The next edition of the film series OnView is dedicated to the theme of Power. The program kicks off with a concert by Yuriy Gurzhy & The Beetroots, who will perform as a quartet in the evening. Yuriy Gurzhy is a musician, composer, DJ, author, and a powerful voice in post-migrant pop modernity. His new music feels like the soundtrack of a search for identity: at once Ukrainian and Jewish, infused with punk, reggae, disco, and hip-hop. In this way, the evening’s power unfolds — vibrant, intense, and resolute.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. Limited capacity.

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Photo: Nico Sauer

Sprachcafés are places for meeting others – for people who want to practice and improve their German or simply feel like meeting other Berliners.

As part of the film series OnView - Power, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the films shown and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as power, strength, and control. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

How can even a small movement of an individual extend beyond their own body and influence the community? As part of the film program OnView – Power, this workshop series, invites participants to explore their own physical strength and collective experiences of movement. The focus is on complicated areas such as freedom and security, solidarity and self-assertion, as well as consent and resistance. It's about the experience of moving within a group, or consciously striking out on your own path. Starting from one's own body and incorporating space, the workshop jointly investigates how community emerges and how movement affects others. The workshop is led by performance artist and choreographer Patricia Woltmann and dancer and choreographer Viviana Defazio. 

Using simple choreographic rules, participants explore how proximity, distance, and space are perceived, how physical listening emerges, and how individual movements influence group dynamics. At the conclusion of the workshop series, the results will be presented as a sharing event on April 12th, the last Sunday of the film program. 

TICKETS HERE
Price: € 20, reduced € 15. Limited Capacity. In German.
Please register by March 2nd, 2026. More information can be found on the registration page.
For everyone with some dance experience and/or curiosity about body awareness.

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Photo: Patricia Woltmann

In the chamber music series “Workshop.Dialogue.Music” at the PalaisPopulaire, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker introduce themselves and their instruments and talk in a relaxed atmosphere about the works presented, their interpretations, and their approach. Questions and a dialogue with the audience are expressly encouraged!

The film series On View – Power illuminates the various facets of power and reflects on different interpretations of might, strength, force, control, or their opposing counterparts. With Women Power, the Berlin Philharmonic musicians Johanna Pichlmair (violin), Matic Kuder (clarinet), and Barbara Kehrig (bassoon) focus on works by female composers that are still rarely found in concert programs today. Hindered by husbands and fathers or subjected to societal constraints, female composers developed strategies and an inner strength that enabled them to compose and also bring their work to performance. In addition to Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Nadja and Lilly Boulanger, or Sofia Gubaidulina, who are widely known today, there are many female composers whose works are rarely performed, including numerous works for string instruments or piano, and occasionally compositions for wind instruments. Many of these works deal with religion and current events: Konstanzia Gourzi embeds the events in the Balkans in her work Angel, Six Miniatures for Peace for solo bassoon into a historical context, to preserve it from oblivion and to give the audience the opportunity to reflect on what has happened and draw conclusions for today. Lera Auerbach's work T'filah for solo violin is a reaction to the Holocaust tragedy. T'filah means prayer in Hebrew. To pray means to ask questions, to confront one's inner voices and contradictions, and in this confrontation, to find answers, if they exist at all.

BOOKED OUT
Price: € 22 incl. French breakfast
Free choice of seats on site. Doors open from 10:30 am.

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Matic Kude, Johanna Pichlmair and Barbara Kehrig, Photos: Stefan Hoederath

As part of the film series OnView - Power, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the films shown and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as power, strength, and control. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Under the title Seeing Words, Reading Images, the PalaisPopulaire is exhibiting works from the Written Art Collection, complemented by works from the Deutsche Bank Collection. Music, drinks, and guided art tours will provide a good atmosphere on the opening night.

Stay tuned! More information will follow shortly.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. Limited capacity.

Slow Art Day slows things down! We give more time to a work of art and immerse ourselves undisturbed in its background. Two guided tours, each focusing on a different artwork in the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images. Led by the artist Sarah Steiner.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

Slow Art Day slows things down! We give more time to a work of art and immerse ourselves undisturbed in its background. Two guided tours, each focusing on a different artwork in the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images. Led by the artist Sarah Steiner.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

Just as form and content are uniquely intertwined in the artworks of the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, the relationship between text and form often plays a central role in literature as well. Many of the artists represented in the exhibition – including Etel Adnan, Shilpa Gupta, and Herta Müller – have also written literary works. Accordingly, a reading event is an essential part of the accompanying program: Katharina von Uslar and Edgar Rai will present texts where form is not merely a means but part of the content, shaping the reading experience.

In cooperation with the Uslar & Rai bookstore.

TICKETS HERE
Cost: 9€ Limited Capacity. In German

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Photo: Edgar Rai & Katharina von Uslar

As part of the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the art works on display and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as foreign language, writing, and shared experiences. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Based on the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, featuring works from the Written Art Collection in dialogue with the Deutsche Bank Collection, you are invited to an extended tour of the newly curated selection at the largest bank branch in Berlin. This tour will offer fascinating insights into the corporate collection as well as works by international artists, including Marcel van Eeden, Maria Lassnig, Mathilde ter Heijne, and Makoto Sasaki.

