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© Feda Wardak, Avant La Nuit Learn moreExhibition Metaxy : Between
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 Learn moreDaniel Chodowiecki Prize for Polish and German Drawing and Graphic Design 2026 17 Oct 2026 
© Nach Learn moreValeska Gert Guest Professorship 2026/27: Nach
The Powerful Margins. Dance of Struggles and Bodies of Resistance28 Oct 2026 
Graphic: Rimini Learn moreOffice of the Public Realm 4 Nov 2026 
Learn moreIn the View of Others: Berlin
The International Discourse on European Post-war Modernism6 – 7 Nov 2026
Metaxy : Between
Destruction and Reconstruction
10 Sept – 6 Dec 2026
Valeska Gert Guest Professorship 2026/27: Nach
The Powerful Margins. Dance of Struggles and Bodies of Resistance
28 Oct 2026
Daniel Chodowiecki Prize for Polish and German Drawing and Graphic Design 2026
17 Oct 2026
Office of the Public Realm
4 Nov 2026
In the View of Others: Berlin
The International Discourse on European Post-war Modernism
6 – 7 Nov 2026
Next events
Next events
© Feda Wardak, Avant La Nuit Date and time:17 Oct 2026, 12 – 7 pm StandortHanseatenweg SprachenMetaxy : Between
Destruction and ReconstructionExhibition DEEN Learn more- Date and time:
17 Oct 2026, 3 pm StandortHanseatenweg SprachenMetaxy : Between
Destruction and Reconstruction
Guided TourGuided Tour DEEN Learn more © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 Date and time:17 Oct 2026, 7 pm StandortPariser Platz, Plenary Hall SpracheDaniel Chodowiecki Prize for Polish and German Drawing and Graphic Design 2026
Award Ceremony DE Learn more
Akademie Podcast
Akademie President Manos Tsangaris and journalist Sigi Ressel in conversation with guests.
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Manos Tsangaris
ComposerSections:Music President of the Akademie der Künste since 2024Learn more
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Architecture publicist, Curator, Editor-in-chiefSections:Architecture Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste since 2024Learn more
Karin Sander
Visual artistSections:Visual Arts Director of the Visual Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2021Learn more
HG Merz
Architect, Exhibition designerSections:Architecture Director of the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2024Learn more
Carola Bauckholt
Composer, Publisher, IntermediaArtistSections:Music Director of the Music Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2021Learn more
Kerstin Hensel
WriterSections:Literature Director of the Literature Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2021Learn more
Nele Hertling
Dramaturg, Theater directorSections:Performing Arts Director of the Performing Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2017Learn more
Helke Misselwitz
Film directorSections:Film and Media Arts Director of the Film and Media Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste since 2024Learn more
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About Us
The Akademie der Künste is an international community of artists with 426 current members.
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Visual Arts Section
The Visual Arts Section has been in existence for as long as the Akademie itself and represents the full range of different disciplines covered by the visual arts.Learn more
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 / photo: Akademie der Künste Architecture Section
The section stages exhibitions, events, seminars and workshops that focus on the various issues involved in planning and construction.Learn more
© Marcus Lieberenz Music Section
The section's programme represents contemporary composition, sound art and performance with a focus on present-day and future concerns.Learn more
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The section, founded in 1926, lists many of the most important German-language writers from Germany and abroad among its members.Learn more
© gezett.de Performing Arts Section
The section consists of international members from various fields of the performing arts such as acting, directing, dramaturgy and choreography.Learn more
© David Baltzer Film and Media Arts Section
Founded in 1985, the section combines the cinematic arts, media art, photography, audio drama, and film criticism and theory.Learn more
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About the Archives
The Archives of the Akademie der Künste (Academy Archives) are considered the most important interdisciplinary archives for modern art and culture in German-speaking countries.
