Featured Events in Berlin in July, 2025 (July Updated)

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.

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.

One-On-One, Style vs. Style und nur die Crowd entscheidet, wer gewinnt! Am Samstag, den 26.07.2025 findet in Berlin das Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final statt. Mitten im Herzen der Stadt wird die Columbiahalle zum Schauplatz des heißesten Dance-Battles. Was wird passieren? 16 Tänzer*innen treten im K.O.-System in Battles gegeneinander an und nur der DJ weiß, zu welchem Tune sie auf den Floor gehen. Wer die heftigste Performance in den jeweiligen Dance-Offs hingelegt hat, entscheidet allein die Crowd. Wer sich hier den Thron des Street Dances in Deutschland erkämpfen kann, sichert sich automatisch das Ticket für das Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final in Los Angeles am 11.10.2025. Du willst beim Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final in Berlin dabei sein? Dann sicher dir jetzt dein Ticket. Achtung: Die Tickets sind limitiert - first come, first serve. Einlass ab 16 Jahren. Doors open: 18:00 Uhr D J Warm Up: 18:00 Uhr - 19:30 Uhr Beginn: 19:30 Uhr Weitere Infos findest Du hier: 🔗 redbull.com/danceyourstyle Information Source: Six Step GmbH | eventbrite

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.”

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 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.

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.

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.

Iron Maiden, Avatar Berlin is set to electrify the iconic Waldbühne in Berlin on July 30, 2025, at 18:15. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable evening of heavy metal mastery, featuring the legendary Iron Maiden alongside the dynamic Swedish band Avatar. With a ticket price of 128 USD, attendees will experience a fusion of classic hits and innovative performances in one of Germany's most renowned open-air venues. Nestled in the heart of Berlin, Waldbühne offers a perfect backdrop for this monumental concert, ensuring an immersive experience for all metal enthusiasts. Iron Maiden, Avatar Berlin is not just a concert; it's a celebration of musical prowess and a testament to the enduring legacy of these iconic bands.

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.

Ayoung Kim’s (b. 1979 in Seoul, Korea) first solo exhibition in a German museum spans the most recent years of her artistic practice and explores concepts of time, reality, belonging, and queerness. Using Artificial Intelligence, video, game simulations, and sculpture, Ayoung Kim creates expansive fictional universes governed by their own temporal and spatial laws. Her works are linked by speculative narratives rooted in reality, and viewers become both spectators and first-person players, shaping the story from their perspective.

Galerie Bastian presents a solo exhibition of new photographs by renowned photographer and film director Wim Wenders, opening on the occasion of Gallery Weekend Berlin.

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?

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Polympsest, Norbert Bisky’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. On view will be all new paintings and a lamp sculpture.

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.

Every year, literature lovers from around the world gather in Berlin for the Africa Book Festival. The event celebrates the diverse voices of African and diaspora literature. The three-day festival is filled with fascinating readings, inspiring performances, and a diverse open-air market showcasing African culture. It provides a platform for writers, readers, and creators to share stories, exchange ideas, and explore the continent's rich literary traditions.

Komm vorbei und erlebe einen Abend voller Lachen beim Kiez Comedy Open Mic! Liebe Nachbar/innen, liebe Freunde! Lasst die Sorgen des Alltags hinter euch und genießt die Zwerchfell Massage bei der Stand-up KIEZ COMEDY Show im KUFA Café - kuratiert und moderiert von Jenny Weber. Der Eintritt ist frei, also kommt vorbei und wir lachen gemeinsam! Folgt uns auch gern für Updates auf Instagram: @kiez_comedy_ / @jenny_weber___ / @kulturfabrikmoabit Einlass ab 18:00 Uhr / Beginn 19:00 Uhr Aktuelle Infos zum Event: www.instagram.com/kiez_comedy_ Sollten keine Reservierungen mehr möglich sein, ist entweder das Zeitfenster dafür geschlossen oder das Platzkontingent ausgeschöpft. Es können vor Ort - zum Beispiel wegen Nicht-Erscheinen - dennoch Plätze verfügbar sein. Reservierungen sind bis 18:30 Uhr gültig. Bei der Veranstaltungen werden Ton-, Bild- und Videoaufnahmen gemacht. Die entsprechenden Datenschutzhinweise liegen vor Ort aus. Preisinformation: Eintritt frei Information Source: Kulturfabrik Moabit | eventbrite

Experience the magic of Pride In Concert in the vibrant city of Berlin. This dazzling event will take place at the renowned ORANGERIE CHARLOTTENBURG | spaces mgt GmbH, located at Spandauer Damm 22, 14059 Berlin, on July 22, 2025. Immerse yourself in a night filled with unforgettable performances and celebration of diversity. Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of a spectacular showcase of talent and pride.

