donaueschingen Festival in Berlin
Omnibus Ensemble from Uzbekistan will give a guest performance at the Akademie der Künste with new works from China, Thailand, Bahrain and Turkey Concert on 20 October 2021, Hanseatenweg On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the … more
11 October 2021
Archive opening and book presentation with Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Katja Lange-Müller, Angela Winkler and Helmut Böttiger
Tuesday, 19 October, Pariser Platz, Livestream at www.adk.de Four years ago, writer, theatre director and actor Emine Sevgi Özdamar handed the first part of her artistic estate over to the Archives of the Akademie der Künste. At the formal opening … more
5 October 2021
Antisemitism – Talking to a Rabbi
Academy Dialogue with Delphine Horvilleur and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets at presse@adk.de, Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 In her Academy Dialogue series, Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel will discuss antisemitism with … more
27 September 2021
Opening event of the Syrian Cassette Archives initiative at the Akademie der Künste
Live music, cassette/vinyl DJ sets and discussion on 9 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg On 9 October 2021, the Akademie der Künste presents the Syrian Cassette Archives initiative, a documentary music project in the framework of the … more
24 September 2021
World premiere of Wassily Kandinsky’s Über die Mauer
Arila Siegert presents her scenic realisation of the stage composition with the artist group Violett at the Akademie der Künste 1 to 3 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz With the artist group Violett, the director and choreographer … more
17 September 2021
Akademie der Künste opens Markus Imhoof Archive
Swiss filmmaker Markus Imhoof has donated his extensive artistic archive to the Akademie der Künste. On the occasion of his 80th birthday this coming Sunday, 19 September 2021, his archive will be opened to researchers and the interested public: … more
14 September 2021
Still showing until Sunday, 19 September: Exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste is still showing the “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” exhibition at its Pariser Platz premises until 19 September. The show sheds light on current artistic practice for … more
10 September 2021
Busoni Composition Prize 2021 awarded to Igor Santos
Advancement Prize awarded to Elias Jurgschat
The Busoni Composition Prize 2021 has been awarded to Brazilian composer Igor Santos, who lives in the USA. The prize is endowed with 6,000 euros. The Advancement Prize of 2,500 euros has been awarded to up-and-coming German composer Elias Jurgschat. … more
8 September 2021
“The scissors in the head” – for the freedom of the arts in Hungary
European Alliance of Academies and MEP Sabine Verheyen seek to pool their efforts
The freedom of the arts is established in Article 13 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – and yet the Hungarian government is able to gradually and lawfully erode the autonomy of cultural institutions and art academies. An infringement case is … more
30 August 2021
Award of the Joana Maria Gorvin Prize to Andrea Breth
Sunday, 5 September 2021, 11.30 am, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Joana Maria Gorvin Prize 2020 to the theatre and opera director Andrea Breth. Nele Hertling will deliver a welcome address at the … more
27 August 2021
Konrad Wolf Prize 2021 goes to Abderrahmane Sissako
Award ceremony on 5 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is awarding this year’s Konrad Wolf Prize to the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako. The award ceremony is taking place on 5 October 2021. The jury … more
25 August 2021
NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence
Exhibition, 15 September – 12 December 2021
Invitation to press conference and press preview
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Accreditation by Email at presse@adk.de Participation in the press conference is only permitted for persons who are tested / vaccinated / recovered and can … more
24 August 2021
2021 election to the Berlin City Parliament
Second discussion on building policy at the Akademie der Künste
Design the metropolis sustainably! Monday, 30 August 2021, 7 pm, live streaming at www.adk.de With Sebastian Czaja (FDP), Stefan Evers (CDU), Katalin Gennburg (DIE LINKE), Antje Kapek (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) and Raed Saleh (SPD). Discussion … more
19 August 2021
“Winter Music” – Summer Time Version
Concert evening of works by Akademie members on the subject of “tragedy”
Friday and Saturday, 27 and 28 August 2021, Hanseatenweg
The “Winter Music” contemporary music festival, curated by Akademie member Annesley Black and Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Deputy Director of the Music Section, is presenting selected compositions by ten members of the Akademie der Künste on the subject … more
16 August 2021
2021 Bundestag Election
Discussion on building policy at the Akademie der Künste
Land – a limited resource in the context of land consumption, mass extinction and speculation Thursday, 19 August, 8 pm, live stream with chat function at www.adk.de With Bernhard Daldrup (SPD), Christian Kühn (BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN), Caren … more
12 August 2021
With its exhibition “NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence”, the Akademie der Künste focuses on monochromy and reduction in the visual arts
15 September – 12 December 2021 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Press preview 14 September 2021, 11 am In the exhibition “NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence”, the Akademie der Künste shows works by 75 international artists whose work … more
28 July 2021
Memories in Music
Festival of contemporary music from 6 – 8 August 2021 at the Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Memories in Music festival is presenting a broad spectrum of contemporary music practice that challenges canons and aesthetic norms and contributes to the writing of history, the culture of remembrance and social transformation. The participating … more
23 July 2021
2021/2022 fellowship holders of the JUNGE AKADEMIE
The Akademie der Künste is announcing 19 international fellowship holders who have been nominated by Akademie members and external curators for the 2021/2022 year and selected by member juries. Starting this autumn, the fellowships create an … more
22 July 2021
Programme for the Berlin Audio Play Festival 2021 now finalised
33 productions have been nominated, and the call for entries to “MikroFlitzer” runs until 1 August After record participation of more than 250 submissions, 33 audio plays have made it to the competitions of the 12th Berlin Audio Play Festival. … more
13 July 2021
The Akademie der Künste presents the Fritz Marquardt Archive
Event on 15 July with Hermann Beyer, Corinna Harfouch, Thomas Heise and Wolfgang Behrens at Pariser Platz In celebration of the presentation of the Fritz Marquardt Archive, Thomas Heise, a former colleague of Marquardt at the Berliner Ensemble, will … more
9 July 2021
The Akademie der Künste celebrates its 325th anniversary on 11 July 2021
Article at www.adk.de/kalenderblaetter Sunday 11 July 2021 marks the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Akademie der Künste. The artist community comprised five members when it was opened in Berlin on 11 July 1696 by Elector Frederick III, … more
8 July 2021
Programme preview – exhibition
NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence
15 September – 12 December 2021
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin, Tel. 030 200 57-2000, Tue – Sun 11 am – 7 pm, admission € 9/6, Tue from 3 pm and up to 18 years admission free >> Opening day Wednesday, 15 September 2021: exhibition open from … more
25 June 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE and E.ON Foundation award Human-Machine Fellowship to Indonesian media artist Natasha Tontey
From more than 250 international submissions, the jury for the Human-Machine Programme has chosen the Indonesian media artist Natasha Tontey as the 2021 fellowship holder. For the programme, she is continuing her research in connection with … more
15 June 2021
INITIAL –
Akademie der Künste awards special grants to artists
Applications accepted from today
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, damage on an as yet unforeseeable scale has been caused in all areas of art production. Numerous artists now find themselves in precarious situations. As part of the NEUSTART KULTUR programme launched by the … more
10 June 2021
What Stays – Archiving Care
JUNGE AKADEMIE, transmediale and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia award three digital residencies to international artists The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, the transmediale festival for arts and digital culture, and the Goethe-Institut … more
8 June 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
17 June – 19 September 2021
Invitation to press conference and press preview
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Accreditation by Email at presse@adk.de Participation in the press conference is only permitted for persons who are tested / vaccinated / recovered and can … more
4 June 2021
Richard Deacon. On the Surface
Exhibition opening in Rheinsberg on 19 June
The Visual Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste regularly presents the work of one of its members at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum in Rheinsberg Castle. This year’s exhibition is dedicated to Richard Deacon, a sculptor renowned for his … more
3 June 2021
INITIAL –
Akademie der Künste awards special grants to artists
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, damage on an as yet unforeseeable scale has been caused in all areas of art production. Numerous artists now find themselves in precarious situations. As part of the NEUSTART KULTUR programme launched by the … more
2 June 2021
The Akademie der Künste reopens at Pariser Platz on 17 June 2021 with the exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”
17 June – 19 September 2021 Opening days with reduced admission: 17 June, from 2 pm, 18 – 20 June, 11 am – 7 pm Press conference 17 June, 11 am With its exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” the Akademie der Künste … more
31 May 2021
12th Berliner Hörspielfestival, open-air and live-streamed
International competition and accompanying programme with live audio plays, workshop talks, installation and audio walk 12 – 15 August 2021 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Berliner Hörspielfestival (Berlin Audio Play Festival, est. 2008), … more
28 May 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE awards scholarship for art coordination/curation
From September 2021, the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste will be awarding for the first time a 10-month scholarship to young freelance art coordinators and curators resident in Berlin. Endowed with EUR 1,300 per month, the scholarship will … more
27 May 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
Discussion series accompanying the exhibition
Livestream programme in June
With the exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” the Akademie der Künste explores the current artistic practice of dealing with memory and memory storage: Artists examine archives, challenge the processes of selection and … more
10 May 2021
Selma Doborac receives the 2021 Werner Düttmann Fellowship for transdisciplinary art
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Werner Düttmann Fellowship of the JUNGEN AKADEMIE to the director and screenwriter Selma Doborac. Born in 1982 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she lives and works in Vienna. The fellowship for international … more
9 May 2021
Restriction of artistic freedom in Hungary: complaint and petition of the European Alliance of Academies
The European Alliance of Academies is lodging a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on Culture, Karima Bennoune, and launching an online petition to the European Parliament. The alliance of 65 art academies and cultural institutions is calling … more
8 May 2021
Alfred Döblin Prize 2021 goes to Deniz Utlu
The author Deniz Utlu is receiving the Alfred Döblin Prize 2021. The prize winner was selected from six authors who took part in a day of public readings and discussions at the Literary Colloquium Berlin this Saturday. The jury comprising Marie … more
7 May 2021
Gender / Film / Political Narratives
Academy Dialogue with Christina von Braun, Liliana Ruth Feierstein and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 7 pm Live stream and recording on YouTube and Facebook In her Academy Dialogue series, Akademie president Jeanine Meerapfel talks with cultural theorists Christina von Braun and Liliana Ruth Feierstein about what gender has to … more
6 May 2021
European Alliance of Academies advocates for artistic freedom in Hungary
Online discussion, Sunday, 9 May, starting at 2 pm
With a welcome address by Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
Solidarity is fine, but action speaks louder than words. The European Alliance of Academies is taking the European Union's Europe Day on 9 May as an opportunity to advocate for the freedom of the arts – in Hungary especially. In cooperation … more
5 May 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
Main programme May – November 2021
Exhibition, June to 19 September 2021
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
On the occasion of its 325th anniversary, the Akademie der Künste reflects on the central role of the arts and cultural institutions in the culture of memory with the programme “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”. A major … more
4 May 2021
Akademie der Künste publishes digital programme for May
The Akademie der Künste publishes its digital programme for the month of May 2021. All virtual events are presented via video or livestream. 6 – 9 May (Livestream) Memories in Music. Festival of Contemporary Music Concerts, Installations, Audio … more
3 May 2021
Programme changes for the festival “Memories in Music”
Live streaming of outdoor trail
6 – 9 May 2021
The festival Memories in Music is devoted to new thematic approaches in contemporary music. From 6 to 9 May, Memories in Music is offering a broad insight into a varied contemporary musical practice that is questioning canons and aesthetic norms and … more
21 April 2021
The festival Memories in Music presents new thematic approaches in contemporary music
Part 1: 6 – 9 May 2021
Digital & outdoors, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The festival Memories in Music is devoted to new thematic approaches in contemporary music. In their works, a growing number of composers and musicians are processing memories and experiences, family histories, stories of migration, traumas and … more
15 April 2021
Alfred Döblin Prize 2021
Day of readings and discussions with the finalists on 8 May from 10.45 am, Live streaming at www.lcb.de The Alfred Döblin Prize worth EUR 15,000 will be awarded for the 23rd time this year. The Alfred Döblin Prize, donated by Günter Grass in 1979 … more
14 April 2021
What Stays – Archiving Care
JUNGE AKADEMIE, transmediale and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia award digital residencies. Applications now open.
