Month of Art in Architecture 2026: Art in Architecture in the Vitrine
Further information about the exhibition is available on site at Tiergarten Town Hall, Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin, at the reception desk and at the Mitte Museum branch on the 2nd floor (Mon–Fri, 10 am–6 pm). With photographs by Holger Herschel.
The solo exhibition by Nina Paszkowski, titled “Furore”, refers to the spectacle that has long shaped the Bärenzwinger: the principle of display and staging—whether through living animals, ideologically charged urban identity, or contemporary art. “Furore” describes a form of public attention that moves between fascination and unease. What attracts and excites can also turn into indignation or anger. Paszkowski approaches this anger through mythological figures whose name resonates in the exhibition title: the Furies. In Greek mythology, they appear as furious avengers who, through an act of mercy, undergo a process of becoming human and transform into the benevolent Eumenides.
umbennen? Exhibition project on the history of Berlin street names
As an inner-city district that unites former East and West Berlin boroughs, Mitte looks back on a turbulent history that is also reflected in the large number of street renamings. The regional historical focus of the “rename?!” exhibition is therefore on continuities, ruptures, and the possibilities for participation in renaming processes.
»Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family«
An Exhibition by Beatrice Moumdjian. Moumdjian’s artistic practice combines autobiographical research with a critical perspective on history and its modes of transmission. Her work reveals how closely personal life stories are intertwined with political and historical processes, and how these entanglements can be examined, shifted, and rearticulated through artistic means.
is a site-specific installation by Nazanin Noori at the Klosterruine Berlin. It connects the historical space of the former religious building with questions of religious affiliation, power structures, public perception, and diverse conceptions of the divine. As a relic of a sacred site, the Klosterruine points to the political and social systems that have historically emerged from religious organisation. For centuries, the Berlin Franciscan monastery functioned as a space in which spiritual practices—both aesthetic and performative—were closely intertwined with urban order and political authority. At the same time, the ruin stands as a marker of repeated destruction and transformation.
The exhibition and extensive accompanying events programme shed light on artists’ positions in East Germany and encourage a new reading of art from the GDR. The exhibition draws on the checkered life stories of nine artists and their works, ranging from painting, sculpture, and ceramics to photography. On that basis it shows how differently the nine addressed the political and social conditions of their day. To what extent did sexual orientation influence their artistic practice and their careers?
The Women’s Quarter Around Berlin Central Station – A Guided Tour with Trille Schünke-Bettinger
To this day, far more streets are named after men than after women. When an entirely new district was planned around Berlin Central Station, a conscious effort was made to change that: many of the newly created streets were named after women.
Between Propaganda and Remembrance: Reinhold Huhn, Egon Schultz, and the Question of Justice
Between 1948 and 1989, eight East German border guards lost their lives while on duty. In the GDR, they were elevated to the status of heroes, with streets named after them and their deaths portrayed as deliberate acts of murder. Among them were Reinhold Huhn (1942–1962) and Egon Schultz (1943–1964).
Guided Tour as Part of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” – Around Berlin Central Station
When Berlin built its new Central Station, an entirely new district emerged around it—planned from scratch, including a network of newly named streets. But who decided which names would become part of Europacity?
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
16.9.26, 18:00h – 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
18.8.26, 18:00h – 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
16.7.26, 18:00h – 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
On 25 June, we come together to commemorate Gad Beck (1923–2012): a resident of Berlin’s Scheunenviertel, queer activist, and member of a Jewish underground group that provided food, shelter, and a sense of community to people living in hiding in Berlin during the Shoah.
Galerie Wedding |
Artist talk, Ausstellung, Rundgang
25.6.26, 17:00h
Exhibition »Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family« – Dialogic Tour with Beatrice Moumdjian & Eylem Sengezer
Guided Tour of the Exhibition The Daughter Who Was Addressed Formally. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family with artist Beatrice Moumdjian and Eylem Sengezer (Head Curator / Head of Contemporary Art).
Galerie Wedding |
Artist talk, Ausstellung, Rundgang
7.7.26, 17:00h
Exhibition »Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family« – Dialogic Tour with Beatrice Moumdjian & Eylem Sengezer
Guided Tour of the Exhibition The Daughter Who Was Addressed Formally. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family with artist Beatrice Moumdjian and Eylem Sengezer (Head Curator / Head of Contemporary Art).
A multidisciplinary approach to history writing, labor, love, and care in contemporary artistic practice. Featuring a performance by Sisu Satrawaha & Natthapong Samakkaew.
