Press Releases
December
18 December 2024
Call for Proposals: „Every Artist Must Take Sides – Resonances of Eslanda and Paul Robeson“
Open Call for Residencies for Artistic Research Akademie der Künste, Berlin and Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town Application deadline 14 January 2025 With “Every Artist Must Take Sides – Resonances … more
16 December 2024
Ein Dorf 1950–2022
Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler und Ludwig Schirmer
Exhibition 28 Feb – 4 May 2025, Opening 27 February 2025 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin On 27 February 2025, the exhibition “Ein Dorf 1950-2022. Ute Mahler, Werner Mahler und Ludwig Schirmer” opens at the Akademie der … more
3 December 2024
Academy Dialogue: Adania Shibli and Eva Menasse
Reading and Talk
Welcome: Manos Tsangaris, President of the Akademie der Künste Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Adania Shibli’s novel Minor Detail intertwines the fates of two Palestinian women: … more
November
28 November 2024
“Winter Music” presents compositions by Akademie members on sonic renewal and memory
Concerts and discussions Saturday and Sunday, 7 + 8 December 2024, Hanseatenweg For the fourth edition of the festival “Winter Music”, you are invited to a weekend of sonic renewal and remembrance. On 7 and 8 December, under the artistic … more
21 November 2024
Busoni Composition Prize continues
2024 recipients: Maximiliano Alejandro Soto Mayorga and Lauren Siess
Award Ceremony and Concert, 30 November 2024, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz This year’s Busoni Composition Prize goes to the Chilean composer Maximiliano Alejandro Soto Mayorga, who resides in Germany. US composer Laureen Siess is the … more
13 November 2024
Directors of the Film and Media Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste newly elected
In its General Assembly last weekend (8–10 November) in Berlin, the members of the Akademie der Künste elected Helke Misselwitz as the new Director of the Film and Media Arts Section and Peter Badel as the Section’s new Deputy Director. The … more
13 November 2024
New fellowship holders of the “Human Machine Programme” of JUNGE AKADEMIE, E-WERK Luckenwalde and E.ON Stiftung have been announced
The 2024/2025 fellowship holders for the Human Machine residency programme have been announced. From over 350 international applications, the jury selected four artists for the residency programme who deal with the subject of digital technologies and … more
11 November 2024
Ursula Krechel: “But who was murdered, and who killed?”
Akademie der Künste opens the Ursula Krechel Archive
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 7 pm, Pariser Platz Violence is a central theme in Ursula Krechel’s multifaceted work. On 20 November at the Akademie der Künste, on the occasion of the introduction of her archive, the author talks to … more
8 November 2024
COUNSEL OF THE MANY: Taking action against right-wing extremism
Thursday, 28 November, starting at 10 am Locations: Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz, and GRIPS Theater, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Humboldt Forum, Maxim Gorki Theatre “Democracy is capable of defending itself”, writes Minister of State for … more
5 November 2024
Akademie der Künste is showing No Other Land
Winner of Documentary Award and Panorama Audience Award of the Berlinale 2024
Followed by a talk with the filmmakers Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 7 pm, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is showing the film No Other Land on 12 November. The screening of the film will be followed by a talk with the filmmakers Yuval … more
4 November 2024
Words and Sound from East, West, North and South:
Ursula Mamlok – Kioomars Musayyebi (santoor) – Arnold Schönberg – Steffen Mensching (texts)
Reading and concert Saturday, 9 November 2024, 8 pm, Hanseatenweg The 63rd General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste is being held from 8 to 10 November. It is the first General Assembly under the leadership of Manos Tsangaris and … more
1 November 2024
The Akademie der Künste supports the wording proposals published in the FAZ pertaining to the Bundestag resolution on the protection of Jewish life in Germany
Over the course of the past year, the German Bundestag has been discussing a resolution titled “Never Again is Now: Protecting, Preserving and Strengthening Jewish life in Germany” (Nie wieder ist jetzt: Jüdisches Leben in Deutschland schützen, … more
