Featured Events in Berlin in July 2025 (August Updated)

The Berlinische Galerie has devoted over 1000 square metres to presenting its collection. Waiting to be discovered among the roughly 250 works on show are paintings, prints, photographs, architecture and archive materials rarely or never displayed before. Walking around this exhibition is like time travel and takes visitors through Berlin in 17 chapters: the Kaiser’s era, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship, the new beginnings after 1945, Cold War in the divided city, and the counter-cultures and unconventional lifestyles that evolved in East and West under the shadow of the Wall. In East Berlin, an alternative art community developed from the late 1970s. In West Berlin from the late 1970s, aggressive art by the “Neue Wilden” placed the divided city back in the international limelight.

LAS Art Foundation is pleased to present Pollinator Pathmaker, a living artwork and participatory project conceived by artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. This impactful initiative in interspecies art uses algorithmic technology to generate planting schemes for gardens, computed to support the greatest diversity of pollinating insects possible. It signals a shift toward the post-anthropocentric thinking necessary to face the current climate and biodiversity crises, and toward the non-human aesthetics and experimental formats that pave the way. Ambitious and future-minded, it is exemplary of how art can act as a driver for change, and offer new perspectives on our shared planet. Growing in the forecourt of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the LAS- commissioned garden will be the first edition outside of the UK. LAS has committed to amplifying Pollinator Pathmaker’s impact by undertaking an extensive public campaign, which calls upon local communities, hobby gardeners and activists to get involved in pollinator protection by planting their own version of the artwork – what the artist refers to as DIY Editions – via Ginsberg’s free online tool: www.pollinator.art. Responding to the alarming decline in pollinator populations in recent decades, Ginsberg has worked with horticulturalists, pollinator experts and an AI scientist to devise an algorithmic tool that designs bespoke gardens for pollinating insects. Supported by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the LAS Edition will be customised for Continental Europe, and will feature more than 7,000 plants of 80 different varieties, planted over a 722-square-metre plot.

The International Spy Museum is proud to host this official exhibition of iconic vehicles, all used on-screen by 007 and his many allies and adversaries. While James Bond is a fictional character, he embodies the spirit of many real spies in this museum. These men and women, from around the world, were inspired by over six decades of the Bond film franchise and its enduring cultural influence. Bond In Motion is a celebration of six decades of 007 vehicles. The exhibition features 17 iconic pieces from the EON Productions Archive and the Ian Fleming Foundation. Props, models scale and clips from the films are also on show alongside cars, motorcycles, submarines, and more from the Q Branch garage.

Already 2,000 years ago, the emperors of China had portraits of loyal officials and generals made in order to display them in their palaces. This presentation features depictions of meritorious officers that the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736–1795) had commissioned for their display in the hall of fame Ziguangge to demonstrate his power and legitimacy. In the 20th century they became spoils of war not one but two times. Located adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Ziguangge is a two-storey pavilion. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736 – 1795), the building was a venue for military rituals and banquets and housed paintings with battle scenes of the imperial military campaigns and portraits of meritorious officers.

Marking twenty years since artist, writer and performer Vaginal Davis made Berlin her home, Gropius Bau presents the first comprehensive solo exhibition of her work in Germany. In her expansive oeuvre, punk meets glamour, queer activism meets Black counter-culture and resistance meets desire. Vaginal Davis: Fabelhaftes Produkt features large-scale installations, paintings, video and film works, zines, writing, music and performances, offering an overview of Davis’ practice and artistic collaborations. In the exhibition, the Berlin-based art collective CHEAP presents the installation Choose Mutation, with photographs by Annette Frick. Fabelhaftes Produkt invites you into the universe of Vaginal Davis, populated by literary heroines, mythical figures and real icons.

From spring 2025, the Gropius Bau will present a comprehensive solo exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking and influential work of artist and activist Yoko Ono. Spanning seven decades of the artist’s powerful, multidisciplinary practice from the mid-1950s to now, YOKO ONO: MUSIC OF THE MIND will trace the development of her innovative work and its enduring impact on contemporary culture. The exhibition brings together over 200 works including instruction pieces and scores, installations, films, music and photography, revealing a radical approach to language, art and participation that continues to speak to the present moment.