Reading with Inana Othman »In Heterotopien der Tinte«
The author Inana Othman will be accompanied musically by Ahmad Ajouz and will then speak with the director Thu Hoài Trần about her poetry and her latest writings.
Month of Art in Architecture 2026: A social asset or an aesthetic accessory – art in architecture: between potential and compromise (in German)
Art is currently being created on a large scale in Berlin, including as part of the city’s school-building initiative. What is being planned, produced and installed today will form part of the built environment tomorrow. But what ‘happens’ to these works once they have been unveiled and handed over to their users?
Months of Art in Architecture 2026: Art in Architecture in Moabit (long tour, in German)
How does art shape our built environment – and how does the city shape art? This tour, covering around 4.6 km, invites you to take a closer look: at works of art on and inside buildings that are often overlooked, even though they quietly accompany us in our daily lives.
Month of Art in Architecture 2026: Art in Architecture in the Vitrine
Further information about the exhibition is available on site at Tiergarten Town Hall, Mathilde-Jacob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin, at the reception desk and at the Mitte Museum branch on the 2nd floor (Mon–Fri, 10 am–6 pm). With photographs by Holger Herschel.
The Berlin Monastery Ruins invite you to an artist talk with Nazanin Noori and Fabian Schöneich. In conversation, the artist and curator will offer insights into the site-specific installation BEHOLD GOD IN ALL THAT EXISTS IN HIS NAME and discuss the intersections of art, space, history, and societal power structures.
Die Welt sieht zurück describes a shift: it is not only us who are looking — our gaze is also being returned. Images, witnessing, bodies, and forms of individual and collective expression create modes of perception in which the world responds and answers back. The gaze itself becomes unstable rather than remaining fixed. The program presents short films spanning experimental film, dance film, documentary, and artistic moving-image practices.
Together with editors, authors, and friends, we celebrate the launch of the Berlin Review Reader #7 at Klosterruine Berlin on July 3 — featuring readings and conversations in German and English, drinks, music, and mingling. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Freshly printed copies of the Reader, including new texts and an image series featuring paintings by Pol Taburet, will be available on site. A detailed program will follow soon.
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
Art Tour with Artist Nazainin Noori and Alin Daghestani
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
The solo exhibition by Nina Paszkowski, titled “Furore”, refers to the spectacle that has long shaped the Bärenzwinger: the principle of display and staging—whether through living animals, ideologically charged urban identity, or contemporary art. “Furore” describes a form of public attention that moves between fascination and unease. What attracts and excites can also turn into indignation or anger. Paszkowski approaches this anger through mythological figures whose name resonates in the exhibition title: the Furies. In Greek mythology, they appear as furious avengers who, through an act of mercy, undergo a process of becoming human and transform into the benevolent Eumenides.
umbennen? Exhibition project on the history of Berlin street names
As an inner-city district that unites former East and West Berlin boroughs, Mitte looks back on a turbulent history that is also reflected in the large number of street renamings. The regional historical focus of the “rename?!” exhibition is therefore on continuities, ruptures, and the possibilities for participation in renaming processes.
»Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family«
An Exhibition by Beatrice Moumdjian. Moumdjian’s artistic practice combines autobiographical research with a critical perspective on history and its modes of transmission. Her work reveals how closely personal life stories are intertwined with political and historical processes, and how these entanglements can be examined, shifted, and rearticulated through artistic means.
is a site-specific installation by Nazanin Noori at the Klosterruine Berlin. It connects the historical space of the former religious building with questions of religious affiliation, power structures, public perception, and diverse conceptions of the divine. As a relic of a sacred site, the Klosterruine points to the political and social systems that have historically emerged from religious organisation. For centuries, the Berlin Franciscan monastery functioned as a space in which spiritual practices—both aesthetic and performative—were closely intertwined with urban order and political authority. At the same time, the ruin stands as a marker of repeated destruction and transformation.
The exhibition and extensive accompanying events programme shed light on artists’ positions in East Germany and encourage a new reading of art from the GDR. The exhibition draws on the checkered life stories of nine artists and their works, ranging from painting, sculpture, and ceramics to photography. On that basis it shows how differently the nine addressed the political and social conditions of their day. To what extent did sexual orientation influence their artistic practice and their careers?
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Events
Galerie Wedding |
Artist talk, Ausstellung, Rundgang
25.6.26 17:00h
Exhibition »Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family« – Dialogic Tour with Beatrice Moumdjian & Eylem Sengezer
Guided Tour of the Exhibition The Daughter Who Was Addressed Formally. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family with artist Beatrice Moumdjian and Eylem Sengezer (Head Curator / Head of Contemporary Art).