October
30 October 2024
display depot architecture models
Akademie der Künste opens the Schaudepot at Pariser Platz
Friday, 1 November 2024, 7 pm, Pariser Platz 4 Architectural models have a special aesthetic appeal. They fascinate with their vividness, their variety of materials used and their visionary power. Even in the digital age, they have by no means … more
22 October 2024
Excitation Mechanisms and their Consequences
Academy Discussion as part of the series “Freedom of Art”
Manos Tsangaris and Anh-Linh Ngo in discussion with Romy Jaster, Renate Künast, Geraldine Rauch, Simon Strick Tuesday, 29 October 2024, starting at 7 pm, Pariser Platz Polarizing opinions and collective states of agitation seem to dominate current … more
14 October 2024
Manfred Krug: A Star in the East and West
The Akademie der Künste opens the Manfred Krug Archive
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 7 pm, Hanseatenweg An event is being held at the Akademie der Künste on 22 October to mark the opening of the archive of singer, actor and author Manfred Krug. Manfred Krug’s (1937–2016) inimitable style made him … more
9 October 2024
In opposition to the axing of 3sat under the pretext of “transferring content”
In support of the consolidation and boosting of the cultural and educational mission of public service broadcasting
Public service broadcasting needs to be reformed. This is beyond dispute. However, the bill that has now been put forward setting out a new legal framework for regulating the media (State Media Treaty, MStV) contains passages that are a threat to the … more
2 October 2024
draw love build / sauerbruch hutton tracing modernities
Exhibition, 25 October 2024 – 19 January 2025
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Invitation to the press preview of the exhibition on Thursday, 24 October, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am With Matthias Sauerbruch, architect, sauerbruch hutton, member of the Akademie der Künste, … more
September
30 September 2024
2024 Busoni Composition Prize awarded to Maximiliano Alejandro Sponsorship Award goes to Lauren Siess
The Akademie der Künste awards the 2024 Busoni Composition Prize to the Chilean composer Maximiliano Alejandro Soto Mayorga, who lives in Germany. The award is endowed with 6,000 euros. The Sponsorship Prize, endowed with 2,500 euros, goes to the … more
26 September 2024
The Price of Freedom
Artistic positions and debates from Hungary Long Night, 12 October 2024, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The event “The Price of Freedom. Voices of the Hungarian art scene” is a demonstration of solidarity with artists and cultural workers … more
19 September 2024
Academy Discussion
Freedom of Art: A Basic Right and Promise Manos Tsangaris and Anh-Linh Ngo in discussion with Amelie Deuflhard, Lars Henrik Gass, Helge Lindh, Tabaré Perlas and others Friday, 27 September 2024, 7 pm, Pariser Platz Defending the freedom of art … more
August
29 August 2024
Autonomy of the Arts and Self-Responsibility
Defending freedom of the arts is a core mission of the Akademie der Künste. Art can only fulfil its societal function if it remains independent and finds its own voice. For months, there has been an ongoing discussion at both the federal and state … more
28 August 2024
Exhibition “Children in Exile” in the Werkstatt Exilmuseum
Opening 6 September, runs until 1 November 2024 The Akademie der Künste is showing the documentary exhibition “Children in Exile” starting on 6 September 2024 in the Werkstatt Exilmuseum on Fasanenstrasse in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district. … more
26 August 2024
draw love build / sauerbruch hutton tracing modernities
Exhibition, 25.10.2024 – 19.1.2025
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin On 24 October, draw love build / sauerbruch hutton tracing modernities is set to open at the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg. Containing some 60 architectural models and around 100 drawings by … more
23 August 2024
Candida Höfer
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2024
Exhibition, 14 September – 24 November 2024 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz Invitation to the press tour Friday, 13 September 2024, 10 am Exhibition halls open from 9.30 am With Anh-Linh Ngo, Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste Karin … more
20 August 2024
15th Berlin Audio Play Festival
Live acts, competitions, discussions, exhibition