"What Stays – Archiving Care" is a cooperation project by the JUNGE AKADEMIE, the fellowship programme of the Akademie der Künste, transmediale festival and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia. As part of the project, three digital residencies will be … more
17 March 2021
Memories in Music
Festival of contemporary music
Concerts, installations, audio walks, symposium digital & outdoor & indoor 6 – 9 May and 6 – 7 August 2021 Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Hanseatenweg In the Memories in Music festival, the Akademie der Künste is presenting forms of … more
17 March 2021
War in Europe
Information on events in response to current events
It's war in Europe. Artists in Ukraine are in immediate danger. Protest measures targeting the Russian government are preventing Russian artists from engaging in international cooperation. How are they coping with these experiences, and how do … more
16 March 2021
Re-opening of the photography exhibition “CONTINENT – In search of Europe” on Friday, 19 March 2021, Pariser Platz
As of next Friday, 19 March, the exhibition “CONTINENT – In search of Europe” by OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen and the Akademie der Künste will be open again, showing at Pariser Platz until 18 April. Time slot tickets can be purchased … more
15 March 2021
Thinker, Poet, Democrat – Akademie der Künste honours Heinrich Mann on his 150th birthday
25 March: Livestream with video messages from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel and readings by Matthias Brandt and Jenny Schily 25 March: Launch of Heinrich Mann DIGITAL 27 March: Heinrich Mann … more
23 February 2021
Gabriela Maria Schmeide follows Judith Hofmann as wearer of the Tilla Durieux Jewellery
The actress Gabriela Maria Schmeide is to be the new wearer of the Tilla Durieux Jewellery at the request of her colleague Judith Hofmann. The necklace containing 34 zircons set in platinum was originally donated by the actress Tilla Durieux … more
16 February 2021
Milo Rau’s “School of Resistance” at the Akademie der Künste
Films and discussions on livestream, 24 – 28 February 2021
The Akademie der Künste hosts the livestream debate series “School of Resistance” for five days, from 24 to 28 February 2021. Last year, Swiss author, theatre director and filmmaker Milo Rau, in cooperation with the IIPM (International Institute … more
9 February 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE and VISIT again award fellowships on the topic of "Human-Machine". Applications now open
The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, in partnership with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the E.ON foundation, is awarding the second scholarship to support international projects that deal with the theme of "Human-Machine". The … more
2 February 2021
16th Academy Discussion
About Cinema Landscapes and Streaming Worlds
Andreas Kilb in discussion with Christine Berg, Meret Ruggle, Christoph Terhechte, Anna Winger and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday 9 February 2021, 7 pm, in English Live stream and recording on YouTube and Facebook With the Covid-19 pandemic, streaming platforms gained millions of new subscribers. Cinemas had to close. Film festivals had to go digital. While cinema … more
29 January 2021
Heinrich Mann Prize 2021 to Kathrin Passig
The Akademie der Künste is awarding its Heinrich Mann Prize to the non-fiction author, essayist, journalist and translator Kathrin Passig, who lives in Berlin. The decision was made by a jury consisting of Ekkehard Knörer, Gustav Seibt and last … more
27 January 2021
Joana Maria Gorvin Prize goes to Andrea Breth
The director Andrea Breth is receiving the 2020 Joana Maria Gorvin Prize. Awarded every five years by the Akademie der Künste on behalf of the Joana Maria Gorvin Foundation, the prize recognises the “outstanding achievement of a female theatre … more
26 January 2021
Akademie der Künste moves its events into the digital space - programme until the end of February
The Akademie der Künste continues to move its events into the digital space. The digital programme until the end of February 2021 includes exhibition tours, lectures, talks and films. All virtual events will be presented via video or livestream. … more
22 January 2021
Akademie der Künste awards the Berlin Art Prize - Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
Annett Gröschner awarded the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2021
The writer and journalist Annett Gröschner is the winner of the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2021. The Akademie der Künste awards the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros in rotation among its six sections on behalf of the state of Berlin. The … more
21 January 2021
Akademie der Künste calls for prioritising arts and culture in planning opening strategies
Letter to Minister of State Grütters and Senator for Culture Lederer
In a letter to Minister of State for Culture Monika Grütters and Berlin Senator for Culture Klaus Lederer, the Akademie der Künste calls for prioritising the interests of arts and culture during the next easing of lockdown measures. Cultural … more
18 December 2020
Akademie der Künste publishes further online offers
Television recording of Bertolt Brecht’s Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder with Helene Weigel in the leading role In cooperation with the Bertolt Brecht Archive of the Akademie der Künste, a legendary production – Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder … more
30 November 2020
Akademie der Künste receives the Elke Erb Archive
This year’s Büchner Prize winner Elke Erb has entrusted her literary estate to the Akademie der Künste archives. Erb is one of the most unconventional poets of her generation and at the same time a discussion partner for numerous younger authors. … more
20 November 2020
Haus Dr. Felix Baensch
Akademie der Künste concerned about Hans Scharoun building
The Akademie der Künste has been following with concern the fate of Haus Baensch in Berlin-Spandau, which was designed and built by its former president Hans Scharoun in 1934/35. Along with Haus Schminke, Haus Mattern and Haus Moll, Haus Baensch … more
3 November 2020
Akademie der Künste acquires Péter Esterházy’s archive
Press release in Hungarian / A közlemény magyarul The Akademie der Künste has received the literary estate of Péter Esterházy (1950-2016) from his family. The Hungarian writer had been a member of the community of artists since 1998. As a … more
30 October 2020
Akademie der Künste calls for a more nuanced approach in future measures to combat the pandemic
In times of increasing polarisation of society, our social cohesion depends essentially on art and culture. Like education, they must therefore be a central factor in all strategic and structural considerations. It is essential to maintain the … more
30 October 2020
Akademie der Künste suspends Events in November
Exhibition “urbainable – stadthaltig” only open until Sunday
Due to current corona-related regulations, the Akademie der Künste is suspending events from 2 to 30 November 2020. The exhibitions at Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg will be closed as of Monday, as will the Brecht-Weigel Museum and the Anna-Seghers … more
21 October 2020
Akademie der Künste appoints new heads of the departments Architecture Archives and Literature Archives
Sibylle Hoiman has been head of the department Architecture Archives since September 1, 2020. Hoiman holds a PhD in art history with research interests in the history of architecture and garden art of the 18th to 20th centuries. She has … more
20 October 2020
Presentation of the 2020 Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to Ferhat Bouda
Sunday, 25 October 2020, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste is awarding the 2020 Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to the photographer Ferhat Bouda. At the presentation ceremony on Sunday, 25 October 2020, … more
19 October 2020
Akademie der Künste creates Roger Melis Archive
The Akademie der Künste is establishing a Roger Melis Archive. Melis would have been 80 years old on 20 October 2020. The Akademie has agreed with the estate’s executor Dr Matthias Bertram to gradually accommodate the artistic estate of the … more
10 October 2020
European Alliance of Academies
Berlin Manifesto of the European cultural institutions released today
At the invitation from the Akademie der Künste, over the last three days (8 – 10 October), around 70 representatives of European art academies and cultural institutions gathered for a hybrid conference to initiate a "European Alliance of … more
6 October 2020
European Alliance of Academies
Conference of European cultural institutions from 8 to 10 October 2020 in Berlin
Invitation to the press conference
Presentation of the manifesto of the “European Alliance of Academies”
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 11 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Accreditation at: presse@adk.de With Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste Kathrin Röggla, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste … more
21 September 2020
European Alliance of Academies
Alliance – Perspectives – Strategies: Meeting of the European cultural institutions from 8 to 10 October in Berlin
Europe needs cultural cohesion and transnational solidarity more than ever. The Akademie der Künste has therefore initiated an alliance of European academies that advocates the freedom of art and can respond in solidarity to political restrictions. … more
17 September 2020
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2021 of the Akademie der Künste goes to Maria Eichhorn
Maria Eichhorn has been awarded the 2021 Käthe Kollwitz Prize worth EUR 12,000. The jury comprising Akademie members Richard Deacon, Bjørn Melhus and Adrian Piper are keen to stress that “with her works and research projects [the artist] has been … more
15 September 2020
EMOP Berlin – European Month of Photography 2020 and
central exhibition “CONTINENT – In Search of Europe”
by OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen and the Akademie der Künste
Invitation to the press conference: Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 9:30 am Press conference: 11 am – 12 pm Exhibition tours with the curator before and after the press conference Ingo Taubhorn and the OSTKREUZ … more
9 September 2020
Literature Museums Open Again
The two museums of the Akademie der Künste, the Anna Seghers Museum in Berlin-Adlershof and the Brecht-Weigel Museum in Berlin-Mitte are now open to the public again. The living and working rooms of writer Anna Seghers and artist couple Bertolt … more
2 September 2020
We (all) are the people
Artistic intervention by Hans Haacke on the façade of the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz for Berlin Art Week 2020 from 9 to 13 September
On the occasion of Berlin Art Week 2020, the new edition of Hans Haacke’s Wir (alle) sind das Volk will be installed as a banner on the façade of the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz, among other places. The work, which was first shown at … more
1 September 2020
15th Academy Discussion
Against the Destruction of the Open Society
Shelly Kupferberg in discussion with Priya Basil, Eva Horn, Cem Özdemir and Jeanine Meerapfel Monday, 14 September, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets: presse@adk.de Right-wing violence and … more
28 August 2020
The new JUNGE AKADEMIE digital platform at junge-akademie.adk.de
Another Akademie der Künste digital platform went online today. In order to promote and present young art, the JUNGE AKADEMIE has developed a new offering for fellows and alumni at junge-akademie.adk.de – a transdisciplinary and transcultural … more
27 August 2020
2020 Konrad Wolf Prize goes to Alexander Lang
This year’s Konrad Wolf Prize of the Akademie der Künste goes to the director and actor Alexander Lang. The presentation of the award worth EUR 5,000 will take place on 29 October 2020 in Berlin. The jury comprised Akademie members Christian … more
24 August 2020
European Alliance of Academies
Conference – Alliance – Manifesto: Meeting of the European cultural institutions from 8 to 10 October in Berlin
At the initiative invitation of the Akademie der Künste around 70 representatives of European art academies and cultural institutions are meeting for a hybrid conference to establish a "European Alliance of Academies". Considering the current … more
18 August 2020
urbainable – stadthaltig
Positions on the European City for the 21st Century
An exhibition by members of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste
Invitation to preview and press conference: Thursday, 3 September 2020, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am Followed by an exhibition tour with the curators Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin With Jeanine Meerapfel, President of … more
17 August 2020
Final Days
John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite
exhibition on view on Pariser Platz until 23 August
Book time-slot tickets: adk.de/tickets
The exhibition John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite closes in six days. John Heartfield (1891–1968) was one of the 20th century’s most innovative artists. His now iconic political photomontages were beacons in the fight against National … more
14 August 2020
Goodbye, Photomontage?
