During the summer holidays, time can feel like it’s racing by—yet when you’re waiting for the weekend, it almost seems to stand still. Time can flow, run, pass, or seem to stop altogether. It can heal wounds, but it can also wear down books and buildings. The many faces of time reveal how hard it is to define and how closely it’s tied to our personal experience. The artworks in the exhibition It’s Just a Matter of Time explore time from different angles. When does something become history? In a fleeting moment, are we still in the present or already slipping into the past? Join us as we reflect on these and other questions while exploring time creatively together.

In German
Registration for the raffle via Berliner Familien Pass.

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Photo: PalaisPopulaire

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 – Dance, a film and language café will take place at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the films shown and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of dance and togetherness.

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.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.

Music, dance, and good vibes: This summer, alongside OnView – Dance, we’re launching a new dance series: Dance, dance, dance! – each week features a different dance style. This time: Salsa.

Everyone is welcome to join on the terrace!

Free of charge – no registration required.

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Photo: © Dolce Vita Dance Studio

Neue Erschöpfungsgeschichten: This small-format collection presents clever stories by seven female authors: “They deal with what it takes to talk about this world, which is no longer what it never was and never will be,” according to the blurb.

Just before the award ceremony, editor Holm-Uwe Burgemann and designer Daniel Zenker will talk to Birte Kreft, Managing Director of the Stiftung Buchkunst, on the terrace of the PalaisPopulaire about the award-winning book and its special design.

Since 1966, the Stiftung Buchkunst has annually awarded 25 titles for outstanding conception, design and production in the “Most Beautiful German Books” competition. Literature and book art are one of the pillars of the art and culture programme at the PalaisPopulaire.

In cooperation with the Stiftung Buchkunst and the ShopPopulaire by muse.

In German
Price: 5€. Limited capacity. You can obtain a ticket here
Including admission, OnView – Dance is open until 7 pm

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Photo: Mathias Schormann

The main theme of this year's Lange Nacht der Museen is "Love". And what's more romantic than dancing? The emotions, stories and relationships that can be expressed through dance can be explored in the second edition of PalaisPopulaire’s film series OnView – Dance.

But we do not invite you to only watch the films– participation is highly welcomed too! Short concerts (7, 9 and 11 pm) from the scholarship holders of the Karajan Academy by the Berliner Philharmoniker and spontaneous, flashmob-like dance classes ensure a good atmosphere through the night.

All are welcome!

More info and tickets via langenachtdermuseen.berlin

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Photo: Frederike van der Straeten / Berliner Philharmoniker

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 – Dance, a film and language café will take place at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the films shown and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of dance and togetherness.

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.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.

Music, dance, and good vibes: This August, alongside OnView – Dance, we’re launching a new dance series: Dance, dance, dance! – each week features a different dance style. This time: Bachata.

Everyone is welcome to join in on the terrace of the PalaisPopulaire!

Free of charge – no registration required.

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Photo: © Dolce Vita Dance Studio

Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take marks the first institutional solo exhibition of Charmaine Poh, Deutsche Bank "Artist of the Year" 2025.

Reflecting the transnational and time-spanning themes that define Poh’s video works. The evening brings together traditional Southeast Asian sounds with post-club dance and J-core by DJ shasti. Treating every DJ set as a form of magic, shasti conjures a soundscape that exists only on the dancefloor: a cathartic utopia of fantastical narratives, mysticism, and gothic hardcore.

Live speakers will guide visitors through Charmaine Poh's exhibition, offering insights into the works on view. Drinks and snacks will be available all evening at LePopulaire.

Free of charge – Registration is not required.

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Charmaine Poh © Muhammad Fadli

Charmaine Poh's first solo exhibition, Make a travel deep of your inside, and don't forget me to take, explores themes of time travel, power structures, ecology, care, and resistance. How do these quiet resistances unfold in a time marked by catastrophe and destruction? How can we resist or reshape dominant narratives through aesthetic strategies? The conversation will delve into the art of storytelling, lost memories, and multiple temporalities, with with particular attention to the central video work: The Moon is Wet.

The artist Charmaine Poh will discuss these and other topics with Jo-Lene Ong, curator at esea contemporary. The event will be moderated by Sarnt Utamachote, filmmaker and curator from Berlin.

As part of Berlin Art Week

In English
Free of charge, please register here.

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Jo-Lene, Photo: Bo Wang; Charmaine Poh, Photo: Muhammad Fadli; Sarnt Utamachote, Photo: Kantatach Kijikhun

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 exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language.

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 drink.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.

Who is in the running for Germany's most coveted book prize? Uslar & Rai present the six nominees in the final round of the German Book Prize 2025.

In cooperation with the Berlin bookstore Uslar & Rai

In German
Price: 9€. Limited capacity. You can obtain a ticket here.

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© Edgar Rai and Katharina von Uslar 

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 exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language.

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 drink.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.

The German Book Prize is one of the most important literary prizes in Germany. The Deutsche Bank Foundation is the main sponsor of this award. Shortly after the announcement, the winner of this year´s German Book Prize will read from the prizewinning novel at our atelier. We invite all participants to a take part in this moderated discussion.

In cooperation with the Deutsche Bank Foundation

Advance ticket sales start on October 14, 2025

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 exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language.

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 drink.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.

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

In German
Cost: 9€. Limited Capacity. You can obtain a ticket here.
The exhibition can be visited before the reading until 7pm.

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.
More information will follow in autumn 2025. Advance ticket sales start on October 28, 2025.

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Photo: Mathias Schormann

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 exhibition Make a travel deep of your inside, and don’t forget me to take, visitors can participate in a Sprachcafé at PalaisPopulaire. Each meeting will focus on one of the exhibited artworks and offer the opportunity to exchange thoughts on themes of migration, community and language.

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 drink.

In German
Pleaser register at the ticket shop.