For three days in late July, the Kiezsalon settles into the Wasserspeicher in Prenzlauer Berg, a historic 19th-century water reservoir. The program begins on Thursday, 24 July with Nepalese composer Jason Kunwar and Australian sound artist Jasmine Guffond. We continue with Limpe Fuchs and Maika Garnica on Friday, finishing with Başak Günak and Cerys Hafana on Saturday.Berlin-based Australian composer Jasmine Guffond investigates the intersection of sound, technology and political infrastructures through live performance, installations, and recordings. Her work interrogates surveillance culture, using the sonification of data to reveal previously hidden digital processes such as facial recognition algorithms and internet tracking. Her 2024 album Alien Intelligence explored themes of machine autonomy through Max/MSP programming and a Serge modular synthesizer; Dusted Magazine described it as “a haunting, deeply perplexing record that rewards repeated listening”. At the Wasserspeicher, Jasmine is joined by clarinettist and composer-performer Kai Fagashinski. Jason Kunwar is a Nepalese musician, artist and film composer. Both solo and as frontman of the contemporary folk group Night, his work draws upon folk traditions, ethnomusicological research and contemporary experimentation to highlight the challenges faced by villagers, labourers and migrant workers. Recently his work has focused on live improvisation, blending electronic soundscapes with Nepalese and Tibetan instruments. His award-winning film scores include The Black Hen, Talakjung vs Tulke and the animated short Marionettes (and the Virtue of a Lotus Flower). Alongside our live music program, we present artworks by pioneering German sound artist Christina Kubisch and multidisciplinary Berlin-based artist Victoria Alexandrova. Christina Kubisch, born in Bremen 1948, belongs to the first generation of sound artists. Kubisch’s practice ranges from performances, concerts, to works with video and visual art, but she is best known for her sound installations and electro-acoustic compositions. In her installations she merges audio and visual arts to create multi-sensory experiences for the participants, who are invited to become active as listeners and performers. Born in Kamchatka, Russia, multidisciplinary artist Victoria Alexandrova led a nomadic life that took her through Argentina and Finland before eventually finding her home in Berlin. At the Wasserspeicher, she will present a piece from her series Ordnung!, produced by recovering and documenting forgotten, small-scale and often trivial artefacts and their stories. Her reimagining of these found objects encourages a focused examination of the recent German history of tyranny. The Wasserspeicher in Prenzlauer Berg is a historic underground reservoir, built in 1877 to store and supply water to Berlin’s growing population. Now decommissioned, the site has found new life as a cultural venue, its raw, vaulted architecture boasting unique acoustics and an enigmatic atmosphere. The Kiezsalon is a project by Digital in Berlin. Curated by Michael Rosen and funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Presented by The Wire and taz, die tageszeitung. Information Source: Digital in Berlin | eventbrite

After touring throughout Europe last year, MAMAS’ BOY is coming back home to Berlin for pride weekend! Patrick has performed the show through 28 cities, 14 countries, and two continents. Including a run at last years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. What better way to kick off you CSD Pride weekend than with a show all about growing up with gay parents in the 90's. Conveniently at the Wall Comedy Club directly across from Boxhagener Platz. Patrick Moore was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and grew up on a diet of love, attention, and tofu. From getting crystals as a Christmas present to being certified as an energy healer at the age of six, his childhood was never the typical All-American experience. Having two moms was just the start. MAMAS’ BOY is full of stories and jokes about Patrick’s experience growing up with gay parents in the 90s. From his unconventional childhood in California to his current life in Berlin with his German wife and family, the show provides plenty of fun detours along the way! THE DETAILS: Friday July 26th at The Wall Comedy Club (Grünberger Str. 84, 10245 Berlin) Doors at 20:00, Show at 20:30 Tickets from 11 euro online 20 euro at the door Get to know Patrick: Patrick Moore is an American stand-up comedian, based in Berlin. He draws on his unusual upbringing as one of the first generation of children with openly gay parents as inspiration for his comedy, weaving storytelling and punchlines together to make his unique story relatable around the world. Patrick was a finalist in the Berlin New Standup Awards, has performed for Don’t Tell Comedy, and is an alumni of the prestigious San Francisco comedy competition. He has performed his show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, headlined the Burning Mic Festival, and performs regularly at Berlin’s top English comedy club, Cosmic Comedy. You can find more of his comedy on all platforms @patmoorecomedy Information Source: Pat Moore Comedy | eventbrite

Die Leselounge ist eine gemütliche Showlesung. Ob schon veröffentlicht oder noch Newcomer - bei uns geben verschiedene Autor*innen ihre Texte zum Besten. Wie sind sie zum Schreiben gekommen? Woher nehmen sie Inspiration? Welche Metaphern hassen sie? Unsere gemütliche Couch wird schnell zum heißen Sofa. Musiker*innen aller Genres begleiten uns musikalisch durch den Abend. Information Source: Theater Verlängertes Wohnzimmer | eventbrite