YOKO ONO: DREAM TOGETHER at Neue Nationalgalerie is an exhibition featuring works from across Ono’s groundbreaking career. The exhibition invites viewers to move beyond passive observation and engage in active participation – both physically and mentally. Often beginning on an individual level, these actions evolve into broader collective efforts, demonstrating the transformative power of communal actions in working toward peace and imagining a different world. The works invite collective actions of repair, healing, cleaning, mending, wishing, imagining, and dreaming. Before entering the exhibition, visitors are invited to engage in a moment of self-reflection through Cleaning Piece (1996). Piles of local river stones are arranged, prompting visitors to reflect on their joys and sorrows. This is followed with instructions to fold paper cranes for peace, gradually filling the exhibition space. In Mend Piece (1966), visitors take part in an act of repair, piecing together broken ceramic cups and “mending with wisdom and love.” The exhibitions central installation, Play It By Trust (1966/1991), features a large chess table where up to 20 players can simultaneously engage in the nearly impossible act of playing with all white chess pieces, challenging them to “play as long as you remember where all your pieces are.”

This special exhibition, presented in the staircase hall of the Neues Museum, offers a dialogue on the meaning of time, mortality and the connection between past and present. Contemporary art meets historical space, refers to ancient models and offers a modern adaptation of the classical reception of the myth of the Dioscuri, who walk eternally between death and life.

Klára Hosnedlová's exhibition at the iconic Hamburger Bahnhof National Gallery for Contemporary Art combines sculpture, performance and mixed media to create a unique sensory experience. The art exhibition will run from May 1 to October 26, 2025, inviting visitors to learn about history, reflect on the present and dream about the future.

Galerie Max Hetzler presents THERAPY, a solo exhibition of new works by KAWS. This is the artist’s inaugural exhibition with the gallery.Drawing inspiration from the vast fields of popular culture and art history, KAWS’ artistic lexicon revitalises figuration with big, bold gestures and playful intricacies. His prolific body of work straddles the worlds of fine art and consumer culture to include paintings, murals and sculptures, as well as graphic and product design. In the present exhibition, KAWS’ iconic hybrid cartoon characters populate a series of paintings and one larger-than-life sculpture. At once humorous and empathetic, these characters offer entryways into complex emotions and serve as prime examples of KAWS’ exploration of humanity.

The Berlin Biennale for contemporary art takes place every two years at different locations in Berlin. Since its first edition in 1998, the Berlin Biennale has made it its mission to create space for renowned curators with experimental exhibition and event programs and to present bold artistic and political positions independent of the interests of the art market. The Berlin Biennale explores international artistic developments of the present that make the hidden and unknown tangible. Each edition brings together artists, theorists and interested parties from various areas of society, thus opening up a dialogue with the city's residents. The 13th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art takes place from 14 June to 14 September 2025 and is curated by Zasha Colah. Valentina Viviani is assistant curator.

The exhibition is aimed at gamers of all ages, but also at visitors who have little experience with computer games. The fact that computer games have developed into a leading medium is no longer a daring thesis. The social and aesthetic significance of the interactive and multimedia medium can no longer be overlooked. The computer game has freed itself from its origins as a laboratory experiment and toy and has become "the" medium of digital society, somewhere between pop culture, entertainment and art. With the opening of the exhibition »The World of Games« in the fall of 1997, the ZKM was one of the first art institutions worldwide to give video game culture a permanent public platform in an art context. Since then, the ZKM has repeatedly reshaped the presentation of games in a series of different exhibitions.

Georg Schweinfurth was not just a renowned explorer of the African continent, but also a pioneer of Egyptology.Thanks to his botanical expertise, he played a crucial role in the scientific advancement of the field.To mark the 100th anniversary of his death, Schweinfurth’s legacy will now be honoured in a special exhibition organised by the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung.