John Heartfield Online Symposium: www.adk.de
Originally planned as a public event held in conjunction with the John Heartfield exhibition at the Akademie der Künste, due to the current situation the interdisciplinary symposium is taking place exclusively online. Three panels with more than 22 … more
13 August 2020
2020 Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography goes to Ferhat Bouda
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography 2020 to the Algerian photographer Ferhat Bouda. Financed from the estate of Ellen Auerbach, the fellowship for international photographers worth EUR 20,000 is awarded … more
12 August 2020
digital.adk.de – images, sounds, art objects
Art archives need to be viewed. Without pictures, it is impossible to understand and sensually experience manuscripts, photos, models, paintings, drawings and videos. To make its diverse collections of modern art more accessible, the Akademie der … more
3 August 2020
The Akademie der Künste protests against the misuse of the commemoration of Walter Benjamin by the French Right
The Academy of Arts protests against the instrumentalisation of the Centre d’Art Contemporain Walter Benjamin by the new mayor of Perpignan, Louis Aliot, deputy of the “Rassemblement National”, and is expressing its solidarity with the open … more
27 July 2020
urbainable – stadthaltig
Positions on the European City for the 21st Century
An exhibition by members of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste 5 September – 22 November 2020 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin, all halls Press preview Thursday, 3 September 2020, 11 am Please register for the press … more
16 July 2020
JUNGE AKADEMIE and innogy Stiftung grant four fellowships
Four artists-in-residence have been selected for the 2020 programmes of VISIT, JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, and innogy Stiftung (iS). A jury awarded one grant on the theme of Human-Machine, part of the artist-in-residence programme at … more
13 July 2020
CONTINENT – In Search of Europe (2 Oct 2020 – 10 Jan 2021)
Start of the podcast series on the eponymous exhibition of Ostkreuz – Agentur der Fotografen and Akademie der Künste
For the first time, the renowned photography collective OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen has produced a podcast series to accompany its next group exhibition CONTINENT – In Search of Europe. From now on, one of 22 episodes will appear twice a … more
30 June 2020
60 years of the Käthe Kollwitz Prize of the Akademie der Künste
Detailed documentation on all prize winners now available online at www.adk.de
The Akademie der Künste has been awarding the Käthe Kollwitz Prize every year since 1960. Together with the Heinrich Mann Prize instituted in 1950, this is one of the Akademie’s oldest awards. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of its … more
15 June 2020
CONTINENT – In Search of Europe
An exhibition by OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen and Akademie der Künste
2 October 2020 – 10 January 2021, opening on Thursday, 1 October Press preview on Tuesday, 29 September, 11 am, Pariser Platz. From 2 October 2020 to 10 January 2021 the Akademie der Künste will present CONTINENT – In Search of Europe, a … more
27 May 2020
On Tuesday, 2 June 2020, the Akademie der Künste opens its Exhibition John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite
The exhibition John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite is on view at the Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz from 2 June to 23 August 2020. All precautions have been taken so that visitors may comply with required public health and safety … more
25 May 2020
Labor Beethoven 2020 – Virtual festival and exhibition
goes online starting June 6
On 6 June, "Labor Beethoven 2020" will kick off as a virtual festival, including the virtual exhibition "Labor 1802-2020", and will be accessible at www.labor-beethoven-2020.de. The Akademie der Künste hereby presents a complete programme produced … more
18 May 2020
The programme for this year’s Independent Audio Play Festival (BHF) is ready: on radio’s centennial anniversary, the 11th edition of the competition among the independent scene will take place online
The last entries for the shortest audio plays, produced quick'n'dirty (aka MikroFlitzer), closed on Sunday, with 16 productions nominated, including four 'corona plays' The 11. Berliner Hörspielfestival (BHF, 11th Berlin Audio … more
13 May 2020
Akademie der Künste digital
Despite the impact of the corona pandemic, the Akademie der Künste remains open and accessible to a wide audience through its various online channels. In the new series "Akademie Mitglieder im Gespräch" (Akademie Members in Dialogue), artists share … more
20 April 2020
11. Edition of the Independent Audio Play Festival Goes Online. All competition entries will be streamed on the internet, 21–24 May. Listeners can vote online
Despite the coronavirus crisis, the 11. Berliner Hörspielfestival (BHF, 11th Berlin Audio Play Festival) is taking place as planned from 21‒24 May 2020. It began in 2008 at Strandbad Weißensee, as a gathering and competition of the independent … more
27 March 2020
Akademie der Künste takes over the archive of Uwe Timm
On the occasion of his 80th birthday on March 30th, 2020, Uwe Timm handed over the first part of his premortem bequest to the Archives of the Akademie der Künste. Manuscripts, document collections, correspondences with personalities including Egon … more
16 March 2020
Temporary Closing of the Akademie der Künste
John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite Postponement of the Exhibition and Press Preview Due to the acute risk associated with the corona virus, the Akademie der Künste has closed its exhibitions, archives, collections and library. All public … more
11 March 2020
Kunstpreis Berlin – Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948 (Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948)
Cancellation of Awards Ceremony on 18 March at the Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
As a result of the continuing spread of the coronavirus and the current recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute – reduction of social contacts with the aim of avoiding infections in private, public and work-related environments – the … more
6 March 2020
Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class for Jeanine Meerapfel
At a ceremony today, Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste since 2015, will be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class. Minister of State Monika Grütters will present her with the award on behalf of Federal President … more
4 March 2020
John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite
Exhibition and special events, 21 March – 21 June 2020
Invitation to the preview of the exhibition and to the press conference: Thursday, 19 March 2020, 11 am Exhibition space opens at 10:30 am Curators' tours through the exhibition follow the conference Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 … more
28 February 2020
New international scholarship on the topic of Human-Machine – applications now possible
Cooperation of the Junge Akademie with VISIT, the artist-in-residence program of the innogy foundation
The Junge Akademie of the Akademie der Künste, in partnership with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the innogy Stiftung für Energie und Gesellschaft foundation, is offering a new international fellowship to fund projects at the interface … more
26 February 2020
New publication: “Picture Cellar. Murals in the Cellar of the Akademie der Künste”
Following the opening of the cellar itself in autumn of 2018, a new illustrated book is now being published, entitled Picture Cellar. Murals in the Cellar of the Akademie der Künste. Featuring numerous previously unpublished photographs and archival … more
20 February 2020
John Heartfield – Photography plus Dynamite – Akademie der Künste Shows John Heartfield Retrospective, Opening 21 March, Pariser Platz
John Heartfield's (1891–1968) political photomontages have lost none of their explosive force. They remain a powerful and highly effective means of visual rhetoric. Using strategies meant to enlighten and persuade, Heartfield attempted to mobilise … more
17 February 2020
Akademie der Künste opens the archive of the Henschel Publishing House
Event on Wednesday, 26 February, Pariser Platz
Bruno Henschel received his publisher's license in 1945, initially in the area of theatre distribution: In the subsequent years he developed the Henschel Publishing House (Henschelverlag) into a leading publisher for the arts in the GDR. The … more
4 February 2020
Labor Beethoven 2020
Festival of Contemporary Music for Beethoven’s Anniversary Year
Concerts, installations, music theatre, exhibition, lectures, performances
12–18 March 2020, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Akademie der Künste presents Labor Beethoven 2020, a contemporary reading of Beethoven's anniversary year with a focus on experimentation. The festival will condense the musical and interdisciplinary output achieved over four years of artistic … more
4 February 2020
14th Academy Discussion
What Are Film Festivals For?
Andreas Kilb in discussion with Carlo Chatrian, Karel Och, Eva Sangiorgi and Jeanine Meerapfel
Wednesday, 12 February, 8 pm
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
>> Press tickets: presse@adk.de, tel. 030 200 57-1514 Too big, too small, too political, too superficial ... The opinions on current film festivals are manifold and controversial. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Berlinale, Akademie … more
21 January 2020
Heinrich Mann Prize 2020 to Eva Horn
The Akademie der Künste is awarding its Heinrich Mann Prize to the literary scholar and essayist Eva Horn, who teaches in Vienna. The decision was made by a jury consisting of Julia Encke, Gustav Seibt, and last year's award-winner, Danilo Scholz. … more
14 January 2020
„Where The Story Unfolds“
Work presentation by the Junge Akademie
Opening weekend on Saturday, 1 February, 6:30 – 11 pm and Sunday, 2 February, 2 – 9:30 pm,
exhibition from 2 until 23 February 2020
Invitation to press tour Saturday, 1 February 2020, 5 pm With the artists and Clara Herrmann, head of the Junge Akademie Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration for the press event is requested: Tel. + 49 (0)30 200 57-1514 … more
10 January 2020
Akademie der Künste to award the Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
Younghi Pagh-Paan awarded the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2020
Awards ceremony on 18 March at Pariser Platz by the Senator for Culture and Europe, Klaus Lederer, and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel
South Korean composer Younghi Pagh-Paan is to receive the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2020. The prize will be presented on 18 March by Klaus Lederer, Senator for Culture and Europe, and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel. The Akademie der … more
16 December 2019
Akademie der Künste demands Julian Assange receive humane treatment under the rule of law
The Akademie der Künste is concerned for Julian Assange's welfare. The manner in which the journalist, publicist, and publisher is being held in unwarranted solitary confinement at London's Belmarsh maximum security prison indicates a lack … more
16 December 2019
Exhibition "Helga Paris, Photographer": Opening hours at the holidays
The Academy exhibition "Helga Paris, Photographer" at Pariser Platz is also open on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The exhibition will only be closed on 24 and 31 December. Until 12 January 2020, the Akademie der Künste is presenting the … more
11 December 2019
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2020. Timm Ulrichs: Weiter im Text
Exhibition, 24 January until 1 March 2020
Invitation to the press preview:
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 11 am
Exhibition hall open from 10.30 am Afterwards press tour with the artist Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Please register for the press preview at: Tel +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Timm Ulrichs Wulf … more
10 December 2019
Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel supports Cuban film as by chairing jury at this year’s Havana film festival
Akademie president and filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel is the jury president at the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, which features over 300 films before ending on December 15. The Havana Festival is comparable to the … more
21 November 2019
Akademie der Künste discussion on the controversial reconstruction of Potsdam’s Garrison Church
With Thomas Albrecht, Wolfgang Huber, Saskia Hüneke, Detlef Karg, Philipp Oswalt, Hildegard Rugenstein, Matthias Sauerbruch and Ellen Schweda
Event on Wednesday, 4 December, Pariser Platz
The tower of Potsdam's Garnisonkirche, or Garrison Church, has been under reconstruction since 2017 under the auspices of the Bundespräsident. The public controversy surrounding this project, however, shows no sign of abating – on the contrary. … more
18 November 2019
Colonial Repercussions V: The Namibian Case
Symposium on 29 November 2019, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
The issue of (post)colonial injustice is more present than ever before in legal and cultural policy debates in both Germany and Europe. Still, this development towards addressing the past has not had much impact in the successor states of former … more
13 November 2019
Multimedia installation They tried to bury us by Isabel Tueumuna Katjavivi as part of “Colonial Repercussions V: The Namibian Case”
29 November – 8 December 2019, Pariser Platz, Blackbox
Invitation to a press tour with the artist
Friday, 29 November 2019, 10 am With Isabel Tueumuna Katjavivi, Johannes Odenthal In English Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register for the press event at: Tel. 030 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de As part of the … more
11 November 2019
Busoni Composition Prize 2019 awarded to Hanna Eimermacher
Advancement Prize awarded to Hovik Sardaryan
Award Ceremony and Concert at 15 November, 8 pm
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
This year, the Busoni Composition Prize, endowed with 6,000 euros, goes to composer Hanna Eimermacher, who lives in Gelsenkirchen. The 2,500-euro advancement prize has been awarded to Hovik Sardaryan from Armenia. The award ceremony and concert will … more
30 October 2019
Moving Sand / Topos
An audiovisual essay of film, music, dance and text
Performance on Saturday, 09 November, at 7 pm
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Artificial intelligence has a radical effect on nearly all areas of human life. The audiovisual essay Moving Sand / Topos ‒ by composer and musician Floros Floridis and filmmaker and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel ‒ is inspired by these … more
24 October 2019
Akademie der Künste Opens Peter Lilienthal Archive
Event on 29 October 2019, Hanseatenweg
The Akademie der Künste has taken over the archive of film director Peter Lilienthal, which it will open on 29 October with an event taking place on Hanseatenweg. The welcoming address will be held by Berlin Mayor Michael Müller and Jeanine … more
23 October 2019
Disintegration and Empathy
On Jewish Identities and Reactions to Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia
Academy Dialogue with Max Czollek, Anna Schapiro
and Jeanine Meerapfel
Wednesday, 30 October, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets at presse@adk.de, Tel. 030 200 57-1514 In her Akademie-Dialog series, Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel talks with author Max Czollek and visual … more
16 October 2019
Harpsichord and Other Keys
Two concerts on 25 and 26 October 2019, 8 pm
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Music Section of the Akademie der Künste devotes two concerts to the distinctive keyboard instruments harpsichord, accordion and piano. In dialogue with selected works for piano or accordion and electronics by Myriam Marbe, Younghi Pagh-Paan, … more
15 October 2019
etc is poetry: Poetry, Poetics, Positions
Focus on poetry at Akademie der Künste on 25–26 October
With Nico Bleutge, Nora Bossong, Michael Braun, Volker Braun, Ann Cotten, Ulrike Draesner, Harald Hartung, Kerstin Hensel, Julia Kadel, Ursula Krechel, Michael Lentz, Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Angelika Niescier, Steffen Popp, Monika Rinck, Thomas … more
10 October 2019
Helga Paris, Photographer
8 November 2019 – 12 January 2020
Invitation to the Press Preview:
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10:30 am Followed by a press tour with the curator Inka Schube Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register at: tel. 030 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Jeanine Meerapfel, filmmaker and President of … more
8 October 2019
Akademie der Künste acquires the György Konrád Archive
The Akademie der Künste has received the archive of its former president, the writer György Konrád (1933-2019). Wishing to make his extensive work in Berlin accessible to researchers and the public, Konrád donated it to the society of artists a … more
9 September 2019
13th Academy Discussion [and …]
Art + AI: ?