On 25 June, we come together to commemorate Gad Beck (1923–2012): a resident of Berlin’s Scheunenviertel, queer activist, and member of a Jewish underground group that provided food, shelter, and a sense of community to people living in hiding in Berlin during the Shoah.
Reading with Inana Othman »In Heterotopien der Tinte«
The author Inana Othman will be accompanied musically by Ahmad Ajouz and will then speak with the director Thu Hoài Trần about her poetry and her latest writings.
Months of Art in Architecture 2026: Art in Architecture in Moabit (long tour, in German)
How does art shape our built environment – and how does the city shape art? This tour, covering around 4.6 km, invites you to take a closer look: at works of art on and inside buildings that are often overlooked, even though they quietly accompany us in our daily lives.
Month of Art in Architecture 2026: A social asset or an aesthetic accessory – art in architecture: between potential and compromise (in German)
Art is currently being created on a large scale in Berlin, including as part of the city’s school-building initiative. What is being planned, produced and installed today will form part of the built environment tomorrow. But what ‘happens’ to these works once they have been unveiled and handed over to their users?
Together with editors, authors, and friends, we celebrate the launch of the Berlin Review Reader #7 at Klosterruine Berlin on July 3 — featuring readings and conversations in German and English, drinks, music, and mingling. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Freshly printed copies of the Reader, including new texts and an image series featuring paintings by Pol Taburet, will be available on site. A detailed program will follow soon.
Galerie Wedding |
Artist talk, Ausstellung, Rundgang
7.7.26 17:00h
Exhibition »Die gesiezte Tochter. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family« – Dialogic Tour with Beatrice Moumdjian & Eylem Sengezer
Guided Tour of the Exhibition The Daughter Who Was Addressed Formally. My Total Deconstruction of an Armenian Family with artist Beatrice Moumdjian and Eylem Sengezer (Head Curator / Head of Contemporary Art).
A multidisciplinary approach to history writing, labor, love, and care in contemporary artistic practice. Featuring a performance by Sisu Satrawaha & Natthapong Samakkaew.
Art Tour with Artist Nazainin Noori and Alin Daghestani
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
16.7.26 18:00h - 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
Guided Tour as Part of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” – Around Berlin Central Station
When Berlin built its new Central Station, an entirely new district emerged around it—planned from scratch, including a network of newly named streets. But who decided which names would become part of Europacity?
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
18.8.26 18:00h - 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
Between Propaganda and Remembrance: Reinhold Huhn, Egon Schultz, and the Question of Justice
Between 1948 and 1989, eight East German border guards lost their lives while on duty. In the GDR, they were elevated to the status of heroes, with streets named after them and their deaths portrayed as deliberate acts of murder. Among them were Reinhold Huhn (1942–1962) and Egon Schultz (1943–1964).
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
Die Welt sieht zurück describes a shift: it is not only us who are looking — our gaze is also being returned. Images, witnessing, bodies, and forms of individual and collective expression create modes of perception in which the world responds and answers back. The gaze itself becomes unstable rather than remaining fixed. The program presents short films spanning experimental film, dance film, documentary, and artistic moving-image practices.
The Berlin Monastery Ruins invite you to an artist talk with Nazanin Noori and Fabian Schöneich. In conversation, the artist and curator will offer insights into the site-specific installation BEHOLD GOD IN ALL THAT EXISTS IN HIS NAME and discuss the intersections of art, space, history, and societal power structures.
Mitte Museum |
Ausstellung, Museumsevent, Rundgang
16.9.26 18:00h - 19:00h
Guided Tour of the Exhibition “umbenennen?!” with Curator Tabea Thielmann (german)
A street name is rarely neutral. It commemorates, honours, obscures—and sometimes does all of these things at once. In this guided tour, curator Tabea Thielmann takes visitors through the exhibition, uncovering the stories behind Berlin’s street signs, explaining how renamings come about, and exploring why some names remain unchanged.
Klosterruine Berlin invites visitors to a public tour of the historic monument every third Thursday of the month from May to September. Together with Alin Daghestani, Program Coordinator and Curatorial Assistant at Klosterruine, visitors will gain insights into the history of the former Franciscan monastery as well as the current site-specific artistic works presented on site. The tour is followed by an opportunity for conversation and exchange.
The Women’s Quarter Around Berlin Central Station – A Guided Tour with Trille Schünke-Bettinger
To this day, far more streets are named after men than after women. When an entirely new district was planned around Berlin Central Station, a conscious effort was made to change that: many of the newly created streets were named after women.