The exhibition consists of a single, monumental painting that algorithmically metabolizes the colonial art history that came to dominate in Sri Lanka after the artist‘s family, who are Tamil, left escalating ethnic violence in the country. The work, which gives the exhibition its title, spans the entirety of the exhibition space. The composition is densely packed with bodies emerging from, and fading into, a dark forest. Distinctions between figure and environment – and between creation and destruction – are almost indistinguishable. This new painting, the artist’s largest to date, raises questions that are particularly urgent in the aftermath of conflict and erasure: Which histories are rendered visible? Who holds the authority to narrate them? And how are images mobilized to shape memory?

For many visitors to Berlin, touring the city’s Museumsinsel (Museum Island) is an essential part of their itinerary. After opening in 1830, the then-Royal Museum quickly became a major attraction. However, the experience of visiting a museum was very different at that time. The special exhibition on the Altes Museum’s upper floor provides fascinating insights into the museum’s beginnings. It shows a selection of antiquities displayed in its first permanent exhibition in 1830.

RailRave x OST ¡RailRave llega a Berlin! 🚆🌃 Continua tu aventura Interrail con una noche mágica en la vibrante ciudad de Berlin 🌟 RailRave te invita a vivir una experiencia única en la icónica discoteca OST, donde la música, las luces y la energía se juntan para crear una fiesta inolvidable 🎶🔥 Corre y no te quedes sin tu entrada🏃🏻 Information Source: CLUB OST | eventbrite

The 44th International Hurdy-Gordon Festival will make Berlin the capital of hurdy-gurdy music once again. From July 4 to 6, 2025, the elite of the world's top hurdy-gurdy artists will once again gather in Berlin to join thousands of fans from all over the world at Breitscheidplatz. Hurdy-gurdy enthusiasts from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, the United States and other countries will gather in Berlin to play hurdy-gurdy together. They will transform the area between the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and the EUROPA Center into "Berlin's largest hurdy-gurdy concert hall". The highlight of the festival is the parade along Kurfürstendamm starting at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with hurdy-gurdy players in historical costumes.

DJs' musical performances create a great atmosphere, and visitors can try food from all over the world at the numerous street food stalls - from hearty specialities to tempting desserts. A wide range of drinks is also available. Children will also have a blast: children's rides and many other attractions make this festival a special experience for the whole family.

ENG/DEU/RUS Exhibition Opening “Dual Homeland” 📅 Vernissage: July, 15th at 19:00 📍 Kunstquartier Bethanien – Projektraum Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin 🕒 Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 14:00–19:00 🗓 On view until July, 22th, 17:00 We are artists from Dagestan, Karelia, Russia, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Mexico, united by the search for home and belonging. Dual Homeland is not just an art project — it's a space where personal history, cultural memory, and the movement between worlds become art. The migrant experience is life on the border. We explore how loss, adaptation, and inner transformation take shape in new rituals and images. Through calligraphy, photography, watercolor, and mixed media, we create our own “Dual Homeland”. 👁 Participating artists: Marina Abramova Azospirilla Asya Erin Elena Bunte Tatiana Bulanova Saahan Arigolla Alisa de Pablo Corona Zezya 💬 We speak different languages, live in different countries — yet we search for the same thing: home. Come by to see, feel, hear — and maybe find a piece of your own story. 🇩🇪 Ausstellungseröffnung „Dual Homeland“📅 Vernissage: 15. Juli um 19:00 Uhr 📍 Kunstquartier Bethanien – Projektraum Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin 🕒 Öffnungszeiten: Dienstag–Sonntag, 14:00–19:00 Uhr 🗓 Die Ausstellung ist bis zum 22. Juli, 17:00 Uhr zu sehen. Wir sind Künstlerinnen aus Russland, Deutschland, Karelien, Dagestan, Aserbaidschan und Mexiko – verbunden durch die Suche nach Heimat und Zugehörigkeit.„Dual Homeland“ ist nicht nur ein Kunstprojekt, sondern ein Raum, in dem persönliche Geschichte, kulturelles Gedächtnis und Bewegung zwischen Welten zur Kunst werden. Das Leben als Migrantinnen bedeutet ein Dasein an der Grenze. Wir erforschen, wie Verlust, Anpassung und innere Wandlung in neuen Ritualen und Bildern Gestalt annehmen. Mit Kalligrafie, Fotografie, Aquarell und Mixed Media erschaffen wir unsere eigene „Duale Heimat“. 👁Künstlerinnen: Marina Abramova Azospirilla Asya Erin Elena Bunte Tatiana Bulanova Saahan Arigolla Alisa de Pablo Corona Zezya 💬 Wir sprechen verschiedene Sprachen, leben in verschiedenen Ländern – und doch suchen wir alle dasselbe: ein Zuhause.Kommt vorbei, um zu sehen, zu fühlen, zu hören – und vielleicht ein Stück eurer eigenen Geschichte zu finden. 🌍 Открытие выставки “Dual Homeland” 📅 15 июля в 19:00 📍 Kunstquartier Bethanien – Projektraum Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin 🕒 Часы работы: вторник–воскресенье, 14:00–19:00 🗓 Выставка открыта до 22 июля, 17:00 Мы — художники из Карелии, Дагестана, России, Германии, Азербайджана и Мексики, объединённые поиском дома и принадлежности. “Dual Homeland” — это не просто художественный проект, а пространство, где личная история, культурная память и движение между мирами становятся искусством. Жизнь мигранта — это существование на границе. Мы исследуем, как утраты, адаптация и внутренние трансформации обретают форму в новых ритуалах и образах. Через каллиграфию, фотографию, акварель и микс-медиа мы создаём свою “Двоеродину”. 👁 Участники: Marina Abramova Azospirilla Asya Erin Elena Bunte Tatiana Bulanova Saahan Arigolla Alisa de Pablo Corona Zezya 💬 Мы говорим на разных языках, живём в разных странах — но ищем одно и то же. Дом. Приходите почувствовать, услышать, увидеть — и, возможно, найти частицу своего. Information Source: Dvoerodina | eventbrite