Kristoffer Gansing in discussion with Jake Elwes, Maya Indira Ganesh, Jeanine Meerapfel and Thomas Wiegand Wednesday, 18 September, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets at presse@adk.de, T +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 … more
21 August 2019
KONTAKTE '19
Advance ticket sales and programme for the Third Biennial for Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art
25 – 29 September 2019, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Akademie der Künste is hosting the third edition of its International Biennal for Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art with KONTAKTE '19. The event will take place from 25 to 29 September at the Hanseatenweg location. Over five days, around … more
21 August 2019
Magic Media – Media Magic
Video art since the 1970s from the Wulf-Herzogenrath-Archive
12 September – 13 October 2019
Invitation to the Press Preview:
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 1 pm
Exhibition halls open at 12:30 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register for the press date at: Tel. 030 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Wulf Herzogenrath, curator and director of the Fine Arts Section, Akademie der … more
19 August 2019
Heidi Specogna Awarded the 2019 Konrad Wolf Prize
Swiss documentary filmmaker and director Heidi Specogna receives the Akademie der Künste's Konrad Wolf Prize in 2019. The award ceremony for the prize, endowed with €5000, takes place in Berlin on 20 October 2019. Akademie members Alexander … more
13 August 2019
Busoni Composition Prize 2019 awarded to Hanna Eimermacher
Advancement Prize awarded to Hovik Sardaryan
The Busoni Composition Prize 2019 has been awarded to Frankfurt-based composer Hanna Eimermacher. The prize is endowed with 6,000 euros. The 2,500-euro advancement prize has been awarded to Hovik Sardaryan from Armenia. The jury consisted of members … more
12 August 2019
Thomas Florschuetz – Zwischenzeit
Exhibition opening on 24 August 2019 in Rheinsberg
Every year, the Visual Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin presents the work of one of its members at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum at Rheinsberg Palace. This year's exhibition is dedicated to Thomas Florschuetz and includes a … more
7 August 2019
Helga Paris, Photographer
Retrospective featuring 275 works at the Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Opening on Thursday, 7 November 2019, 7 pm
Press preview on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 11 am
From 8 November 2019 to 12 January 2020 at its exhibition halls at Pariser Platz, the Akademie der Künste will present the photographic work of Helga Paris from 1968 to 2011. Featuring 275 works, including many individual images and series that are … more
6 August 2019
The Century of Dance
Exhibition: 25 August – 21 September 2019
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
In a joint exhibition, dance archives in Cologne, Leipzig, Bremen and Berlin are showing unique centrepieces from their collections for the first time. Some of the highlights of these original exhibits include Mary Wigman's Hexentanz (Witch … more
30 July 2019
What the Body Remembers. Dance Heritage Today
Exhibition, Performances, Discourse
24 August – 21 September 2019
Invitation to the Press Preview
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 11 am
Exhibition halls open from10 am Followed by a press tour through the exhibition with the curators Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration for the press event is requested: Tel. + 49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With: … more
12 July 2019
New members of the Akademie der Künste 2019
This year, the Akademie der Künste elected 17 new members, ten of which are women, to its society of artists. The elections took place at the 53rd Members' Assembly of the Akademie der Künste (10 - 11/05) in Berlin. All newly elected members … more
10 July 2019
Magic Media – Media Magic
Video art since the 1970s from the Wulf-Herzogenrath-Archive
Exhibition from 12 September – 13 October 2019
Opening: 11 September, 9 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
As a curator, Wulf Herzogenrath has made a crucial contribution to the establishment of video art in Germany. In his archive, which is held by the Archives of the Akademie der Künste and is privately owned, highlights of video art and sculpture … more
4 July 2019
What the Body Remembers. Dance Heritage Today
Advance Ticket Sales and Programme of the Special Event Series
24 August to 21 September 2019, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Akademie der Künste's month-long special event series includes an exhibition on 20th-century dance history showing archival collections, iconic photographs and film clips, accompanied by performances of more than 20 current dance … more
21 June 2019
Turkey: Start of the Trial against Osman Kavala and 15 Other Members of Civil Society on Monday, 24 June – Federal Government Intervention Required
Amnesty International, the Akademie der Künste, the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Book Trade Association), the Deutsche Journalistinnen- und Journalisten-Union (dju, German Journalists' Union) in ver.di, the KulturForum … more
20 June 2019
The Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2020 from the Akademie der Künste goes to Timm Ulrichs
Award ceremony and opening on 23 January 2020
Exhibition from 24 January to 1 March, Hanseatenweg
Timm Ulrichs is to receive the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2020, endowed with 12,000 euros. In the year of his 80th birthday, the artist born in Berlin is to be honoured for his life's work, which has proven to be a treasure trove and source of … more
18 June 2019
KONTAKTE '19
25 – 29 September 2019
Third Biennial for Electro-Acoustic Music and Sound Art at the Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10
Akademie der Künste to become a five-day venue and experimental laboratory for electro-acoustic music / the performative arts, communication and participation From 25 – 29 September, the Akademie der Künste will present the third edition of its … more
17 June 2019
20 Years of the Gesellschaft der Freunde der Akademie der Künste e.V.
Under the motto "Friendship! For 20 years already”, the Gesellschaft der Freunde der Akademie der Künste (Society of the Friends of the Akademie der Künste) is celebrating its anniversary. On 19 June, an evening event with invited guests will be … more
11 May 2019
Akademie der Künste Spring General Assembly
The 53rd General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste took place on 10 and 11 May 2019 in Berlin. On the agenda were the meetings of the Art Sections, the election of new members and two plenary sessions. A total of seventeen new members were … more
10 May 2019
Myths – Bauhauses – Dogmas
Symposium with panels discussions, a play reading, and a reception
24th and 25th May, Pariser Platz
This year, the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus is being celebrated as if it invented modernity by itself. The energy which the members of the Bauhaus expended to work on their own myth ranks among their astounding achievements. What the Bauhaus was … more
8 May 2019
winzig und der Elefant
Music Theatre Miniatures by Manos Tsangaris, part of “Wo kommen wir hin” (Where are We Headed)
Premiere on 18 Mai 2019; other dates on 19th, 24th, 25th and 30th May Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
On five evenings, Manos Tsangaris, composer and director of the Music Section at the Akademie der Künste, is transforming the Akademie building on Hanseatenweg into a dense web of music theatre miniatures. winzig und der Elefant is the title of his … more
7 May 2019
Kathrin Röggla: Der Elefant im Raum
An Exhibition Project with Performances as Part of “Wo kommen wir hin” Opening, 17 May 2019, 18 May – 2 June, with Schnappschuss, a performance by Eran Schaerf and Der Elefant aus dem Raum, a performance by Kathrin Röggla in conversation with … more
6 May 2019
Moving Sand / Topos
Premiere of the audiovisual essay by Floros Floridis and Jeanine Meerapfel
Part of “Wo kommen wir hin”
Wednesday, 29 May at 8 pm, further performances on 30 and 31 May 2019
Public rehearsal on 16 May at 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Artificial intelligence has a radical effect on nearly all areas of human life. The audiovisual essay Moving Sand / Topos ‒ by composer and musician Floros Floridis and filmmaker and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel ‒ is inspired by these … more
30 April 2019
What the Body Remembers. Dance Heritage Today
Exhibition, performances, workshops, discursive programme and master class
24 August – 21 September 2019, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
At the conclusion of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes' (German Federal Cultural Foundation) eight-year programme Tanzfonds Erbe, which has realised 60 individual projects, the Akademie der Künste is hosting a series of special events including an … more
29 April 2019
AGORA ARTES: An Invitation from the Junge Akademie
Final Presentations of the 2018 Fellows
on Saturday, 4 May 2019, 6:30 – 10 pm
Exhibition from 5‒11 May 2019, Hanseatenweg Performance of S.C.H.U.U.L.E. on 11 and 12 May 2019, 7 pm, Pariser Platz The Junge Akademie invites the public to AGORA ARTES, the final presentations of its 2018 fellows. Featuring 15 international … more
17 April 2019
Akademie der Künste for Europe
More than 50 members of the Akademie take part in a projection on the façade at Pariser Platz 4. As of today, pro-Europe statements can be seen on the glass façade of the Akademie building on Pariser Platz. They were voiced by more than 50 members … more
17 April 2019
"Telling Art and Futures – Die Dialektik des Utopischen"
An event and exhibition project by Karin Sander
as part of "Wo kommen wir hin"
30 April – 12 May, Tue – Sun 11 am to 7 pm and 18 May – 2 June, daily 3 pm to 10 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg. Concept artist Karin Sander places the utopian at the centre of the event and exhibition project “Telling Art and … more
14 April 2019
Alliances of culture for a common European action:
A Soul for Europe Conference 2019 highlights the power of cultural alliances to purposefully influence the European process
In order to make better use of the specific potential art and culture have to create encounters between people and to thus become more effective for the European project, cultural actors need to forge alliances. Like any alliance, cultural alliances … more
11 April 2019
Walter Benjamin Digital / New edition of Berliner Chronik and Berliner Kindheit um neunzehnhundert
Press Conference Invitation Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 11 am Walter Benjamin Archive, Luisenstraße 60, 10117 Berlin With Jan Philipp Reemtsma, chairman of the executive board of the Hamburg Foundation for the Advancement of Research and Culture, Nadine … more
11 April 2019
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker – Film and State of Emergency
Symposium and Film Programme
26 and 27 April 2019, from 5 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Forty years after the release of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker (1979), the Akademie der Künste is addressing its significance and current interpretations in a two-day symposium and accompanying film programme on 26 and 27 April. This film – … more
27 March 2019
Eileen Gray – E.1027 Master Bedroom, 1:1 Installation
12 April – 10 June 2019
Invitation to the Press Preview
Thursday, 11 April, 11 am, with Wilfried Wang, architect and curator
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Registration for the press event is requested: Tel. + 49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de At the same time that the Bauhaus building was being established in Dessau in 1926, the Anglo-Irish … more
26 March 2019
Book Release:
“Baba, wie lange fahren wir noch? Erzählungen”
Publication of the narration partner project “Our Stories – Rewrite the Future” by young refugees and German-speaking authors
The newly released publication Baba, wie lange fahren wir noch? Erzählungen (Baba, how much longer 'til we get there? Stories) is the culmination of an unusual Akademie der Künste project: Teenagers and young adults, who have fled their homes … more
12 March 2019
Wo kommen wir hin
Special Events in the Music Section
Talks and music on 21 and 24 March, and on 12 April 2019, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg As part of the artistic research laboratory “Wo kommen wir hin” (Where are We Headed?), the Music Section at the Akademie der Künste is inviting the … more
11 March 2019
Wo kommen wir hin
Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg becomes a stage for artistic research Concept: Kathrin Röggla, Karin Sander and Manos Tsangaris 21 March – 2 June 2019, Hanseatenweg venue. Strategies of artistic action continually evolve and redefine … more
27 February 2019
On the Duty and the Power of Architecture
The Architecture Section’s lecture series will continue on 28 February 2019 with Christiane Thalgott and Arno Brandlhuber
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
This year, the Architecture Section of the Akademie is continuing its lecture series, giving its international members and award winners the opportunity to present their current work to the Berlin public. Under the title "On the Duty and the Power of … more
19 February 2019
The Akademie der Künste awards the Heinrich Mann Prize 2019 to Danilo Scholz
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Heinrich Mann Prize 2019 to historian of ideas, author and translator Danilo Scholz. This decision was made by the jurors Steffen Martus, Gustav Seibt and last year's winner, Christian Bommarius. The prize for … more
13 February 2019
Publication about the auteur Karl Fruchtmann released
Book and archive presentation, 26 February, 7 pm, Pariser Platz Karl Fruchtmann. Ein jüdischer Erzähler – The first monograph about the auteur has now been released as the third volume in the series entitled "Fernsehen. Geschichte. Ästhetik", a … more
7 February 2019
German Design Award 2019 for the publication Baukunst im Archiv
The book Baukunst im Archiv has been honoured with this year's German Design Award. The award ceremony will take place tomorrow, Friday, 8 February, in Frankfurt/Main. With this 2016 publication released by DOM publishers, the Akademie der Künste … more
31 January 2019
Researching the estate of Imre Kertész at the Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste has established a dedicated position to research and index the estate of the Nobel Prize winner Imre Kertész held by Katalin Madácsi-Laube. She is also responsible for user support, continuing Maren Horn's work to date on … more
30 January 2019
„Anhörung!“ Radio plays and talks in February
7 February 2019: Heiner Müller / Heiner Goebbels Der Mann im Fahrstuhl
19 February 2019: Ines Geipel and Heike Tauch, based on texts by Inge Müller Ach du lieber Augustin, wie fröhlich ich bin
each 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Film and Media Art Section of the Akademie der Künste invites this year with a series of events on the topic of audio art under the title „Anhörung!", to listen to some exemplary pieces, to … more
29 January 2019
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2019. Hito Steyerl
Exhibition Opening and Award Ceremony at 20 February, 7 pm
Exhibition until 14 April 2019
Invitation to the Exhibition Opening and Award Ceremony: Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press preview of the exhibition from 11 am to 1 pm Press briefing with the artist: 6 pm to 6.30 pm Due … more
24 January 2019
12th Academy Discussion [and ...]
Funding for Art Films Now!
Rüdiger Suchsland in conversation with Feo Aladag, Claas Danielsen, Titus Kreyenberg, Jeanine Meerapfel, Mariëtte Rissenbeek and Andres Veiel Tuesday, 5 February, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets at … more
23 January 2019
Akademie der Künste presents Kunstpreis Berlin
Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948
(Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948)
Renée Gailhoustet awarded the Großer Kunstpreis Berlin 2019 (Berlin Grand Art Prize 2019)
Awards ceremony on 18 March with the Governing Mayor of Berlin,
Michael Müller, and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel
French architect and urban planner Renée Gailhoustet is to receive the Großer Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Grand Art Prize) 2019. The Akademie der Künste awards the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros, on an annual basis and in rotation among its six … more
14 January 2019
RUNDFUNK AETERNA X
A Radio Opera by Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag
World premiere as an installation at the Akademie der Künste
and kick-off of the new event series for audio art "Anhörung!"
Friday, 1 February 2019, 7 pm, Hanseatenweg Further events until June 2019 The Akademie der Künste presents the symphonic-spatial recomposition of the radio opera RUNDFUNK AETERNA X by Jan-Peter E.R. Sonntag. The artist, composer and theorist … more
11 January 2019
New programme focus “Wo kommen wir hin”.
