Arts and Architecture

Current information and background on art and architecture – painting, film, music, literature, theater, museums, Goethe Institute and World Heritage Sites.

Dating-App für Kunstwerke: die digitale Anwendung „Perfect Match! Bode-Museum“

200 Years of Museum Island

Culture online – discover Berlin’s Museum Island virtually

Visit the museum from home here’s how you can experience Berlin’s Museum Island by means of virtual tours, an interactive app and fascinating online storytelling.

Eine Marmorskulptur, von der Zeit gezeichnet

200 Years of Museum Island

Where antiquity comes alive

Whether it’s a sarcophagus or the goddess Artemis – restorers ensure that millennia-old sculptures are preserved. A visit to their workshop.

Stefanie Meisgeier im Kuppelsaal der Alten Nationalgalerie

200 years of Museum Island

Experiencing museums

Favourite places on Museum Island: “This is where my heart is”

Where do Museum Island employees most enjoy spending time? Three places that trigger big emotions.

Büste der Nofretete im Nordkuppelsaal des Neuen Museums

200 years of Museum Island

From Nefertiti to the Aleppo Room: a curator’s favourite things

Curator Dr Deniz Erduman-Çalış talks about the hidden treasures on Berlin’s Museum Island

Marion Ackermann ist neue SPK-Präsidentin.

Experience Berlin

200 years of Museum Island

“That’s sure to be spectacular”

200 years of Museum Island: Marion Ackermann, future president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, on Berlin’s cultural diversity.

Der deutsche Pavillon auf der Expo Osaka

World exhibition in Japan

Prototype for the future of construction

A vision of sustainable construction: the architect Christian Tschersich explains the German Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Japan.

Wim Wenders bei der Verleihung des Europäischen Filmpreises 2024

Wim Wenders - travelling the world through film

Wim Wenders has made a name for himself not just as one of Germany’s leading directors but also as a photographer.

Wenders Film

80 years since the end of the War

Wim Wenders: “Die Schlüssel zur Freiheit”

Star director Wim Wenders has made a personal film about the end of the war.

2024 gelang Soffie mit „Für immer Frühling“ der Durchbruch.

Artistic freedom

Songs with an attitude

Politics meets music: these songs reveal how political pop, rock and rap can be - and why this is important.

Darius Jones beim Jazzfest 2024 in Berlin.

Berlin is swinging - a guide for jazz lovers

Berlin is one of Europe’s leading centres for jazz. Let us introduce you to some buzzing venues and events for music lovers.

Thomas D. von den Fantastischen Vier.

German rap: from hardcore to party pop

Upbeat songs by “Fanta 4” are no less a part of German hip-hop than the gritty rhymes of artists like Kool Savas.

Tanzstunde an der Popakademie

Higher education

Popakademie: where the stars of tomorrow are taught their craft

Many young musicians dream of a career on the big stage. A degree from the Popakademie in Mannheim can help them achieve this.

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