13–15 September 2024, Hanseatenweg From 13 to 15 September 2024 the Berlin Audio Play Festival (BHF) will celebrate the centenary of the audio play with two new productions of Hans Flesch’s radio grotesquerie Zauberei auf dem Sender (Magic on … more
19 August 2024
Final Days
The Exhibition “The Murmur of the Cosmos: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra” ends on Sunday, 25 August
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The exhibition “The Murmur of the Cosmos” with works by the 2023 Käthe Kollwitz Prize winner Sandra Vásquez de la Horra can be seen until 25 August. The large-scale installation El Manto de Obatalá is … more
July
26 July 2024
Final Days
Michael Ruetz, born in Berlin in 1940, is one of Germany’s most renowned photographic artists. He began his career in the late 1960s as a member of the editorial team of Stern magazine in Hamburg. After initially becoming known through his … more
18 July 2024
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2024 goes to Candida Höfer
Award ceremony and exhibition opening on 13 September
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Cologne-based photographer Candida Höfer will be awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2024. To mark the awarding of the prize, the Akademie der Künste is showing an exhibition of Candida Höfer's current … more
17 July 2024
New members of the Akademie der Künste
The Akademie der Künste has taken in 31 new members. The elections took place at the 62nd General Assembly (24 – 26 May 2024) in Berlin. All newly elected members have since accepted their election. The Akademie der Künste currently has 435 … more
3 July 2024
Academy Discussion: On the offbeat … and its social power in the arts
Manos Tsangaris in an exchange of artistic ideas with Anh-Linh Ngo, Annett Gröschner, Hanna Hartman, Johanna M. Keller, Dagmara Kraus, Helmut Oehring, Valery Tscheplanowa Wednesday, 17 July 2024, from 7 pm, Pariser Platz The Academy Discussion … more
June
27 June 2024
Academy Discussion: On the Question of the Cultural Reutilisation of the Galeries Lafayette Department Store in Berlin
Anh-Linh Ngo in conversation with Joe Chialo, Dominique Alba, Volker Heller, Regine Keller, Katharina Schultens Introduction: Manos Tsangaris and Anh-Linh Ngo Monday, 15 July 2024, from 7 pm, Pariser Platz The event focuses on the repurposing … more
4 June 2024
The Murmur of the Cosmos: Sandra Vásquez de la Horra
Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2023
Exhibition, 19 June – 25 August 2024 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Invitation to the press tour Tuesday, 18 June 2024, 11 am Exhibition hall open from 10 am With Sandra Vásquez de la Horra,artist Siegfried Zielinski, media … more
4 June 2024
SINN UND FORM: The Rediscovered Archive
Readings and Talk
With Paul Bernewitz, Friedrich Dieckmann, Kerstin Hensel, Angela Krauß, and Elisa Primavera-Lévy and Matthias Weichelt (moderators) Readings by Ulrich Matthes Welcome: Manos Tsangaris, president of the Akademie der Künste Tuesday, 11 June … more
3 June 2024
Further Fellowships in the “Human Machine” Programme are Awarded by the JUNGE AKADEMIE, E-WERK and VISIT
Applications are now being accepted The JUNGE AKADEMIE, the Akademie der Künste’s international fellowship programme, calls for applications for four new fellowships in 2025 earmarked for international (emerging) artists working on the … more
May
25 May 2024
Manos Tsangaris is the Akademie der Künste’s New President
Anh-Linh Ngo is the New Vice-President
Monday, 27 May 2024: Press conference, 11 am / Photo session, 10:45 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin At the 62nd Members’ General Assembly in Berlin today, Saturday, 25 May 2024, the Akademie der Künste … more
22 May 2024
UTOPIA: Keep on Moving
The Akademie der Künste presents Underground Birds, a theatre performance by the KULA Compagnie with Afghan artists
Theatre guest performance In German, Farsi, French, Hebrew, Italian and Norwegian with German and English supertitles Saturday, 25 May 2024, 7.30 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg To conclude the “UTOPIA: Keep on Moving” programme, the … more
22 May 2024
Electroacoustic Music, Performances and Sound Art at the NODES Festival
1 and 2 June 2024, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The NODES festival, presented by the Akademie der Künste, is a dense programme featuring electroacoustic music, performances and sound art, with a focus on the diversity of the Berlin scene. … more