An Artistic Research Laboratory at the Akademie der Künste
Concept: Kathrin Röggla, Karin Sander and Manos Tsangaris 12 January 2019: Free International Drumming II, Pariser Platz 21 March – 2 June 2019, Hanseatenweg What about the potential for resistance from the arts in the political arena? Where are … more
10 January 2019
100 Years of Bauhaus. The opening festival
16 – 24 January 2019, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Press conference: Monday, 14 January 2019, 11 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration and press contact: Yvonne von Duehren yvonne.vonduehren@vdpr.de, Tel. (030) 163 55 23 221 The Akademie der Künste is hosting the … more
20 December 2018
Will Grohmann Prize 2018 goes to Kolja Reichert
The Akademie der Künste has awarded the 2018 Will Grohmann Prize to art critic Kolja Reichert. The prize, which is worth 6,000 euros, will be presented during the awards ceremony for the Berlin Art Prize on 18 March 2019 at the Akademie der Künste, … more
18 December 2018
John Heartfield Goes Online – www.heartfield.adk.de
New Online Catalogue Makes the Works of the Political Artist Accessible
John Heartfield (1891–1968) was one of the most important and innovative political satirical artists to use his work to oppose Fascism. His posters and book covers for the Malik-Verlag and magazine covers for the Arbeiter-Illustrierte-Zeitung (AIZ) … more
17 December 2018
Akademie der Künste mourns Wilhelm Genazino
On 12 December 2018, Mannheim-born writer Wilhelm Genazino died in Frankfurt, aged 75. He had been a member of the Akademie der Künste since 2011. In 2004 he received the Georg Büchner Prize, the most prestigious German prize for literature. The … more
12 December 2018
Renaming of the memorials of the Akademie der Künste to
Brecht-Weigel Museum and Anna Seghers Museum
The Akademie der Künste has taken the redesign of the entrance area of the Brecht-Haus Berlin as an opportunity for a change of name. The flats of the artist couple, Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel, at Chausseestrasse 125, hitherto referred to as … more
12 December 2018
Julia Gerlach
New Secretary of the Music Section of the Akademie der Künste
The present head of the Music division of the Artists-in-Berlin Program of the DAAD, Julia Gerlach, will be the new Secretary of the Music Section of the Akademie der Künste, starting from 1st January 2019. A curator and producer of contemporary … more
5 December 2018
Wulf Herzogenrath. Video Art in the Akademie Archives
Archive and Exhibition Opening
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, Hanseatenweg
Wulf Herzogenrath – Akademie member and a previous director of the Kunsthalle Bremen for many years – has given his archive to the Akademie der Künste. As a curator, Wulf Herzogenrath decisively contributed to the establishment of video art as a … more
21 November 2018
Anna Seghers Prize (2018) Awarded to Julián Fuks and Manja Präkels
Award Ceremony on 23 November 2018
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
The Anna Seghers-Preis, endowed with € 8,000 for each prizewinner, is being awarded to Brazilian author Julián Fuks and Berlin author Manja Präkels. In the spirit of Anna Seghers, this literary award is given to writers whose works contribute to … more
14 November 2018
On the Duty and the Power of Architecture
Lectures by members
21 November 2018: Anne Lacaton;
4 December 2018: Kees Christiaanse
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
As part of its lecture series ‟On the Duty and the Power of Architecture" the Architecture Section is showcasing current works by international members of the Akademie der Künste. Following Víctor López Cotelo, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Patrik … more
14 November 2018
25th Anniversary of a Unified Akademie
Reading and Discussion
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
In Heiner Müller's view, it was "not a love marriage, but a marriage of convenience": Twentyfive years ago, the artists' associations in the two parts of Germany united as one German Akademie der Künste. The State Treaty on the Academy of … more
12 November 2018
Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography 2018
awarded to Annette Frick and book presentation Máj/My withStephanie Kiwitt
Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
In 2018 the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for International Photography to Annette Frick. Akademie members Hubertus von Amelunxen and Helke Misselwitz will speak at the awards ceremony on Wednesday, 14 November, … more
9 November 2018
The Berlin Declaration of The Many
Art creates spaces for change
As creators of arts and culture in Germany we do not stand above things. Rather we have both feet firmly on the ground – the very ground upon which one of the worst state crimes against humanity was committed. This country has seen art vilified as … more
8 November 2018
Winter Music 2018
A new festival for listening to and seeing music
7 and 8 December 2018, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
On 7 and 8 December 2018, the first festival in the new Winter Music series will take place at the Akademie der Künste. In the future, the two- to three-day festival of contemporary music, which also includes spatial, performative and visual … more
6 November 2018
VISION RADIO. I Can Hear What You Can’t See
An evening devoted to the preservation of artistic radio plays on public broadcasting
A gala of radio to mark the 52nd members' meeting of the Akademie Saturday, 17 November, 8 p.m., Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste examines the precarious situation of radio art at a public event to celebrate its 52nd … more
1 November 2018
Akademie der Künste is Partner to Berlin’s Videoart at Midnight Festival ’18
The international forum Videoart at Midnight (VAM), dedicated to fostering film, media and video art in Berlin, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in December 2018. The VAM Festival is accompanied by four exhibitions, in addition to a two-day … more
31 October 2018
1938 Pogrom. On the 80th Anniversary
Film screening and discussion: Hitler's Hollywood. German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda, 1933-1945
Saturday, 10 November 2018, 7 pm, Pariser Platz
More than 1000 feature films were made in Germany between 1933 and 1945. Only very few of them were open propaganda. But, by the same token, they were not harmless entertainment either. Nazi cinema was a state-controlled industry. At the same time, … more
29 October 2018
German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens Commemorative Special Event on the 80th Anniversary of 9 November 1938
Remembrance and commemoration continue to be necessary – both as an obligation to the victims and as an impetus to shape our present and future. Eighty years to the day after the November pogroms, a number of special events will be taking place at … more
25 October 2018
The Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2019 of the Akademie der Künste goes to Hito Steyerl
Hito Steyerl is the recipient of the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2019. With this award, the Akademie der Künste honours an international artist, whose special interest lies in the media, technology and the dissemination of images. Her work includes texts, … more
18 October 2018
Akademie der Künste acquires the archive of Katharina and Michael Rutschky
Katharina Rutschky (1941–2010) and Michael Rutschky (1943–2018) were amongst the most renowned essayists of their generation. And now their publishings which have been bequeathed form part of the literature archive of the Akademie der Künste. … more
18 October 2018
Ellen-Auerbach Fellowship for Photography 2018 awarded to Annette Frick
In 2018 the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to Annette Frick. This advancement fellowship for international photographers, endowed with 20,000 euros, is financed from the estate of Ellen Auerbach and … more
5 October 2018
11th Academy Discussion
Anti-Semitism in Germany – Still, Again?
Jeanine Meerapfel talks with Wolfgang Benz, Anetta Kahane, Felix Klein, Luca Lombardi and Monika Schwarz-Friesel Tuesday, 16 October, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets: presse@adk.de Tel. + 49 (0)30 … more
17 September 2018
Peter Voigt Archive at the Akademie der Künste
Archive Opening on 25 September 2018, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste has taken over the estate of Peter Voigt (1933–2015); with a special event on 25 September the Akademie is paying tribute to the documentary filmmaker and offering … more
10 September 2018
Modernisation of EU copyright law cannot tolerate any further delay. The Akademie der Künste calls on EU members to defend the interests of creatives
The plenary session of the European Parliament will be voting on the EU Copyright Directive on 12 September 2018. It is high time for the so-called trilogue negotiations between the EU Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European … more
7 September 2018
Akademie Picture Cellar Open to the Public for the First Time
Opening Event on 29 September 2018, 5 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz On 29 September the Akademie der Künste is opening its "Picture Cellar" to the general public. A series of murals, which were created in 1957 and 1958 for two … more
31 August 2018
Memories of Jürgen Gosch
Theatre, Film, Discussions
28 – 30 September 2018, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Nine years after the death of the theatre director Jürgen Gosch, the Akademie der Künste and Koberstein Film are dedicating a three-day programme to him. A film with previously unreleased recordings documents the rehearsals for his last directorial … more
21 August 2018
Unorthodox Thinking
Academy Dialogue with Deborah Feldman, Peter Lilienthal and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 4 September, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets: presse@adk.de, Tel. + 49 (0)30 20057-1514 In her Academy Dialogue series, Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel talks with author Deborah Feldman … more
14 August 2018
Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile)
The Akademie der Künste’s successful documentary exhibition is on view at Berlin’s Abgeordnetenhaus beginning on 6 September
Following venues in Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Rhineland-Palatinate) and in Linz, Austria, this year the documentary exhibition Children in Exile can be seen at the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (House of Representatives) from 6–28 September 2018. … more
10 August 2018
Restoration of Oscar Begas’ painting "The Destruction of Pompeii" funded by the Friends of the Cultural Foundation of the Federal States
The Destruction of Pompeii (Der Untergang Pompejis), one of the major works by Oscar Begas (1828-1883) in the art collection of the Akademie der Künste, which still bears the damage it suffered during the war, is finally to be restored thanks to a … more
7 August 2018
Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis 2018. Adrian Piper
Exhibition 1 September to 14 October 2018
Invitation to the Press Preview: Friday, 31 August 2018, 11 am
Exhibition halls open from 10:30 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register for the press briefing at: Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Marcel Odenbach, artist, member of the jury and of the Visual Arts … more
2 August 2018
Final Days and Closing Events
By-Products of Love. An Exhibition with Works by Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim and Werner Schroeter
On view until 12 August on Pariser Platz
The exhibition about the artistic friendship between Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim and Werner Schroeter ends in ten days. On Saturday, 11 August 2018, at 4 pm, Elfi Mikesch and Rosa von Praunheim invite the general public to the closing event … more
31 July 2018
Dieter Appelt – Vortex
Für Marguerite Duras
Exhibition Opening on 12 August 2018 in Rheinsberg
Each year the Visual Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste introduces the work of one of its members at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum in Rheinsberg Palace. This year's exhibition is dedicated to Dieter Appelt. It features recent drawings … more
25 July 2018
Available from 30 July 2018: Journal der Künste 7
With contributions from Christian Bommarius, Helmut Draxler, Matthias Flügge, László F. Földényi, Mathias Greffrath, Francis Kéré, Kathrin Röggla, Michael Ruetz, Karin Sander, Eran Schaerf, Micha Ullman, Christina Weiss, Moshe Zimmermann and … more
9 July 2018
New members of the Akademie der Künste 2018
At this year's spring General Assembly (4/5 May), 14 new members were elected to the Akademie der Künste. All have now accepted the election. The new members of the Visual Arts Section are Douglas Gordon, Bjørn Melhus, Gregor Schneider and Luc … more
28 June 2018
Change of Directors in the Literature Archive at the Akademie der Künste
On 1 July 2018 the former head of the research department at the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach (DLM), Marcel Lepper, will assume direction of the Literature Archive at the Akademie der Künste. He is the successor to literary scholar Sabine Wolf, … more
21 June 2018
John Heartfield Online
Event with Klaus Staeck, Sebastian Turner, Annette Vowinckel and Astrid Frohloff (presentation) on Thursday, 28 June 2018, Pariser Platz John Heartfield (1891-1968) was one of the most eminent and innovative political satirical artists in the … more
5 June 2018
Colonial Repercussions
Symposium III: “Planetary Utopias – Hope, Desire, Imaginaries
in a Post-Colonial World”
23 June 2018, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
