These 87 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 15 at 3pm (This weekend)
Berliner Ensemble · Mitte
Against the backdrop of the 1884 Berlin Conference, a desperate Austrian negotiator tries to conceal personal fraud while helping carve up a continent. Daniel Kehlmann reads from his dark comic novel Afrika at the Berliner Ensemble.
November 16 at 2pm +3
Botanikschule · Berlin • Free
Foraged mushrooms undergo expert identification at the Botanikschule, where visitors can have their own finds examined, inspect specimens brought by others, and learn proper collecting practices free of charge under the guidance of mycologist Hansjörg Beyer.
November 19 at 12pm +2
Humboldt Forum · Mitte • Free
Watch radio happen live: Deutschlandfunk Kultur interviews big-name authors, journalists, and politicians in the Humboldt Forum's foyer. Free, and the audience gets to join the conversation.
November 24 at 5pm
Neues Museum · Mitte • Free with exhibition ticket
Curators unpack the zodiac as an oracle, coordinate system, and projection of human knowledge during guided English tours through this cabinet exhibition at Neues Museum.
November 24 at 7pm
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz · Mitte
Berlin's literary tradition lives on at the Volksbühne's Red Salon, where authors premiere new books and dig into what it means to write today: AI, TikTok, and all. Come for the reading, stay for the conversation.
November 25 at 7pm
Kapelle99 · Berlin
Journalist and podcaster Don Pablo Mulemba joins tip-editor Erik Heier at Kapelle99 to discuss his literary debut Hundeheimat, family history, and growing up in Eberswalde as the son of an East German mother and an Angolan contract worker.
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Sun Nov 15, 9am
Kunstbibliothek Berlin · Mitte
Free
Sun Nov 15, 10:30am
Humboldt Forum · Mitte
14 €
Sun Nov 15, 10am
German Historical Museum · Mitte
Sun Nov 15, 10:30am
Humboldt Forum · Mitte
9 €
Sun Nov 15, 9am
DDR Museum · Mitte
Sun Nov 15, 10:30am
Humboldt Forum · Mitte
14 €
Mon Nov 16, 4:30pm
Stadtteilbibliothek Erich Weinert · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Free
Mon Nov 16, 10:30am
Neue Synagoge Berlin · Mitte
Mon Nov 16, 5pm
SIS Swiss International School Berlin · Bezirk Spandau
Free
Tue Nov 17, 9:30am
Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum · Berlin
0-1 €
Tue Nov 17, 6pm
Amerika-Gedenkbibliothek · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Free
Tue Nov 17, 5pm
America Memorial Library · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Free
Tue Nov 17, 6pm
SIS Swiss International School Berlin · Bezirk Spandau
Free
Tue Nov 17, 6:15pm
Freie Universität Berlin, Seminarzentrum · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Tue Nov 17, 2:15pm
Lateinamerika-Institut · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Tue Nov 17, 2pm
Lateinamerika Institut · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Tue Nov 17, 10:30am
Neue Synagoge Berlin · Mitte
Tue Nov 17, 7:30pm
Nachbarschaftstreff Wir im Kiez - Volkssolidarität Berlin · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Tue Nov 17, 2:15pm
Lateinamerika-Institut · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Tue Nov 17, 4:30pm
Bezirkszentralbibliothek Marzahn-Hellersdorf "Mark Twain" und Musikbibliothek · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Free
Wed Nov 18, 3pm
Meko Neukölln · Berlin
Free
Wed Nov 18, 9am
MOVES Seminarzentrum Berlin · Mitte
Wed Nov 18, 9am
Seminarzentrum · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Wed Nov 18, 7:30pm
Begine - Frauenkneipe und Kultur · Berlin
Thu Nov 19, 4:30pm
Grünau Water Sports Museum · Berlin
Free
Thu Nov 19, 5pm
Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow
Free
Thu Nov 19, 5pm
CIC Berlin · Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick
Thu Nov 19, 10am
Kulturhaus Spandau · Bezirk Spandau
6.5 €
Fri Nov 20, 7:30pm
Schaubühne · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Sat Nov 21, 8pm
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz · Mitte
Thu Nov 26, 5pm
hubraum - tech incubator of Deutsche Telekom · Bezirk Tempelhof-Schöneberg
Tue Dec 1, 4pm
Heinrich-von-Kleist-Bibliothek · Bezirk Marzahn-Hellersdorf
Thu Dec 3, 6pm
Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum · Berlin
6 €
Thu Dec 3, 7:30pm
SO36 · Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
32,50 €
Thu Dec 3, 8pm
KW Institute for Contemporary Art · Mitte
5 €
Sat Dec 5, 3:30pm
Gemäldegalerie · Mitte
10 €
Sun Dec 6, 11am
Bode-Museum · Mitte
Free
Sun Dec 6, 5pm
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz · Mitte
Mon Dec 7, 5pm
Bibliothek am Wasserturm · Bezirk Pankow
Free
Wed Dec 9, 6:15pm
FU Berlin-Dahlem, Seminarzentrum - Rost- und Silberlaube · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Wed Dec 9, 7:30pm
Berliner Ensemble · Mitte
Sun Dec 13, 1pm
Berliner Ensemble · Mitte
Fri Dec 18, 8pm
Berliner Ensemble · Mitte
Mon Jan 11, 11am
Philharmonie Berlin · Mitte
Thu Jan 14, 6:15pm
FU Berlin-Dahlem, Seminarzentrum - Rost- und Silberlaube · Bezirk Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Thu Jan 14, 2pm
TU Berlin Gym · Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Sun Jan 17, 6pm
St. Matthew's Church · Mitte
Wed Jan 20, 8pm
Kammermusiksaal - Berlin · Mitte
13 €
Wed Jan 20, 3pm
Museum of Musical Instruments · Mitte
Thu Jan 21, 6pm
Werkbundarchiv – Museum of Things | Berlín · Mitte
Thu Jan 21, 2pm
Freie Universität Berlin · Berlin
Thu Jan 21, 6pm
Werkbundarchiv – Museum of Things | Berlín · Mitte
Thu Feb 18, 6pm
Werkbundarchiv – Museum of Things | Berlín · Mitte
Fri Mar 5, 4:30pm
Neue Nationalgalerie · Mitte
Free with museum admission
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