The exhibition "AGI France, Beyond Latitude" is hosted by the Alliance Graphic Internationale de France and the Center for Visual Arts Berlin, showcasing the diversity and innovation of French graphic design. The exhibition catalogue book "AGI France, Beyond Latitude" was planned and published.

🎉 Public Match @ Safe-Hub Berlin – Sei dabei! ⚽📅 Datum: Samstag, 05.07.2025 🕔 Uhrzeit: 17:00 – 20:00 Uhr 📍 Ort: Kunstrasenplatz, Safe-Hub Berlin (Ruheplatzstraße 12, 13347 Berlin) Du hast Lust auf ein lockeres Fußballspiel im Herzen von Berlin? Dann komm zu unserem Public Match auf dem Eversports-Kunstrasenplatz am Safe-Hub Berlin! 💥 Ganz egal ob du regelmäßig kickst oder einfach Spaß an Bewegung hast – wir freuen uns auf dich! 👟 Gespielt wird mindestens 5 gegen 5, maximal 11 gegen 11 – je nachdem, wie viele dabei sind. ✌️ Spaß, Fairness und ein respektvolles Miteinander stehen im Mittelpunkt. Wichtige Hinweise: 🚭 Kein Rauchen 🍻 Kein Alkohol 👟 Keine Stollenschuhe (nur Nocken!) 🫶 Offen für alle Geschlechter & Spielniveaus 🔗 Anmeldung: über Eversports – Public Match Funktion: https://www.eversports.de/match/2970bc14-d56e-4564-aeb2-b30f055d2f8b Information Source: Safe-Hub Berlin | eventbrite

Yemeni-American comedian Ahmed aka AhmedLovesBread is bringing his hilarious stand-up show to Berlin! Get ready to laugh your socks off at The Wall Comedy venue. Join us for a night filled with jokes, stories, and good vibes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see Ahmed live in action! Grab your friends and come enjoy a night of laughter in Berlin. Information Source: Ahmed Al-kadri | eventbrite

On July 6, 2025, Berlin's only kosher street food festival will give you a real preview of the Jewish Culture Days in November 2025. The Berlin Jewish community invites you to the synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse to discover kosher cuisine and to enjoy a cultural program suitable for the whole family. The annual street food festival is a highlight of the culinary world and you can enjoy kosher food to your heart's content. Jewish cuisine combines flavors from all over the world, you can find borscht with crepes, fresh bowls with hummus and vegan burgers. Enjoy the food as you go from stall to stall in a lively atmosphere.