24 June 2018, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
In the third symposium of the Colonial Repercussions event series on 23 and 24 June, titled "Planetary Utopias – Hope, Desire, Imaginaries in a Post-Colonial World", Nikita Dhawan (Professor of Political Theory and Gender Studies), together with … more
31 May 2018
10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
“We don’t need another hero“
Opening on Friday, 8 June 2018, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg is one of the venues of the 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. The opening of all Biennale exhibition venues, such as the HAU – Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2), the KW Institute for Contemporary Art , the … more
28 May 2018
Akademie der Künste Appeals for Milagro Sala's Immediate Release
Following its Members' General Assembly on 4–5 May 2018, the Akademie der Künste ‒ an international community of more than 400 artists ‒ issued an open letter. It is addressed to Edgardo Mario Malaroda, the Ambassador of the Argentine … more
22 May 2018
24 – 31 May 2018
19th poesiefestival berlin, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Exhibitions, readings, performances, concerts, workshops
From 24 to 31 May 2018, under the title "Values Verse Art", Haus für Poesie invites international poets to attend the 19th poesiefestival berlin, to examine values through the art of verse and bring them to the stage as poetry. Berlin galleries and … more
15 May 2018
Akademie der Künste Appeals for Liu Xia’s Immediate Release
Following its Members' General Assembly on 4–5 May 2018, the Akademie der Künste ‒ an international community of more than 400 artists ‒ issued an open letter. It is addressed to Shi Mingde, the ambassador of the People's Republic of … more
14 May 2018
O.E. Hasse Prize 2018 awarded to Noah Saavedra
The O.E. Hasse Foundation has awarded the O.E. Hasse Prize 2018 to Noah Saavedra, student of acting at the University of Performing Arts Ernst Busch. The prize is endowed with EUR 5,000 and is presented on an annual basis in alternation to students … more
5 May 2018
President Jeanine Meerapfel and Vice-President Kathrin Röggla in office for a further three years
Election results of the 51st General Assembly of Members of the Akademie der Künste Today, 05 May 2018, the members of the Akademie der Künste re-elected film director, screenwriter and producer Jeanine Meerapfel as President at the General … more
3 May 2018
Colonial Repercussions
Continuation of the Event Series
Symposium II: “Performances of No-thingness”
26 and 27 May 2018, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Under the curatorship of Nana Adusei-Poku (Scholar for Cultural Studies and Art History) the discursive platform "Performances of No-thingness" represents an inquiry into Black diasporic cultural productions as a critique on hegemonic concepts of … more
27 April 2018
Spring members' assembly of the Akademie der Künste, 4/5 May
"Karl Marx and the Artists. Members’ Talks", event, 5 May
The 51st members' assembly of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin will be held on 4 and 5 May. Scheduled elections are coming up this year: the president and vice president will be elected, along with the directors and deputy directors of the six … more
25 April 2018
By-Products of Love. An Exhibition with Works by
Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim, and Werner Schroeter
Films, Performances, Talks
18 May to 12 August 2018
Invitation to the press preview:
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 11 am
Exhibition halls open from 10:30 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register for the press event in advance: Tel. +49 (0)30 200 571 514 or presse@adk.de With Elfi Mikesch, photographer, cinematographer, director and … more
23 April 2018
Akademie der Künste Introduces Its Fellows
Programme Night on 28 April; AGORA ARTES exhibition until 13 May; PLENUM on 3 May; Villa Serpentara, Basel-Berlin and Schlubach-Hirschmeier Fellows give accounts of their 2017 fellowships on 8 May Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Over the next … more
19 April 2018
Martin Rupprecht. Stage Design – Costumes – Painting
Book launch and archive presentation
Sunday, 22 April, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
The Theater der Zeit publishing house has just published an elaborate and comprehensive book on the work of set and costume designer Martin Rupprecht, who recently passed away. It was of great importance to the artist to establish a visual link … more
16 April 2018
Our Stories – Rewrite the Future
Reading and discussion about the Storytelling Partnerships with young refugees and German-language authors
Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz With Shida Bazyar, Larissa Boehning, Ralph Hammerthaler, Kerstin Hensel, Sabine Peters, Katerina Poladjan and Senthuran Varatharajah As part of the project by Akademie der Künste … more
12 April 2018
Carl Einstein archive at the Akademie der Künste digitalised
The entirety of Carl Einstein's work manuscripts and letters can now be accessed as 8,000 pages in digitalised form in the data base of Akademie der Künste at www.adk.de/einstein. The digitalisation was made possible with the cooperation of the Haus … more
9 April 2018
SOS_Gerhard Bohner_Tanzcompagnie Rubato
A TANZFONDS ERBE project
Premiere: Thursday, 26 April 2018, 8 pm
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Gerhard Bohner's final choreography, SOS, was created in close collaboration with, and for, Jutta Hell and Dieter Baumann (Tanzcompagnie Rubato). In June 1991 the duet was premiered in the upper foyer of the Hebbel Theatre Berlin, and alongside his … more
5 April 2018
By-Products of Love. An Exhibition with Works by
Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim, and Werner Schroeter
18 May – 12 August 2018, Pariser Platz
Accompanying programme to the exhibition
The exhibition By-Products of Love focuses on three artists who were bound together by an intense, lifelong friendship: photographer, cinematographer and director Elfi Mikesch, film maker and activist Rosa von Praunheim and theatre, opera and film … more
28 March 2018
Micha Ullman, Sandkorn / Grain of Sand
Installation at the Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Opening on 8 April, 12 noon With Micha Ullman, Moshe Zimmermann, Matthias Flügge and Jeanine Meerapfel 8–22 April 2018 Israeli artist Micha Ullman has realised important art projects in public space in Berlin and throughout Germany. One of his … more
21 March 2018
„Holocaust als Kultur“. Zur Poetik von Imre Kertész
Symposium, panel discussion and reading
12th – 14th April, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Two years after the death of Imre Kertész and at the suggestion of Ingo Schulze, the Akademie der Künste is organising the first international symposium on the Nobel laureate in literature in Germany. The eponymous phrase "Holocaust als Kultur" was … more
28 February 2018
10th Academy Discussion [and ...]
Turkey of the Artists
Johannes Odenthal in discussion with Ayşe Çağlar, CANAN, Mario Levi and Azra Tüzünoğlu 8 March 2018, 8 pm (Thursday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Discussion in Turkish and German Admission: €6/4, free admission up to 18 … more
22 February 2018
Underground und Improvisation. Alternative Music and Art post-1968
Exhibitions, concerts, discussions 15 March to 6 May 2018
Invitation to press preview: Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 1 p.m.
Exhibition hall open from 12.30 p.m. Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration for the press conference is required: tel.: +49 (0)30 200 571 514 or presse@adk.de With Markus Müller, curator 'Free Music Production/FMP: The … more
21 February 2018
Akademie der Künste presents the Katrin Sello Archive Special event on 4 March, Hanseatenweg venue
The Akademie der Künste has acquired the archive of art historian, publicist and exhibition organiser Katrin Sello, which it is presenting to the public in a special event on Hanseatenweg on 4 March 2018. In 1976 Katrin Sello (1941–1992) became … more
19 February 2018
On the Duty and the Power of Architecture
The series of lectures by the Architecture Section starts on
26 February with Víctor López Cotelo
Event held at Pariser Platz
The Architecture Section of the Akademie is inviting guests to a five-part series of lectures, and giving its international members the opportunity to showcase their current work to the Berlin public. Bearing the title 'On the Duty and the Power of … more
13 February 2018
The Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis 2018 of the Akademie der Künste goes to the American Adrian Piper
Adrian Piper receives the Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis 2018. The Akademie der Künste honours with this award an artist working on an international level and analytical philosopher, who has had a considerable influence on American conceptual art since the … more
7 February 2018
By-Products of Love. An Exhibition with Works by Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim, and Werner Schroeter
The Akademie der Künste is dedicating an exhibition to the artistic friendship between Mikesch, von Praunheim, and Schroeter at Pariser Platz
Opening 17th May 2018, 7 pm; on display 18th May – 12th August 2018 For the first time the exhibition "By-Products of Love. An Exhibition with Works by Elfi Mikesch, Rosa von Praunheim, and Werner Schroeter" introduces and spatially brings … more
6 February 2018
The Akademie der Künste honours its member Eugen Gomringer
Façade presentation of the poem schweigen (silencio) at Pariser Platz
The Akademie der Künste is more than concerned about the discourse characterised by terms alien to art that has emerged around the poem ciudad (avenidas) by its member Eugen Gomringer. The very nature and freedom of art is threatened when one … more
31 January 2018
Exhibition and symposium
Unfinished – Pabellón español, XV Bienal arquitectura de Venecia
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Opening of the exhibition Friday, 9 February 2018, 7 p.m.
Welcome address: Jeanine Meerapfel, President of the Akademie der Künste
Architecture, in particular, has been heavily affected by the financial crisis in Spain. Many publically and privately funded buildings were under construction, and yet just as many remained unfinished. After 2009 no decision had been made as to … more
26 January 2018
9. Academy Discussion [and …]
Long Live the Cinema! The Situation of Cinema in Germany
Alfred Holighaus in discussion with Christian Bräuer, Peter Dinges, Hans W. Geißendörfer, Joachim Kühn and Jeanine Meerapfel 6 February 2018, 8 pm (Tuesday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Admission: € 6/4, free … more
16 January 2018
Akademie der Künste Presents Kunstpreis Berlin Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948 (Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948):
Thomas Demand Awarded the 2018 Grand Prize
Awards Ceremony with Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel on 18 March on Pariser Platz. Thomas Demand, a sculptor and photographer, is awarded the Großer Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize: Grand … more
11 January 2018
Colonial Repercussions/Koloniales Erbe
Event Series kicks off in January
Symposium I: “(Post-)Colonial Injustice and Legal Interventions”
26 and 27 January 2018, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Under the curatorship of Wolfgang Kaleck (General Secretary of the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, ECCHR) and Karina Theurer (ECCHR) international legal experts will join the two-day opening conference on 26 and 27 January 2018 … more
5 January 2018
MALALAI – The Afghan Joan of Arc
after Friedrich Schiller
A transnational theatre project by Robert Schuster and Julie Paucker
19th – 21st January 2018, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The historical figure of Joan of Arc is a national hero in France. Friedrich Schiller dedicated one of his most well-known dramas to the "Maid of Orléans". A similar story is told about Malalai of Maiwand in Afghanistan, a paramedic in the war of … more
18 December 2017
Akademie der Künste takes over the manuscripts and correspondence of Werner Ackermann
Marking the occasion of Werner Ackermann’s 125th birthday on 28 December 2017, the Akademie has taken over an extensive collection of his manuscripts and correspondence. In addition to journalistic works and socially critical plays and novels, the … more
14 December 2017
Akademie der Künste to award Heinrich Mann Prize 2018 to Christian Bommarius
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Heinrich Mann Prize 2018 to Berlin author, journalist and lawyer Christian Bommarius. This decision was made by the jurors Steffen Martus, Gustav Seibt and last year's winner, Gisela von Wysocki. The … more
13 December 2017
Akademie der Künste takes over the Emine Sevgi Özdamar archive
Emine Sevgi Özdamar has handed the first part of her artistic living legacy over to the Literature Archives of the Akademie der Künste. This includes work manuscripts, notebooks and sketch books from her work at the Volksbühne Berlin and other … more
1 December 2017
Colonial Repercussions/Koloniales Erbe
Event series from January to June 2018
Symposium I: “(Post-)Colonial Injustice and Legal Interventions”
26 and 27 January 2018, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
With the Colonial Repercussions/Koloniales Erbe event series, the Akademie der Künste examines the structures of colonial power relations, which continue to impact on science, art and society today. From January to June 2018, three symposia, each … more
29 November 2017
Underground and Improvisation.
