Press Releases

June

1 June 2023

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

May

31 May 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April

25 April 2023

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

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

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

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

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

March

30 March 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

February

21 February 2023

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

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

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

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

January

29 January 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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