Long Night of Museums

In addition to the multimedia presentation on the history of the Akademie building, visitors can also expect guided tours of the architecture, storage rooms and depots. The Baukunstarchiv (Architectural Archives), Library and Art Collection will present highlights from their collections. The Picture Cellar and Reading Room will also be open. We also cordially invite you to visit the bar on the rooftop terrace with a view onto the Brandenburg Gate.

Programme

6 pm – 2 am Opening of the roof terrace with a view of the Brandenburg Gate
In addition to the multimedia presentation on the history of the Akademie building, visitors can also expect guided tours of the architecture, the magazines and depots. The Baukunstarchiv (Architectural Archive), Library and Art Collection will present highlights from their collections. The Picture Cellar and Reading Room will be open. We also cordially invite you to visit the roof terrace with its view of the Brandenburg Gate.

6 pm – 2 am Opening of the Picture Cellar
A series of decorations were created in the boiler room of the Akademie der Künste for two carnival celebrations in 1957 and 1958. The paintings by the master students of the time, including Manfred Böttcher, Harald Metzkes, Ernst Schroeder, Werner Stötzer and Horst Zickelbein, are today unique testimonies to the artistic post-war modernism of the GDR.

6 pm – 2 am Multimedia presentation on the history of the Academy building “Pariser Platz 4: A hotspot of German history”
The Akademie der Künste building at Pariser Platz reflects recent German history in a unique way. Traces of the changing uses since 1907 are still visible today. A multimedia presentation shows how the ruptures and caesurae of the 20th century were inscribed in the history of the site.

6 pm – 11 pm Opening of the reading room
The eternal lives in the archive as it does in love: feelings, letters, thoughts. What we preserve is more than just a document - it is the art of memory, a testimony to human longing. The reading room is open to all who want to discover: Love is memory with a future.


Tours

First come, first served applies to all guided tours. Registration and issue of tickets on site in the foyer.
In German language.
For guided tours of the collections, bags must be locked in the lockers on the 1st floor in good time before the start.

Architectural tours
7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm
Duration ca. 30 min.
20 people max.
The building has been used by the Academy of Arts (founded in 1696) since 1907, with an interruption during the National Socialist era. As the Academy of Arts of the GDR, the building was located directly on the Wall strip, since 1993 it has been the seat of the united Academy and since 2005 the new glass building has surrounded the historic rooms of the Prussian Academy. Throughout the building - from the picture cellar to the roof terrace - traces of the past can be found, speaking witnesses to history.

Guided tours Art Collection‘s depot rooms “Love meets disaster”
7:15 pm, 8:15 pm, 9:15 pm, 10:15 pm
Duration ca. 45 min.
15 people max.
Death and disaster pose multiple challenges to love and art alike. A guided tour through the art collection’s depot offers ample opportunity to reflect upon the paintings and their (hi)stories. A tour not only for romantics; those who claim to know all painful sides of love already can seek

Guided tours Library “Passion for collecting – Artist libraries”
6:45 pm, 7:45 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:45 pm
Duration ca. 30-45 min.
20 people max.
The Library of Arts opens its doors to unique book collections by artists. Highlights from the holdings of one of the largest interdisciplinary libraries specializing in modern art are presented. The tour begins in the reading room with its impressive view and continues into the hidden stacks.

Guided tours through the display depot architecture models
7:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 9:30 pm
Duration ca. 30 - 40 min.
23 people max.
Get a glimpse „behind the scenes“ of the archive: In the display depot, which opened in 2024, you will gain an exclusive insight into the Akademie der Künste’s outstanding collection of architecture models. The collection focuses on the 20th century. On the occasion of the Long Night, we will delve into the question of what role love could play in architecture.

Late Night Special Concerts

10:30 pm – 1:30 am “Alternating current - A night with electronic dialogs on the subject of love”
This year, the Akademie der Künste has developed a late night special with “Alternating Current - A night with electronic dialogs on the subject of love”: Composer Arnold Dreyblatt, together with Malte Giesen and Andrei Cucu (Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Academy), will present a musical night program together with Werner Durand and Carla Boregas from 10:30 pm. Improvised music, sound art and live electronics will be played in alternating duo line-ups.