TICKETS HERE
Price: €5. Limited capacity. In German.
Meeting point: in front of the entrance to the Deutsche Bank branch, Otto-Suhr-Allee 6, 10585 Berlin.

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

As part of the SculpturePopulaire series, we cordially invite you to the inauguration of the temporary outdoor sculpture "Public Resonator." The artist Nevin Aladag creates a relationship between art and music, between culture and geography through her works, and we represent this through the sculpture Public Resonator.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. Limited capacity.

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Photo: Nevin Aladag, Public Resonator, 2023, Photo: Valentin Behringer, Baden-Baden 2023

In the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images poetry meets art. As part of the 27th Poetry Festival, blind and sighted poets will read from a newly published anthology. The event, in cooperation with the Haus der Poesie, promises an immersive experience into another sensory world.

Stay tuned! More information will follow shortly.

As part of the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the art works on display and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as foreign language, writing, and shared experiences. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Explore the works of the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images by phone. During the one-hour telephone tour, led by art historian Sarah Steiner, the works are explained in detail, the participants will discuss the background and themes of the exhibition. Sighted visitors are also welcome!

In cooperation with Bei Anruf Kultur

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German. You will receive the telephone access details for the event after your confirmed registration.

Berlin's literary scene is on the move: traditional publishing houses have returned to the city, and numerous new publishers have emerged. We want to dedicate a special event format at the PalaisPopulaire to both: "writers’stage – New Literature from Berlin." Katharina von Uslar and Edgar Rai select the most exciting voices from the latest publishing programs, introduce the authors, and discuss their new novels with them.

In cooperation with the Uslar & Rai bookstore

TICKETS HERE
Cost: 9€. Limited Capacity. In German.

Based on the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, featuring works from the Written Art Collection in dialogue with the Deutsche Bank Collection, you are invited to an extended tour of the newly curated selection at the largest bank branch in Berlin. This tour will offer fascinating insights into the corporate collection as well as works by international artists, including Marcel van Eeden, Maria Lassnig, Mathilde ter Heijne, and Makoto Sasaki.

TICKETS HERE
Price: €5. Limited capacity. In German.
Meeting point: in front of the entrance to the Deutsche Bank branch, Otto-Suhr-Allee 6, 10585 Berlin.

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

Marie Krimphoff and Svenja von Reichenbach guide through the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images. The curators present the works on display and discuss in conversation their curatorial approach and how the works from the Written Art Collection interact with the Deutsche Bank Collection.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

In the chamber music series “Workshop.Dialogue.Music” at the PalaisPopulaire, members of the Berliner Philharmoniker introduce themselves and their instruments and talk in a relaxed atmosphere about the works presented, their interpretations, and their approach. Questions and a dialogue with the audience are expressly encouraged! The concert will be followed by a guided tour of the exhibition.

Price: € 22 incl. French breakfast
Free choice of seats on site. Ticket sale starts on April 21st, 2026.

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Photo: Mathias Schormann

As part of the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the art works on display and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes such as foreign language, writing, and shared experiences. The meetings will be led by Dóra Sági, an expert in German in multilingual contexts and aesthetic language education. Whether young or old, new or long-time Berliner – everyone is welcome at the language café to discuss art, society, and personal experiences over a hot drink and cake.

REGISTRATION HERE
Free of charge. In German.

Discover the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images with music, drinks, and guided art tours.

Stay tuned! More information will follow shortly.

Since 1966, the Stiftung Buchpreis has annually awarded 25 books in the competition "The Most Beautiful German Books" for outstanding concept, design, and production. Birte Kreft, Managing Director of the foundation, will present a selection of award-winning books in dialogue with the designers. Literature and book art are one of the pillars of the art and cultural program at PalaisPopulaire.

In cooperation with Stiftung Buchpreis and ShopPopulaire.

TICKETS SOON HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Birte Kreft, Photo: Julia Steinigeweg

One of our final classic FreeTours through the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images will be extraordinary: Together with drag queen Cali Harburg (sofa queen, intellectual, philosopher, and migrant), this tour offers a queer perspective on the background, concepts, and highlights of the exhibition.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Cali Harburg

One of our final classic FreeTours through the exhibition Seeing Words, Reading Images will be extraordinary: Together with drag queen Cali Harburg (sofa queen, intellectual, philosopher, and migrant), this tour offers a queer perspective on the background, concepts, and highlights of the exhibition.

TICKETS HERE
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. In English.

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Photo: Cali Harburg

Who is in the running for Germany's most coveted book prize? Katharina von Uslar and Edgar Rai present the six nominees in the final round of the German Book Prize 2026.

In cooperation with the Uslar & Rai bookstore

TICKETS HERE
Price: 9€. Limited capacity. In German.

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Photo: Edgar Rai & Katharina von Uslar