15 May 2024
Final Days
Klangkunst-Ausstellung „Oscillations. Cape Town – Berlin“ bis Pfingstsonntag geöffnet Veranstaltungen 18./19.5. In der Akademie der Künste ist noch bis Sonntag, den 19. Mai 2024 die Klangkunst-Ausstellung „Oscillations. Cape Town – … more
13 May 2024
New Leadership at Akademie der Künste
Invitation to the Press Conference with the New President and Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste Monday, 27 May 2024, 11 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Please register in advance: presse@adk.de The Akademie … more
8 May 2024
UTOPIA. Keep on Moving
Academy Dialogue, Talk, Readings
With Gabriele von Arnim, Meron Mendel, Arnold Dreyblatt, Nele Hertling, Nanne Meyer, Helke Misselwitz, Uwe Timm, and many more 13 – 16 May 2024 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg Press passes: presse@adk.de; tel. 030 200 57-1514 … more
8 May 2024
“The Murmur of the Cosmos”
The Akademie der Künste presents an exhibition by Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, winner of the 2023 Käthe Kollwitz Prize
19 June – 25 August 2024 Award ceremony and opening: Tuesday, 18 June 2024 Press preview on 18 June 2024, 11 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg To coincide with the award of the 2023 Käthe Kollwitz Prize to Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, … more
7 May 2024
Press Invitation to Presentation and Photo Shoot
“Seid untertan der Obrigkeit”
The Akademie der Künste acquires 13 Švejk drawings by George Grosz for its Art Collection
Wednesday, 22 May, 11 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin With Prof. Frank Druffner (Deputy Secretary General of the Cultural Foundation of the German Federal States) Chizuru Kahl (Consultant for the Ernst von Siemens … more
3 May 2024
UTOPIA. Keep on Moving
The Utopia of Peace
Lea Wohl von Haselberg talks with Moshe Zimmermann Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Press passes at presse@adk.de; tel.: 030 200 57-1514 Historian Moshe Zimmermann discusses the conflict in the … more
April
25 April 2024
UTOPIA. Keep on Moving
Exhibition, talks, readings and performances with Carolin Emcke, Wolfgang Kaleck, Dima Albitar Kalaji, Jeanine Meerapfel, Eva von Redecker, Katharina Schultens, lynn t musiol and many more besides
Friday – Sunday, 3 – 5 May 2024 Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz and Hanseatenweg On the first weekend in May, the Akademie der Künste is presenting the next instalment in the “UTOPIA. Keep on Moving” programme. On Friday, 3 May, the … more
24 April 2024
The 2024 O.E. Hasse Prize goes to Antonia Siems
The O.E. Hasse Foundation is to award the O.E. Hasse Prize 2024 to Antonia Siems, a third-year student at the Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts Berlin (HfS Ernst Busch). The prize, which comes with 5,000 euros, is awarded annually with a view to … more
23 April 2024
Bridget Riley
Circles and Discs (1961–2023)
Exhibition in Rheinsberg, 27 April – 14 July 2024 Exhibition opening on 27 April 2024, 11 am Every year, the Akademie der Künste presents the work of one of the members of the Visual Arts Section, with a show at the Kurt Tucholsky Literature … more
17 April 2024
Poesie der Zeit. Michael Ruetz – Timescapes 1966–2023
Exhibition, 9 May – 4 August 2024
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Invitation to press talk and press preview Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 11 am Exhibition halls open at 10 am With Michael Ruetz, photographic artist, member of the Film and Media Arts … more
5 April 2024
Statement by the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste on the planned closing of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Berlin
According to press reports, the closing of the Galeries Lafayette department store on Berlin’s Friedrichstrasse will take place earlier than originally planned, on 31 July of this year. This brings new urgency to the discussion on the future … more
March
27 March 2024
European Alliance of Academies: A Strong Voice for a Democratic Europe
From 25 to 26 March, 41 members of the European Alliance of Academies from 17 different countries met in the Akademie der Künste building on Pariser Platz in Berlin. In view of the multiple crisis facing the continent, Academy president Jeanine … more
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
February
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
January
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