Das Berliner Theater Russische Bühne präsentiert die Inszenierung des letzten Stücks von Anton Tschechow – Der Kirschgarten . Dieses Werk, das den Abschluss des Tschechows Theaters des russischen Absurden markiert, bleibt eines der rätselhaftesten Stücke der Weltliteratur. In ihm verweben sich das Komische und das Tragische auf eigentümliche Weise, während hinter der scheinbaren Leichtigkeit tiefgründige Fragen verborgen liegen, auf die es keine einfachen Antworten gibt. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Familie Ranjewskaja, die verzweifelt an der Vergangenheit festhält, während die Realität unaufhaltsam voranschreitet. Der Verkauf des Anwesens und die Abholzung des Kirschgartens werden zu Symbolen des Wandels, dem die Figuren hilflos gegenüberstehen. Doch jedes Abschiednehmen bedeutet auch den Beginn eines neuen Weges, so schmerzhaft es auch sein mag. In diesem feinen Übergang zwischen Komödie und Drama spiegelt sich die ganze Tiefe von Tschechows Blick auf das Leben wider. Die Aufführung stützt sich auf die Worte von Vladimir Nabokov: Die Welt ist für Tschechow zugleich lächerlich und traurig – aber wer ihre Komik nicht erkennt, wird auch ihre Traurigkeit nicht begreifen. Die Aufführung findet im Vorfeld des Gedenktag an Anton Tschechow statt und erinnert an die ungebrochene Aktualität seiner Werke. Sie lädt dazu ein, in eine Welt einzutauchen, in der Vertrautes zerfällt und die Zukunft ungewiss, aber unvermeidlich bleibt. Aufführung des Berliner Theaters Russische Bühne in russischer Sprache nach dem Stück von Anton Tschechow Regie: Inna Sokolova-Gordon Mit: Michael Lel, Ekaterina Warkentin, Johann Lel, Anna Miskes-Petrenko, Elena Bogoutdinova, Olga Levitskaya, Anastasia Friserger Information Source: Russisches Haus in Berlin | eventbrite

On July 12th and 13th, Berlin's best Italian pizzeria will be baking pizzas of all shapes, colors and flavors at the Jules B in Gleisdreieck Park!

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Experience the magic at the upcoming Magic Underground event in Berlin. Taking place at the Kohlenquelle venue on Kopenhagener Straße 16, 10437 Berlin, on July 14, 2025, this mystical gathering promises an enchanting evening filled with wonder and awe. Immerse yourself in a world of illusions and spellbinding performances for a ticket price of only €17.17. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be transported to a realm where the impossible becomes possible.

Shakespeare. The Real Deal. One NightOnly. New Venue! Even More Seats! A bunch of classical English-speaking actors stranded in Berlin in search of an audience for this beautiful, oft-misunderstood language. They prepare their parts, have one rehearsal and then bring Shakespeare to life in the stunning Monbijou Theater. Best of all, it's free! (obviously we will still pass the hat, cultural funding has been cut and rents are still going up! so bring cash, we're happy to make change for 50s and 100s) A Midsummer Night's Dream, the original text cut down to 90 minutes Tuesday July 15th 2025, 8pm (Doors: 7:30) MONBIJOU THEATER Monbijoustraße 3b 10117 Berlin Free reservations will open at 11:59pm on April 30th. Follow us on instagram to stay up to date @shakespeariment.berlin Series director: Brian Bell Producer: Summer Banks With a massive thanks to Back Room Shakespeare for the inspiration Entrance is free, but we will pass a hat, so bring cash Information Source: Shakespeariment Berlin | eventbrite

This regional festival, full of flowers, inspires with a colourful stage programme over three days and a variety of activities for children and families. Numerous information kiosks, street food and gourmet specialities provide entertainment and admission is free.