Alternative Music and Art after 1968
New Akademie focus in spring 2018
Launch event: Panel discussion with music
Friday, 8 December, 7:30 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Two exhibitions on the themes of underground and improvisation, held from 15 March to 6 May 2018 in the Akademie building on Hanseatenweg, will focus on the alternative music and art movements in East and West, from the student revolts of the Prague … more
28 November 2017
“You Want Kilims, But I Do Films”. Art and Culture in Turkey
Lecture and Discussion with Mahir Namur, Ata Unal, and Nele Hertling
Thursday, 7th December, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
As part of the series “You Want Kilims, But I Do Films”, the cultural entrepreneur and exhibition organiser Mahir Namur (Vienna/Istanbul) and the theatre scholar and theatre maker Ata Unal (Istanbul/Brussels) will be hosted at the Academy … more
28 November 2017
The Akademie der Künste inaugurates the Eberhard Fechner Archive
An event with Gero Ehrhardt, Jeanine Meerapfel, and Martin Wiebel on 1st December at Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste will inaugurate the archive of Eberhard Fechner (1926–1992) on 1st December 2017 at an event in Berlin. The archive of the … more
24 November 2017
Bertolt Brecht’s Film Legacy Preserved by the Akademie der Künste
Archive presentation, 5 December, Pariser Platz
After nearly two years of work in close cooperation with the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek, the Akademie der Künste has now largely completed its project to secure and digitise the film collection in the Bertolt Brecht Archive. Approximately 50 film … more
20 November 2017
Akademie der Künste opens Luc Bondy Archive
Book presentation on 28 November, Pariser Platz
Luc Bondy (17 July 1948 - 28 November 2015) was one of the most influential European theatre and opera directors since the 1970s. While still alive, he entrusted his archive to the Akademie der Künste, which he had been a member of since 1994. These … more
16 November 2017
2017 Busoni Composition Prize Awarded to Benjamin Scheuer
Advancement Award to Óscar Escudero
Award Ceremony and Concert on 24 November, 8 pm, Pariser Platz
The winner of the Busoni Composition Prize in 2017 is the German composer Benjamin Scheuer (b. 1987 in Hamburg). The prize is endowed with 6000 euros. The Advancement Award, endowed with 2500 euros is being given to the Spanish composer Óscar … more
16 November 2017
KUNSTWELTEN, the Akademie’s Education Programme
New cooperation with Berlin Mondiale, future workshops on shrinking cities and a storytelling partnership project called “Our Stories”
This autumn, the Akademie der Künste, in collaboration with Berlin Mondiale and Radialsystem, has begun a cooperation with the Gemeinschaftsunterkunft Heerstraße (refugee accommodations) in Charlottenburg. Artists, who are part of the Junge … more
10 November 2017
Autumn General Assembly 2017
Academy members read and comment on texts by Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht
18 November, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg From 17 to 19 November, the 50th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste will be held in Berlin. On the agenda are working discussions in the six art sections, reports, debates and talks on future … more
6 October 2017
Benjamin and Brecht. Thinking in Extremes
Exhibition 26 October 2017 – 28 January 2018
Invitation to the Press Preview
Wednesday 25 October 2017, 11 am
Exhibition halls open from 10.30 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration requested: Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Werner Heegewaldt, Director of the Archives of the Akademie der Künste Erdmut Wizisla, … more
5 October 2017
Sham Palace / Seesaw / Barn
Academy Dialogue with Klaus Lederer, Wilfried Wang and Jeanine Meerapfel
Dienstag, 17 October, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets: presse@adk.de, Tel. +49 (0)30 20057-1514 In the heart of Berlin several reconstructions of buildings, a new interactive Reunification monument at … more
19 September 2017
Tell It to the Stones
The Work of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub
Retrospective of films from 15th October to 5th November at the
Akademie der Künste, the fsk Cinema, the Brotfabrik, and the Zeughauskino
Invitation to the press screening: Thursday, 5th October 2017, 3:15 pm fsk Cinema, Segitzdamm 2, 10969 Berlin Selection of films Machorka-Muff (Huillet/Straub, 1962, 17 min.) Einleitung zu Arnold Schönbergs ‚Begleitmusik zu einer … more
11 September 2017
Tell It to the Stones
The Work of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub
14 September – 19 November 2017, Hanseatenweg 10
Rencontres I and II event programme
What happens during our encounter (rencontre) with a film, what the film does and how it can be translated into theory and action – this technique is closely associated with the films of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, and yet is always in … more
6 September 2017
“You Want Kilims, But I Do Films”. Art and Culture in Turkey Mirkan Deniz – Wir waren nur Gastgeberin
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Artist’s Talk with Mirkan Deniz, welcoming remarks: Eran Schaerf
Foyer exhibition until 24 Sept 2017
The political and social upheavals in Turkey have substantially altered conditions for those working in cultural fields. In the special event series “You Want Kilims, But I Do Films”, artists, writers, journalists, academics and scientists … more
29 August 2017
Benjamin and Brecht. Thinking in Extremes
The Akademie der Künste Makes the Friendship between Walter Benjamin and Bertolt Brecht the Focus of an Exhibition Exhibition opening: 25 October 2017, 7 pm Press conference: 25 October 2017, 11 am The relationship between Walter Benjamin … more
28 August 2017
How to Deal with Complexity
Academy Dialogue with Hazel Rosenstrauch and Jeanine Meerapfel
Monday, 4 September, 8 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets: presse@adk.de, Tel. +49 (0)30 20057-1514 Our society’s complex relationships and interconnections are difficult to understand. And their sheer variety … more
23 August 2017
Konrad Wolf Prize 2017 goes to Márta Mészáros
This year, the Konrad Wolf Prize from the Akademie der Künste goes to the Hungarian film director Márta Mészáros. The prize, which is endowed with EUR 5,000, will be presented on 18 October. Jeanine Meerapfel, filmmaker and President of the … more
22 August 2017
Tell It to the Stones
The Work of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub
Exhibition – Film Retrospective – Rencontres – Arnold Schönberg Week
14 September – 19 November 2017
Invitation to the Press Preview: Wednesday 13th September 2017, 1 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration requested: Tel. +49 (0)30 679 282 69 or mail@rische-pr.de With Annett Busch, Curator of the exhibition Tobias … more
15 August 2017
Rethinking Modernity. Architecture and Urban Planning of the 20th century – Between the Avant-Garde and Tradition
International conference on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Interbau Berlin 10th – 12th September 2017 The Cold War and the Iron Curtain have left behind a thinking in terms of incompatible contradictions. As such, 20th-century European … more
26 July 2017
KONTAKTE '17
28th September – 1st October 2017
Biennial for Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art at the Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Four-day experimental lab for electroacoustic music at the Akademie der Künste / 28 debuts and premieres / over 100 artists from 27 countries From 28th September to 1st October, the 2nd edition of the KONTAKTE Festival will turn the Akademie der … more
25 July 2017
Tell It to the Stones.
The Work of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub
Exhibition – Film Retrospective – Rencontres – Arnold Schönberg Week 14 September – 19 November 2017 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg. The Akademie der Künste is dedicating an extensive two-month programme cycle to the oeuvre of … more
7 July 2017
New members of the Akademie der Künste
13 new members were elected to the Akademie der Künste at this year's Spring General Assembly. All of them have accepted the engagement in the meantime. The Music Section welcomes: Chaya Czernowin, Hanna Hartman and Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje. … more
13 June 2017
Hanns Schimansky – Linienwärts
Exhibition Opening on 17 June in Rheinsberg
Each year the Visual Arts Section at the Akademie der Künste introduces the oeuvre of one of its members at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum in Rheinsberg Palace. This year’s exhibition is dedicated to Hanns Schimansky and shows a cross-section … more
30 May 2017
Symposium
Otto Bartning. Architect of Social Modernism
9 and 10 June 2017, Hanseatenweg
Accompanying the exhibition Otto Bartning (1883-1959). Architect of Social Modernism, an in-depth symposium on 9–10 June at the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg is bringing together experts on Bartning. Sandra Wagner-Conzelmann, an … more
29 May 2017
Kurt-Bartsch-Archiv at the Akademie der Künste
Archive and book presentation on 8 June The Akademie der Künste is highlighting the archive of author Kurt Bartsch (1937-2010) with a special event on 8 June in the Akademie building on Hanseatenweg. After moving from East to West Berlin, Bartsch … more
23 May 2017
Archive of Käthe Reichel at the Akademie der Künste
Archive opening on 28 May with Academy members Christian Grashof and Klaus Völker, as well as Petra Kelling, Kurt Groenewold and Esther Slevogt Throughout her lifetime Käthe Reichel (1926-2012) saw herself as a pupil of Bertolt Brecht. “Saint … more
10 May 2017
The 8th Academy Discussion
Europe: From the Economic Union to a Republic?
Tuesday 16 May, Pariser Platz With Pietro Benassi, Christina von Braun, Klaus Lederer, Robert Menasse and Jeanine Meerapfel Introducing the euro has not led to a reduction in the economic and social disparities between the EU Member States. The … more
3 May 2017
Archive of Hanns Zischler at the Akademie der Künste
Archive presentation on 9 May, Pariser Platz Actor, photographer, translator, publisher, essayist – Hanns Zischler is one of Germany’s most versatile artists. In 2014, at the suggestion of the Literature Section he was elected a member of the … more
2 May 2017
Reports from Elsewhere: Members’ Talks
Event on 6 May on the occasion of the spring General Assembly of Members of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin On 5 and 6 May 2017, the Akademie der Künste in Berlin is hosting the spring General Assembly of its Members. The points on the agenda … more
26 April 2017
Academy Dialogue on the Future of Museum
Monika Grütters, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, in discussion with Stefan Kraus, Director of the KOLUMBA art museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne, and Jeanine Meerapfel, Akademie President and filmmaker Tuesday 2 May … more
25 April 2017
The Akademie der Künste Introduces Its Fellows
Programme Night on 29 April and AGORA ARTES Works Show until 14 May PLENUM of the 2017 Fellows on 4 May Over the next three weeks the JUNGE AKADEMIE (Young Academy) is bringing together 25 international artists in all fields of the arts for internal … more
30 March 2017
Monumental Work of Neorealismo on Permanent Loan to the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig
The Akademie der Künste is lending Renato Guttuso’s work Occupazione delle terre incolte (Occupation of Uncultivated Land, 1949-50) to the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig. Fifty years after it was shown at the same location as part of the … more
21 March 2017
Heinrich-Mann-Preis, 2017
Awarded to Gisela von Wysocki
Award Ceremony on Tuesday, 28 March
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin, starts at 7 pm Free admission Welcoming address: Kathrin Röggla, vice-president of the Akademie der Künste Laudation: Lothar Müller Acceptance speech: Gisela von Wysocki Reading: Hanns Zischler … more
13 March 2017
Kunstpreis Berlin Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948
(Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948)
Grand Prize Awarded to Emin Alper in 2017
Awards Ceremony on 18 March at the Akademie der Künste
This coming Saturday the Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948 Awards take place at the Akademie der Künste. The governing mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, will award the prizes together with Jeanine Meerapfel, president of the Akademie … more
8 March 2017
Otto Bartning (1883 – 1959). Architect of Social Modernism
Exhibition 31 March – 18 June 2017, Opening 30 March, 7 pm
Invitation to the Press Preview Thursday 30 March 2017, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration requested: Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or presse@adk.de With Sandra Wagner-Conzelmann, … more
1 March 2017
“etc is poetry” *
Positions, Paradoxes, Poems
Poets’ Talk and Poetry Night with 20 poets
9 – 10 March, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
Over the last years, poetry has attracted increasing attention, with some even talking of the rediscovery of a genre. Even though poetry in Germany continues to be regarded as the poor relation of a profit-orientated book market, the poetry scene has … more
27 February 2017
7th Academy Discussion Continues Europe Series
Wounded Europe II: The Internal Wounds
Tuesday 7 March, Pariser Platz Discussion participants: Agnieszka Holland, Enrique Sobejano, Cécile Wajsbrot, Nikolas Zirganos and Jeanine Meerapfel, presenter: Almut Möller The 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome falls in late … more
22 February 2017
GABRIELE MÜNTER PRIZE 2017
Award Ceremony and Exhibition Opening 14 March 2017, 7 pm
Exhibition 15 March - 17 April 2017
Invitation to the Press Preview Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 11 am Exhibition hall open from 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin, Germany Registration for the Press Conference requested: Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 or email … more
20 February 2017
“You Want Kilims, But I Do Films”. Art and Culture in Turkey
A new series of events at the Akademie der Künste 26 February with Turgut Erçetin, 2 April with Ahmet Öğüt The political and societal upheaval in Turkey has significantly changed the working situation of people engaged in the cultural sector. In … more
13 February 2017
O.E. Hasse Prize 2017 awarded to William Bartley Cooper
In 2017, the O.E. Hasse Foundation is awarding this year’s O.E. Hasse Prize to William Bartley Cooper, a student at Munich’s Otto-Falckenberg-Schule. The prize, endowed with € 5,000, is dedicated to fostering outstanding young actors and … more
9 February 2017
SCHAUM – Self-Optimisation
Exhibition Opening with Performance, 17 February 2017, 7 pm
Exhibition until 2 April
On Friday 17 February, the Akademie der Künste opened the exhibition SELF-OPTIMISATION by the artists’ collective SCHAUM. In this exhibition, SCHAUM investigates the question of why and how individuals are focusing increasingly on themselves. … more
6 February 2017
2017 Busoni Composition Prize Winner Benjamin Scheuer
Sponsorship Award for Óscar Escudero
The 2017 Busoni Composition Prize, endowed with prize money of € 6,000, has been awarded to the German composer Benjamin Scheuerer. The jury, comprising Hanspeter Kyburz, Enno Poppe and Cornelius Schwehr, all members of the music section, also … more
18 January 2017
Akademie der Künste presents Kunstpreis Berlin Jubiläumsstiftung 1848/1948 (Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948): Grand Prize awarded to Emin Alper
Awards Ceremony with Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel on 18 March The 2017 Großer Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize: Grand Prize) has been awarded to Turkish filmmaker Emin Alper. The Akademie der … more
10 January 2017
AKADEMIE-DIALOG
Wolfgang Benz in discussion with Jeanine Meerapfel:
Those who do not remember, repeat their mistakes
Tuesday 17 January 2017, Pariser Platz To start the new AKADEMIE-DIALOG series, Wolfgang Benz, a historian specialising in prejudice research, and Jeanine Meerapfel, Akademie president and filmmaker, take the book Juden unerwünscht (2016) edited by … more
9 January 2017
Heinrich-Mann-Preis, 2017
Awarded to Gisela von Wysocki
This year, the Akademie der Künste’s Heinrich-Mann-Preis is being awarded to Gisela von Wysocki, an essayist, novelist, radio play and theatre author, as well as critic in Berlin. She was selected by the jurors Friedrich Dieckmann, Matthias … more
