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Photo: © Joanna Wilk Learn moreExhibition Vessel & Voyager
© Hito Steyerl Learn moreAfter the Crash. Cécile Wajsbrot and Hito Steyerl 4/16/2026
Vessel & Voyager
3/13/2026 – 5/10/2026
After the Crash. Cécile Wajsbrot and Hito Steyerl
4/16/2026
Next events
Next events
- Date and time:
4/7/2026, 4 PM StandortHanseatenweg SpracheVessel & Voyager
Guided Tour in German Sign LanguageGuided TourExhibition DGS Learn more - Date and time:
4/7/2026, 4 PM StandortHanseatenweg SpracheVessel & Voyager
Guided TourGuided TourExhibition DE Learn more 
© Ingeborg Fries, 2021 Date and time:4/8/2026, 2 PM StandortBrecht-Weigel Museum, Berlin SpracheBrecht and his people
Guided Tour DE Learn more
Visitor Information
Opening hours of our venues over the Easter holidays
The Akademie der Künste venue on Pariser Platz will be closed from Good Friday up to and including Easter Monday. The Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg and the “Vessel & Voyager” exhibition will be open over the Easter holidays. We look forward to welcoming you.
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Together with guests, Akademie President Manos Tsangaris and journalist Sigi Ressel discuss the Akademie and its programme, the work of its members, and the current challenges facing a cultural institution in Germany.
About Us
About Us
The Akademie der Künste is an international community of artists with 412 current members.
Art Sections
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
© mutesouvenir | kb Literature Section
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
© Marcus Lieberenz
About the Archives
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.