5 January 2017
Closing Sunday, 15 January 2017
Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
Exhibition
Special events programme during the last week of the show with Natasha A. Kelly, Sonia Kennebeck, Wim Wenders, Horst Bredekamp, Stefan Weber, Armin Nassehi, Grada Kilomba, Chantal Mouffe, et al. The exhibition Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in … more
21 December 2016
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2017 of the Akademie der Künste
awarded to Katharina Sieverding
Katharina Sieverding will receive the Käthe Kollwitz Prize in 2017. With this award the Akademie der Künste is honouring a German artist, who has been a pioneer in an age of large-scale photo art since the 1960s. An underlying theme in her work … more
21 December 2016
Exhibition "Uncertain States": Special opening hours during the public holidays
Programme starts 3 Jan 2017
The exhibition "Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency" can be visited on 25 Dec and 26 Dec 2016 as well as on 1 Jan 2017. It is closed on 24 Dec and 31 Dec. The exhibition will run through 15 Jan 2017. In the exhibition, … more
12 December 2016
Think About…
Performance with Koffi Kôkô (dance) and
Floros Floridis (saxophone, clarinet, electronics)
Premiere: Friday, 16 December, 8 pm Further performance: Saturday, 17 December, 8 pm The dancer and choreographer Koffi Kôkô and the musician and composer Floros Floridis show the performance “Think About…” at the Akademie der Künste, on … more
1 December 2016
Unsere Geschichten. Our Stories – Rewrite the Future
Opening discussion on story partnerships between German-language authors and young refugees
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 5 pm With Kerstin Hensel, Senthuran Varatharajah, Katerina Poladjan, Ralph Hammerthaler and Larissa Boehning The Akademie der Künste project “Our Stories – Rewrite the Future” starts on Wednesday, 7 December as … more
11 November 2016
Inge Deutschkron Archive in the Akademie der Künste
Archive Opening on 20 November
On 20 November 2016, the Akademie der Künste is holding an event at Pariser Platz to mark the opening of the Inge Deutschkron Archive. As part of the Archive Opening, Inge Deutschkron is joined by André Schmitz, former Secretary for Cultural … more
7 November 2016
On the Current Developments and Latest Arrests in Turkey – Cultural Institutions Make a United Appeal to the German Federal Chancellor
Emphatically supported at the general members’ meeting of the Akademie der Künste and in accord with the Berlin Artists-in-Residence programme of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), the Berliner Festspiele, the Börsenverein des Deutschen … more
4 November 2016
Architecture in Archives
The Collection of the Akademie der Künste
Book Presentation, Sunday 13 November 2016
For the first time, with Architecture in Archives, the Akademie der Künste in Berlin presents a printed overview of the archives and collections of architects, engineers, landscape architects, architectural photographers, and critics. With almost … more
2 November 2016
“Making Nachbarschaft”
A Discussion about Architecture and Integration
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
In the round table panel “Making Nachbarschaft” the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste takes up a discussion about which contributions city planning and architecture can make toward furthering the integration of refugees. Architect … more
1 November 2016
Flee by Night
Akademie der Künste Shows Danny Yung’s Contemporary Version of the Chinese Kunqu Opera
Theatre guest performance from Hong Kong on 5th and 6th November
The Akademie der Künste is bringing a central work of Chinese avant-garde theatre to Berlin and to the stage of its building on Hanseatenweg with Flee by Night. Hong Kong director Danny Yung has transferred to the present-day the more than 400-year … more
31 October 2016
Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
“We Come as Friends” – Films and Discussions in Uncertain Times
Tomorrow, 1 November 2016: Start of the film programme
Films in uncertain times – Akademie president and filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel, in collaboration with Ulrike Roesen, head of the Film Section at the Akademie der Künste, have curated a film series for the main fall programme Uncertain States. These … more
21 October 2016
Akademie der Künste Takes Over the Archive of Eberhard Fechner
The Akademie der Künste has acquired the artistic estate of its former member Eberhard Fechner (1926–1992), a deceased television and documentary film director. Today, on 21 October, Fechner would have been 90 years old. Eberhard Fechner is one of … more
20 October 2016
Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography, 2016
Awarded to Stephanie Kiwitt
In 2016 the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to Stephanie Kiwitt. This advancement fellowship for young, international photographers, endowed with 20,000 euros, is financed from the estate of Ellen … more
14 October 2016
DISKURSE
Lectures and discussions on the Future of Europe with Claus Leggewie, Gesine Schwan, Rita Süssmuth, Chantal Mouffe et al.
First lecture by migrant expert Jochen Oltmer Sunday, 16 Oct 2016, noon, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The lecture by migration expert Jochen Oltmer kicks off the DISKURSE series of lectures and discussions, a cooperation of the Akademie der … more
12 October 2016
States of Uncertainty
Theatre and Dance from Tunisia, Poland, Italy, Iran and Iraq
22 – 30 October 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg As part of the main autumn programme “Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency”, the Akademie der Künste has invited theatre and dance productions from Tunisia, … more
6 October 2016
Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
Exhibition and Special Events Programme
Opening Weekend with Volker Koepp, Michael Krüger, Norman Manea, Jeanine Meerapfel, Jochen Oltmer, Ingo Schulze, Serhij Zhadan, et al. 14–16 October 2016, discussions, lectures, music Press Event: Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11 am On Friday, 14 … more
30 September 2016
Ronald M. Schernikau Archive in the Akademie der Künste
On 7 October, the Akademie der Künste is holding an event to mark the opening of the Ronald M. Schernikau Archive. The writer Ronald M. Schernikau, who died far too young, was an expert on and trenchant critic of post-war German realities. In his … more
30 September 2016
6th Academy Discussions looks at a wounded Europe
Wednesday 5 October 2016 Discussion with Ben Gibson, Jeanine Meerapfel, Almut Möller, Zafer Şenocak, Günter Seufert and Aleš Šteger Which are Europe’s real borders – and who secures them? Do Greece, Italy, Spain and France have to protect … more
21 September 2016
Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
Exhibition and Events, 15 October 2016 – 15 January 2017
Invitation to the Press Preview Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration for the Press Conference requested: Tel. 030 200 57-1514 or email presse@adk.de With … more
20 September 2016
Show of works by Akademie der Künste Members in the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
Press Conference: Thursday 22 September, 11 am Opening: Saturday 24 September, 5 pm Exhibition: 25 September – 20 November 2016 In cooperation with the Akademie der Künste, the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz are presenting a major show of works by … more
15 September 2016
More than 30 artists, lawyers and activists discuss Human Rights Violations, Torture, and Methods of Addressing Past Wrongs
Symposium 29 September – 1 October 2016 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin “Memory and Justice” – this is the central theme for Estela de Carlotto, Thomas Walther, Anwar al-Bunni and Milo Rau, as well as the other participants of … more
8 September 2016
Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 awarded to Nicola Hümpel / Nico and the Navigators on 13 September
On 13 September, the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 to Nicola Hümpel, director and co-founder of Nico and the Navigators. The laudatory address is by Nele Hertling who, together with Barrie Kosky and Reinhild Hoffmann, … more
5 September 2016
“Public Space: Fights and Fictions” – digital magazine now available
The “Public Space: Fights and Fictions. 36-hour Factory of Thought” conference is now going online with a digital magazine. In May this year, the conference at the Akademie der Künste brought together around 40 international urban planners, … more
4 August 2016
The Akademie der Künste Protests the Random Arrests and Detentions of Intellectuals in Turkey
Press Statement. The Akademie der Künste protests the unacceptable course of action of the Turkish government against the press and freedom of speech, without which there can be no genuine democracy. We call upon the Turkish government to end the … more
3 August 2016
Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis 2016. Edmund Kuppel
Exhibition, 3 September – 3 October 2016. Invitation to the Press Preview: Friday, 2 September 2016, 6 pm Followed by the award ceremony and exhibition opening at 7 pm Exhibition hall opens at 5:30 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 … more
26 July 2016
“Uncertain States – Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency”
Programme Focus of the Akademie der Künste This Fall
The fragility of the status quo – triggered by wars, poverty, terrorism, flight and migration – is the starting point underpinning the programme focus for "Uncertain States". An “experiential space of things” from the academy’s … more
21 July 2016
Memory and Justice
An Exchange between Art, Law and Civil Society on Human Rights Abuses, Torture and Methods of Addressing Past Wrongs
Symposium 29 September – 1 October 2016 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin. The Akademie der Künste and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) are hosting the conference “Memory and Justice” from 29 … more
8 July 2016
Getting Out of the Climate Crisis with Art and Culture?
Panel discussion hosted by the Akademie der Künste and the Umweltbundesamt Friday 15 July 2016, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste and the Umweltbundesamt (UBA, German Federal Environment Agency) will debate the roles … more
21 June 2016
Akademie der Künste opens the Ivan Nagel Archive
Event on 28 June with academy members Angela Winkler and Norbert Miller, et al. On 28 June the Akademie der Künste will open the archive of Ivan Nagel (1931-2012) with a special event in Berlin. During his lifetime, the theatre director, writer and … more
15 June 2016
New Members of the Akademie der Künste
Twenty-two new members were selected to join the Akademie der Künste at this year’s spring General Assembly (29–30 April). All of the candidates have since accepted their memberships. New members in the Visual Arts Section: Marcel Odenbach, … more
13 June 2016
In a Foreign World
Films and discussions
16 – 18 June 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
In cooperation with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg
The Akademie der Künste presents from 16 to 18 June in cooperation with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg documentary films on people forced to flee. The screenings accompany the Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile) exhibition (16 June – … more
1 June 2016
5th Academy Discussions [and…]
“Heimat” today
Almut Möller in discussion with Gila Lustiger, Terézia Mora, Edgar Reitz and Jeanine Meerapfel 8 June 2016, 8 pm (Wednesday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Admission: € 5/3, free admission for visitors under 18 In German … more
31 May 2016
9th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art at the Akademie der Künste
Opening 3 June
The Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz is one of the venues of the 9th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. The 9th Berlin Biennale involves the Akademie’s foyers and event spaces on all floors. The opening of all Biennale exhibition venues, … more
23 May 2016
Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile)
Exhibition and Special Events
16 June – 20 July 2016, opening on 16 June, 10 am
The experiences of children in flight from their homelands and living in exile are the focus of an extensive programme organised by the Akademie der Künste under the title Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile). A documentary exhibition, related special … more
27 April 2016
Prelude to the Peter Weiss Year, 2016
Long Night at the Akademie der Künste on 30 April
Hanseatenweg, begins at 8 pm
“I sincerely hope that Peter Weiss will never become a classic, but will be remembered as an artist who always understood the words ‘culture’ and ‘revolution’, ‘art’ and ‘great universal change’ to be moving closer together, because … more
27 April 2016
Factory of Thought “Public Space: Fights and Fictions”
19 – 21 May 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
Public space is not an issue of luxury. As a platform of social debate and dispute, public space is a mainstay of the democratic way of life. From 19 – 21 May, “Public Space: Fights and Fictions”, organised by the Goethe-Institut and the … more
21 April 2016
Brecht’s Film Heritage Preserved by the Akademie der Künste and the Deutsche Kinemathek
The Akademie der Künste has begun safeguarding and digitalizing the cinematic holdings in Bertolt Brecht’s archive. In cooperation with the Deutsche Kinemathek and supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin and the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für … more
2 March 2016
Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 awarded to Nicola Hümpel / Nico and the Navigators
The Akademie der Künste has awarded the Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 to Nicola Hümpel, the director and co-founder of Nico and the Navigators. The award, which is endowed with prize money of €5,000, will be presented on 13 September. The jury comprised … more
1 March 2016
Invitation to the Press Preview
Friday 11 March 2016, 11 am
DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space 12 March – 29 May 2016, Exhibition Opening 11 March, 8 pm, Opening Symposium 6 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin With Wilfried Wang, Architect, Curator of the exhibition, Member of the … more
24 February 2016
4th Academy Discussions [and…]
What do we think?
Integration, a Community of Shared Values, Streams of Refugees
Lorenz Hemicker in discussion with Dilek Kolat, Eva Mattes, Jeanine Meerapfel, Rosa von Praunheim, Gustav Seibt and Manos Tsangaris 1 March 2016, 8 pm (Tuesday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Admission: € 5/3, free admission … more
22 February 2016
DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space
Academy Exhibition on Design Possibilities for Public Space through Civil Intervention
Press preview on 11 March; exhibition: 12 March – 29 May 2016 The exhibition DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space presents options that the public has to shape its own cities. Increasingly critical citizens are demanding the right to have a say … more
22 January 2016
Akademie der Künste presents Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948 Awards
2016 Berlin Art Prize: Grand Prize awarded to Frank Castorf
Awards Ceremony with Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel on 18 March The 2016 Großer Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize: Grand Prize) has been awarded to Frank Castorf. In consultation with one of its … more
21 January 2016
A key to the treasure chamber
Akademie der Künste’s Archive Database now accessible online
The Archive of the Akademie der Künste is numbered among the leading interdisciplinary archives in the German-speaking world on art and culture in the modern era. Recently, the Archive launched its digital database, offering open online access to … more
5 January 2015
Attention! Volksbühne –
The Theatre, the City and Its Audience
A Congress in Light of Recent Events
15 and 16 June 2018, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
After the discussion on ensemble theatre at the end of 2017 and current developments this season, the Akademie der Künste is again offering a platform for debate between theatre practitioners, audiences and urban society about expectations and … more